Is High School Harder Than the Real World?

Life is going to kick you hard in the tush. College will be better and then it's downhill.

High school is definitely not harder than the real world.

The real world is better than high school though, so it's worth it.

it all works out if you're pounding some strange

Isn't high school, these days, like on "Saved By The Bell?"

The real world is a lot less fun than high school, though college is better than both by far so long as you are motivated to learn.

Everything you said about hs could apply to work. BTW I and many others start work well BEFORE 7 but instead of a few mins away, its almost an hour commute. Instead of after school clubs, your boring coworkers want you to go out to drink with them or play on the work softball team or some s-. Like no, I already spent 8 hours with you losers.

I have to study outside of work, but instead of a bad grade if I do poorly on a test it could cost me my job.

Everything at work is boring, monotonous, and repetitive. The stuff I get tested on has little relation to what I actually do.

Wait, a minute, I might just have a shi77y job lol.

High school isn't harder than the real world, but it is more time consuming. I had more free time in med school than I had in high school.

The real world is harder than high school because of the subjective aspect.

Because people can speak with their dollars and decide whether or not they want you, specifically, to succeed, in private enterprise, they can decide not to hire you or to give your qualifications higher scrutiny, or even lowball you on the pay scale just because there's an aspect about you, albeit arbitrary, that they don't like.

Homework? Sometimes you get some. You rack your brains on an idea that your boss has asked for to improve the company. Then you give it to your boss, who gets a promotion on your idea. They don't owe you anything because anything done within the company's auspices is company property.

Sleep? If you end up working retail...on a 3 day stretch, you may end up with a 12p-9p shift then a 5a-2p shift with another 5a-2p the next day. That means for at least 3 days a week for the duration of your job, your body doesn't know what's up.

Deadlines? Try missing one in the real world. Try to miss a credit payment deadline, rent, utilities and see how forgiving they aren't.

Disgusting school lunch? If you struggle enough financially like some have, a lot of times it's no lunch.

And the weirdest part of all that, if you worked hard in school....is that with your good grades, many clubs and sports, prowess in activities, academic or athletic awards is that you will wonder if these are the goodies for all your hard work.

Why?

Because in the real world, someone has to decide they like you before you even care what you have done.

Having that happen, unless you are with a successful network of friends makes the real world tediously impossible to comprehend.

hs is a piece of cake dude. most hser's don't realize this until after they've finished. maybe you should have some more fun and ditch some of the stuff you don't like

For you the real world will be a lot easier because you will just move in with your parents just like the 50%+ of 19-29 year olds. They can worry about the real world. Good luck with that.

I'm going to expand on this, using myself as an example. Mean people will miss the point and say I'm bragging, but because I'm not much of anything at 47, I will delineate things specifically to illustrate my point:

Scholar -athlete nominee at my high school: caveat: in the real world, nobody cares unless you look like an athlete

Key Club member/Convention delegate: it's exciting to help people but if you have no relation to a prominent member of Kiwanis International, nobody cares.

Spanish Club, International Club, Computer club- fun stuff but not resume material and nobody cares unless you have friends who know friends who were also part of those clubs

Academic Bowl (3 time MVP): fun again and challenging but it's very niche. Only those in academic bowl cared.

Jazz,Marching, Concert band: niche again...non-musicians don't usually care about your music knowledge unless they were a musician too

Top 20 of graduating class: colleges care (somewhat) but most people don't care because intelligence itself is niche if you live in a trade -heavy community.

City Youth Commission: great for planning activities but unless you are looking for a leadership position right after high school

DISCLAIMER: All results subject to positive change if you're attractive.

That's real life

I doubt it. 4 APs this year, still have a lot of free time. I assume you are one of those kids who takes 7 AP classes with a few dual-enrollment courses? I would understand why you are complaining then. In terms of your original points, they are very pessimistic in nature. If I were to look at my life in the way that you are considering yours, I would be disappointed. Life in essence is disappointing. Our very existence is minuscule and unimportant when measured against eternity. Just have some fun; we're in high school.

You sound like you made a lot out of your high school career. I'm just waiting for these years to be over. *Blinks twice*

ElGuerroujFan wrote:

Just have some fun; we're in high school.

I'm actually in virtual school and do nothing all day.

Sham 69 wrote:

ElGuerroujFan wrote:

Just have some fun; we're in high school.

I'm actually in virtual school and do nothing all day.

You're in virtual school?

Sham 69 wrote:

-Staff at school constantly watching you, like a police state

Sham 69 wrote:

-School lunch is as good as the stuff in prison

Sham 69 wrote:

-They make you do even more work when you get home. What was the point of coming to school again?

Sham 69 wrote:

-You get home and your parents are always telling you what to do

Your argument doesn't align with your situation then. If you never go to school in person none of these really apply to you, really. Not really understanding what your point is if you don't apply to many of these.

Yes in my case. My life is far easier now than it was in high school or college.

I can have my cake and eat it. Shush.

What I do is irrelevant. Many other high schoolers do the things I just listed. I had to do them too.

Josh439 wrote:

Yes in my case. My life is far easier now than it was in high school or college.

Happy to hear. Do you mind if I ask what your occupation is?

ElGuerroujFan wrote:

Sham 69 wrote:

I'm actually in virtual school and do nothing all day.

You're in virtual school?

Sham 69 wrote:

-Staff at school constantly watching you, like a police state

Sham 69 wrote:

-School lunch is as good as the stuff in prison

Sham 69 wrote:

-They make you do even more work when you get home. What was the point of coming to school again?

Sham 69 wrote:

-You get home and your parents are always telling you what to do

Your argument doesn't align with your situation then. If you never go to school in person none of these really apply to you, really. Not really understanding what your point is if you don't apply to many of these.

Crack detective work EGF! But...

If he's not at actual school then how do all of those pubes get into his lunch?

Stoppit Smith wrote:

Because people can speak with their dollars and decide whether or not they want you, specifically, to succeed, in private enterprise, they can decide not to hire you or to give your qualifications higher scrutiny, or even lowball you on the pay scale just because there's an aspect about you, albeit arbitrary, that they don't like.

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Someone as unlikable as you must get low-balled a lot.