Inspired by AC/DC, I felt that this would be a good opportunity to show you guys how HS was a real b1tch and how it was possibly the best learning experience I will ever have in life.
1. Have fun
All too many people I knew including myself, would always sacrifice fun for either maturity or shyness or whatever. I never went to any HS dances. In hindsight I really didn't care if I went to them or not but if I had the option of redoing HS, I would probably go to them. I barely went to school functions. I regretted doing this. Instead I was either playing PlayStation or watching TV. You guys should treat HS like an amusement park. It should be fun. The way I see it is that until you are 22, these are the best years of your life. Bills are nonexistent or minimal, responsibility is there but minimal, and having fun is considered a requirement.
2. Skip the drama
A lot of people I know are drama queens (especially the ladies) and piss away weeks into months of time in superfluous drama that frankly should have never happened. Simply put, your HS career is short and you'll never get it back. A lot of people will try to put drama on you and the best advice is find the quickest way to shrug it off and continue with your life. Drama is just wasted time.
3. Keep the part time work minimal
All too often I see a lot of the losers scurry to their jobs after school and work 30-40 hour weeks. Why? Most people like this have little to no social life because instead of going to Dave's pool party or Maria's birthday party at the bowling alley, they are working from 2-10 pm each day. Sure they have money but why do they have it? They have money, some make around $10k a year but rarely are they happy. They put on a ridiculous facade for the customers at where they work but most of them leave with nowhere to go, nobody to hang out with. Is it worth it? I'd say no. Hell no even. I would work 25-35 hours a week and its a lot. I recommend 20 hours at most. I suggest maybe work on slow weekdays. Avoid weekends like it was the plague.
4. Don't get into serious relationships
I didn't experience this but again, I know a lot of people at the HS and I've seen all too many people try to be in these LTRs that according to both parties were "destined to lead to marriage." I have to say that deep down this is simply puppy love and lust. A lot of people believe its true love. It may be but the odds are real slim. I think until you are maybe in your mid-late 20s, you should never really concentrate on serious relationships. You should have fun relationships. I've seen my buddies get burned because they thought it was love after 2 years but it really wasn't love but this naive faux-love that was just heightened lust and puppy love.
5. Take challenging and varied classes
One thing that I liked in HS was how there was a wide selection of classes catering to different interests. More and more schools are becoming like this instead of the vanilla classes (although they are still required) and I suggest you take advantage of them. One class that I liked the best that helped determine my future was Desktop Publishing. I liked the creativity (the art classes were too buckled down which sucked) and not only did I get perfect scores on all my work, I did so many extra assignments that my grade was 315% I'm dead serious. I loved it. You should take challenging classes. If you are capable of honors classes, take them. Able to take college classes? Take them. In the advanced classes, namely English, there are more girls there, good opportunities for you
6. Stay active
Not just exercise (well, that too) but in terms of social events. I wouldn't suggest running for student council (you can if you want) but I mean try to involve yourself in a lot. Of course they should be fun for you. Don't just go straight from your last period class to your couch at home. I suggest going out for at least two sports a year. I did one but I wish I took sports all year for they were fun to do.
7. Your rep is your true best friend
For me, your rep is like walking on eggshells. Truthfully, getting a great rep is not that hard. A lot of people here preach it growing gradually but this is not the case. Most people are friendly for the most part. For now, just focus on getting male friends. Then aim for the females. Bros before hoes, I'm sure you heard of this phrase and its true. Your rep is your only best friend though. You must treat it with respect. Ignore it and it goes away.
8. Never conform
I swear on a stack of bibles that 80% of people at my HS could be lumped into two groups: AE preps and Vans skaters. The AE preps would wear AE clothes that were all the same. They were the same design: thin horizontal stripes on solid colors, blue jeans, and Doc Martens. For the Vans, they had long shaggy hair, coats that never looked washed with punk band patches, shirts with a catch phrase or a band, and grungy baggy shorts with crappy Vans shoes. The remaining 20% wore crappy clothes. There were a handful of people, not enough to constitute a 1% were original. The prom king of my grade is an interesting character. Most girls say he is gorgeous. He isn't an AE prep or a "sk8er boi" but more of a wigger/smooth pimp. He wasn't really afraid of anything or what people thought of him. He was loud and sometimes obnoxious. He could go to any girl and strike up a convo and leave with her number.
Simply put, he was a DJ in every sense of the word. At first I was embarrassed to be near him (we were good friends) but now I realized that I should have been embarrassed of myself more. He is probably the best DJ I've ever known. I really admire him because he didn't conform to the AE or skater group but took his own path and one that lead to massive success that the Vans and AE wh0res only dreamed about.
9. Respect yourself more than anyone
I've seen people that would fetch the alpha male's assignments just to be seen and respected by the alpha male. The opposite applied. He took advantage of them and didn't care if they lived or died. Well I guess he cared if he lived because he could get them to wait on them hand and foot. Alpha males were revered and these beta males (even if thats not the proper term; I'm using it) were looked down upon by the females and the alpha males alike.
Respect yourself. Even if you're not the alpha male, respect yourself to know the difference between helping someone out and being exploited. If you cannot respect yourself then nobody will respect you and thats the bottom line.
