Graduating High School in 3 Days, Share Your Journey?

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Hey everyone, I'm 17 years old and will be graduating high school in 3 days. Will be going to university for a business degree, majoring in Marketing (might change it later, we'll see).

Going to school to gain some valuable insight on how the world works, not to get a good career. I'm sure we all know why.

Maybe we can share how your guys' journey was like, ever since graduation from high school?

I know people may not be very fond of high school, and neither am I, but I'm just trying to get a conversation going.
  • Profile picture of the author smileverse
    It's a pleasure to share mine, I have been going to the business school, right now! Major is Entrepreneurship (in the diploma level) and need to choose other one in my master's degree.

    Well, coming to the high school thing. It's a teacher for me in my life, learned lot many things, failures and success both I have seen in the way. However, at last my failure in the school level turns my life towards success that what i am in now.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
    This is my journey presented by what I feel are tidbits of useful information I learned the hard way:

    Things will seem unbelievably important, crucial and dire. They are not. Missing out on a kegger to study isn't going to ruin your life. Although, studying an hour less so you can hang out with that chick from your Humanities class isn't going to ruin your life either.

    The social aspect of college is as important, if not more important, than your studies. You won't remember 90% of what you learned in class, but you'll remember in specific details your misadventures with your classmates.

    Now is not the time to rack up debt other than student loans. Credit cards are your personal Satan. Stay away. Four years of ramen noodles and frozen burritos haven't killed anybody (at least that I know of). Live cheap. I preferred Keystone Lite in college. Couldn't beat a 30 pack for $9.99.

    Women. They're there and I don't care what you were like in school, there's a few for you. Be yourself and you'll do fine. Don't lock yourself down early, though. Oh, and Catholic girls are getting their first chance at a freedom. Good luck.

    Pick classes around professors, not professors around classes as much as possible. Find the profs you like (and like you) and ride them for all you can. I found I learned a great deal more from profs I synched with. Also, the relationship that develops can be useful down the road.

    No matter how much you like to party, pick the 24 hour quiet dorm. Get lit at your buddy's party dorm. Let him spend the time doing clean up patrol in the morning. You're rarely in your room and, when you are, it will be to study in one way or another. You'll appreciate that 24 hour quiet dorm then.

    Don't get goaded into pedantic, dogmatic philosophical discussions. Actually, you know what? Get goaded into pedantic, dogmatic philosophical discussions. As pompous as these discussions are, you'll learn a great deal about yourself and where you want to go in life.

    You'll likely keep in better touch with your college friends than your high school friends. Try to maintain those close high school friendships if you can.

    Hangovers. You're young, you probably won't get them much. When you think you're going to get one, drink as much water as you can before you go to sleep. When you forget the water, you can either get a little hair of the dog that bit ya or exercise. Go for a run to sweat out the toxins. I never did that, but had buddies who swore by it.

    Your friend has the spins? Let him sleep in your roommate's bed. Consider having an umbrella near by.

    Drunk people are always trying to tell you something. Listen. Amongst the rambling idiocy is truth. Somewhere in their blubbering is unguarded honesty.

    Think long and hard about your major. Think long and hard about what jobs are truly available with said degree. Think long and hard about how the degree will help you advance. Some degrees are helpful just in getting your first job and then you're on your own. Other majors will help you for life.

    That's all I've got for now. It's getting late and my brain is running dry.
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  • Profile picture of the author hardraysnight
    if you wish to gain some valuable insight on how the world works, university should be the last place to look
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