No matter whether you like high school or not, just remember that the real world is nothing like it. However, many people will carry the self-image that they develop in those four years for the rest of their lives. This is sad and unhealthy, don't do it.
No one has ever asked or cared what my GPA was. (4.25, in case you are curious now.) But where (or whether) you went to college will follow you forever. The moral of the story, meet with your guidance couselor and ask what you need to get into the type of school you want. That's what you shoot for. And learn to write a killer essay. And join a service organization like Key Club or something. Don't wait until your senior year. Three or four years of a few consistant activities looks better than a hectically busy senior year.
You grades are often the reflection, not of your intelligence, but of your willpower. They are made of a million small decisions.
Always get the yearbook. And don't write about the inside joke joke of the day when you sign your friends yearbooks. In ten years you won't remember what you were talking about and neither will they. This is the ONE occasion in life where something corny is better than something funny.
If you are at a party with liquor, just remember, 10 times out of 10, it's not worth it. Trust me on this one, and I'll devote a whole letter to you guys about alcohol two days before your HS graduation party.
And while we talk about parties with liquor, just remember you can ALWAYS call me if you need a ride home from somewhere. If you have been drinking, if your ride has been drinking, anything. I promise I won't even give you an I'm-disappointed-in-you look until the hangover has worn off.
The thing that is so dangerous about pot, is that it really isn't so dangerous. You try it once, nothing bad happens, so you think, "Why not do this all the time?" That's when you get in trouble. You will end up baked-out stupid or just rather annoyingly slightly dumb, which is worse.
If you start to fall behind on homework, and the back-log of work starts to sound like too much, here's a trick. Work on it for half an hour. Then put it aside and go watch Boy Meets World or run around the block or something. Whatever you do during the times you aren't working on homework, DON'T THINK ABOUT THE HOMEWORK YOU AREN'T DOING. You ruin your break and make yourself less likely to go back to working on it. Only think about homework while you are working on it. And do work on it. It just a bummer, but suck it up and do it. Doing it sloppily while tired or burned out is better than not doing it at all. Consistency is better than brilliance.
Don't hate the beautiful people. For one thing, you might be what someone else considers one of them, and it's just a silly reason to resent someone. Everything is re-evaluated after high school anyway. Don't fear them or be too concerned with they say either. If you really believe that we're all just people, then act like it.
No one has ever asked or cared what my GPA was. (4.25, in case you are curious now.) But where (or whether) you went to college will follow you forever. The moral of the story, meet with your guidance couselor and ask what you need to get into the type of school you want. That's what you shoot for. And learn to write a killer essay. And join a service organization like Key Club or something. Don't wait until your senior year. Three or four years of a few consistant activities looks better than a hectically busy senior year.
You grades are often the reflection, not of your intelligence, but of your willpower. They are made of a million small decisions.
Always get the yearbook. And don't write about the inside joke joke of the day when you sign your friends yearbooks. In ten years you won't remember what you were talking about and neither will they. This is the ONE occasion in life where something corny is better than something funny.
If you are at a party with liquor, just remember, 10 times out of 10, it's not worth it. Trust me on this one, and I'll devote a whole letter to you guys about alcohol two days before your HS graduation party.
And while we talk about parties with liquor, just remember you can ALWAYS call me if you need a ride home from somewhere. If you have been drinking, if your ride has been drinking, anything. I promise I won't even give you an I'm-disappointed-in-you look until the hangover has worn off.
The thing that is so dangerous about pot, is that it really isn't so dangerous. You try it once, nothing bad happens, so you think, "Why not do this all the time?" That's when you get in trouble. You will end up baked-out stupid or just rather annoyingly slightly dumb, which is worse.
If you start to fall behind on homework, and the back-log of work starts to sound like too much, here's a trick. Work on it for half an hour. Then put it aside and go watch Boy Meets World or run around the block or something. Whatever you do during the times you aren't working on homework, DON'T THINK ABOUT THE HOMEWORK YOU AREN'T DOING. You ruin your break and make yourself less likely to go back to working on it. Only think about homework while you are working on it. And do work on it. It just a bummer, but suck it up and do it. Doing it sloppily while tired or burned out is better than not doing it at all. Consistency is better than brilliance.
Don't hate the beautiful people. For one thing, you might be what someone else considers one of them, and it's just a silly reason to resent someone. Everything is re-evaluated after high school anyway. Don't fear them or be too concerned with they say either. If you really believe that we're all just people, then act like it.
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