1. Have fun
All too many people I knew including myself, would always sacrifice fun for either maturity or shyness or whatever. I never went to any HS dances. In hindsight I really didn't care if I went to them or not but if I had the option of redoing HS, I would probably go to them. I barely went to school functions. I regretted doing this. Instead I was either playing PlayStation or watching TV. You guys should treat HS like an amusement park. It should be fun. The way I see it is that until you are 22, these are the best years of your life. Bills are nonexistent or minimal, responsibility is there but minimal, and having fun is considered a requirement.
2. Skip the drama
A lot of people I know are drama queens (especially the ladies) and piss away weeks into months of time in superfluous drama that frankly should have never happened. Simply put, your HS career is short and you'll never get it back. A lot of people will try to put drama on you and the best advice is find the quickest way to shrug it off and continue with your life. Drama is just wasted time.
3. Keep the part time work minimal
All too often I see a lot of the losers scurry to their jobs after school and work 30-40 hour weeks. Why? Most people like this have little to no social life because instead of going to Dave's pool party or Maria's birthday party at the bowling alley, they are working from 2-10 pm each day. Sure they have money but why do they have it? They have money, some make around $10k a year but rarely are they happy. They put on a ridiculous facade for the customers at where they work but most of them leave with nowhere to go, nobody to hang out with. Is it worth it? I'd say no. Hell no even. I would work 25-35 hours a week and its a lot. I recommend 20 hours at most. I suggest maybe work on slow weekdays. Avoid weekends like it was the plague.
4. Don't get into serious relationships
I didn't experience this but again, I know a lot of people at the HS and I've seen all too many people try to be in these LTRs that according to both parties were "destined to lead to marriage." I have to say that deep down this is simply puppy love and lust. A lot of people believe its true love. It may be but the odds are real slim. I think until you are maybe in your mid-late 20s, you should never really concentrate on serious relationships. You should have fun relationships. I've seen my buddies get burned because they thought it was love after 2 years but it really wasn't love but this naive faux-love that was just heightened lust and puppy love.
5. Take challenging and varied classes
One thing that I liked in HS was how there was a wide selection of classes catering to different interests. More and more schools are becoming like this instead of the vanilla classes (although they are still required) and I suggest you take advantage of them. One class that I liked the best that helped determine my future was Desktop Publishing. I liked the creativity (the art classes were too buckled down which sucked) and not only did I get perfect scores on all my work, I did so many extra assignments that my grade was 315% I'm dead serious. I loved it. You should take challenging classes. If you are capable of honors classes, take them. Able to take college classes? Take them. In the advanced classes, namely English, there are more girls there, good opportunities for you
6. Stay active
Not just exercise (well, that too) but in terms of social events. I wouldn't suggest running for student council (you can if you want) but I mean try to involve yourself in a lot. Of course they should be fun for you. Don't just go straight from your last period class to your couch at home. I suggest going out for at least two sports a year. I did one but I wish I took sports all year for they were fun to do.
7. Your rep is your true best friend
For me, your rep is like walking on eggshells. Truthfully, getting a great rep is not that hard. A lot of people here preach it growing gradually but this is not the case. Most people are friendly for the most part. For now, just focus on getting male friends. Then aim for the females. Bros before hoes, I'm sure you heard of this phrase and its true. Your rep is your only best friend though. You must treat it with respect. Ignore it and it goes away.
8. Never conform
I swear on a stack of bibles that 80% of people at my HS could be lumped into two groups: AE preps and Vans skaters. The AE preps would wear AE clothes that were all the same. They were the same design: thin horizontal stripes on solid colors, blue jeans, and Doc Martens. For the Vans, they had long shaggy hair, coats that never looked washed with punk band patches, shirts with a catch phrase or a band, and grungy baggy shorts with crappy Vans shoes. The remaining 20% wore crappy clothes. There were a handful of people, not enough to constitute a 1% were original. The prom king of my grade is an interesting character. Most girls say he is gorgeous. He isn't an AE prep or a "sk8er boi" but more of a wigger/smooth pimp. He wasn't really afraid of anything or what people thought of him. He was loud and sometimes obnoxious. He could go to any girl and strike up a convo and leave with her number.
Simply put, he was a DJ in every sense of the word. At first I was embarrassed to be near him (we were good friends) but now I realized that I should have been embarrassed of myself more. He is probably the best DJ I've ever known. I really admire him because he didn't conform to the AE or skater group but took his own path and one that lead to massive success that the Vans and AE wh0res only dreamed about.
9. Respect yourself more than anyone
I've seen people that would fetch the alpha male's assignments just to be seen and respected by the alpha male. The opposite applied. He took advantage of them and didn't care if they lived or died. Well I guess he cared if he lived because he could get them to wait on them hand and foot. Alpha males were revered and these beta males (even if thats not the proper term; I'm using it) were looked down upon by the females and the alpha males alike.
Respect yourself. Even if you're not the alpha male, respect yourself to know the difference between helping someone out and being exploited. If you cannot respect yourself then nobody will respect you and thats the bottom line.
