I'm happy but constantly thinking about how much fun high school was. Anyone else find college not as much fun as you expected it to be?
I'm happy but constantly thinking about how much fun high school was. Anyone else find college not as much fun as you expected it to be?
meh i hated high school... college has been so much better
Something is wrong with you. Do you know how easy it is to get laid in college?
there was less responsibility in high school. Made things really easy and fun. Now things are serious and money is an issue.
High school was hell; college was purgatory; working was limbo; retirement is heaven.
high school was the shiznit. I found college to be even more cliquey then high school was.
I don't know... Overall I think I like college better, but high school was pretty fun. I had better friends in high school since I grew up with some of them and knew them better.
My high school experience was better than college, grad school better than both. I went to a public high school, private undergrad, public grad school; all of them considered "elite". I don't really get along with status-oriented people -- it's too easy for me to sniff out phoniness. I come from a wealthy family, but wealth isn't what drives us.
God do I miss high school.
I didn't really enjoy either of them. I'm happier now I'm working.
My college was pretty big and I have mixed feelings about it. By "not as much fun" do you mean not as much sex? Maybe you could try to get involved in some clubs or form your own. Or go on a study abroad.
give college sometime...i thought both were blast, i never figured out people who didn't enjoy themvery little responsibility, sports, lots of people your age, parties and your number one job is learning and expanding your mindnever will life be easier than in high school and collegefrom my experience the rest of life is enjoyable and rewarding too, just in different ways
lachica wrote:
I didn't really enjoy either of them. I'm happier now I'm working.
wish i could run wrote:
I'm happy but constantly thinking about how much fun high school was. Anyone else find college not as much fun as you expected it to be?
You must be a freshman. Talk to girls, they like it. Tell them you like their shoes, it will work.
dgasdfdjgsd wrote:
My high school experience was better than college, grad school better than both. I went to a public high school, private undergrad, public grad school; all of them considered "elite". I don't really get along with status-oriented people -- it's too easy for me to sniff out phoniness. I come from a wealthy family, but wealth isn't what drives us.
yep, you definitely sound like wealth doesn't drive you...
I miss high school because of the things I could have done that would have made my life at this point (two years after graduating) better.
It's certainly easier to be a big fish in small pond.
I did find college to be as cliquish as HS, the frat system just seem to perpetuate HS attitudes well past their due date.
I like the class work in college more than HS much much more.
R. Kellys victims wrote:
You must be a freshman.
that's exactly what i was thinking.
once you get adjusted to the new environment and the tougher classes, college is way better.
PLEASE try to enjoy it. You'll miss those days when they're all over and done with.
wish i could run wrote:
You must be a freshman.
I'm a junior.
AnEconomist's response really rings with me. This should be THE time to have fun. But while I enjoy the sports and people my age -- the friends I make seem distant and a little self-centered. If I can't do anything for them at the moment, they move on. I do enjoy the schoolwork in college more than HS.
Thanks for the great responses.
Well, somehow I feel for you, you give heartfelt responses...The only thing I would say is that later in life, when you have a wife and a full time job, and parents that need to be visited and possibly kids and you want to squeeze in running...believe it or not hanging out with just friends becomes less and less common; i would say that is one of the things I miss most about getting olderrunning helps... running in groups you get to hang out with friendsanyway, just try and get the most out of the time you do get to spend with your buds... chances are you will miss when it is goneand yes, like others said... have fun with the girls too, chances are you won't be single in the future and there won't be as many of them around!
wish i could run wrote:
wish i could run wrote:You must be a freshman.
I'm a junior.
AnEconomist's response really rings with me. This should be THE time to have fun. But while I enjoy the sports and people my age -- the friends I make seem distant and a little self-centered. If I can't do anything for them at the moment, they move on. I do enjoy the schoolwork in college more than HS.
Thanks for the great responses.
Not necessarily.... circumstances and reactions to new environment, responsibilities differ.
My experience (mid-40s now): Of high school, college, grad school, and first-job young adult, I liked college best. HS: I was in a small town and for the most part got along, but the cliques and roles were a little restricting. Going to college fairly far away (8-hr car ride at the time) was one of life's best decisions. The workload and responsibility were greater, but it was good to develop my own life and future. BTW, "recreational relaxers" of all forms were more tolerated then... I pity the nonsense of increased legal age and enforcement on my college campus. It seemed back then we were given enough rope to hang ourselves with if we chose to be that stupid. Most weren't and it was good learning our limits. Chose a major I liked and studied reasonably hard, but also had time for rec sports, exercise, partying, and dating.
Grad school-- partly because of the new school's environment, partly because of expectations, and partly because of circumstances (my dad died unexpectedly w/in first year of grad school), the experience paled to undergrad. More responsbility that seemed more drudgery and indentured servitude than beneficial. And I also think I was burned out on studying. A year off to do something else and re-focus would've been wise. However, it seemed that time was the most worry-free I was financially. Not rich, but had enough to cover the basics and no real wants, and certainly not caught up in consumerism.
Early job-- more fun than grad school and got to assert and establish myself. Glad I was in a good work situation.
Life is what you make it, and yes there will be times /situations that are worse than others. Of all, I'd want do-overs for grad school first and high school a distant second, but neither were life- or soul-crushing experiences.