Advice to all Facepunchers in high school and college - General

Don't listen to OP I got kicked out of my secondary school for calling my head teacher a big chin toothless beardy bald bastard. All in one go. Did not go down well with the parents.

[QUOTE=oldboy;33650196] 1. Getting good marks is an important part of being a student. Don't get me wrong. So make sure you make the mark you need to get into the college and the program you want to get into. 2. Experimenting with weed, but nothing more. No coke, heroine stuff like that. 3. DO NOT GET A GIRL PREGNANT! Be safe. Make sure you wear condom when you have sex. If you are girl, DO NOT GET PREGNANT. Make sure the guy you are having sex with wears a condom. [/QUOTE] I am dumbfounded by how unbelievable a revelation this is.

i'm a waster in school, too busy having a laugh to get good grades :( i'm not academic in the slightest

[QUOTE=Dippeggs;33650382]High school is ten times better than Middle school, but College is 100 times better than High School. Because at a college, people actually want to be there.[/QUOTE] In Sweden you need to apply to High School and you usually need Average-Good grades to get in. So people usually want to be in High School.

"Experimenting with weed, but nothing more. No coke, heroine stuff like that" Oldboy Passage 1 Revelation 2

I was a teachers pet, and I got A's in all my classes Except math, fucking math

High school parties were so stupid.

When I was in high school math teacher was actually my pet if you can say it like that. Everyone was so bad at math that he was almost crying from happiness that atleast one person scored almost max score. He even said I don't have to do homework as long as I get good score in tests. Everyone else was THAT bad.

Work hard but have fun. Work should always come first though. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. Try not to get too wrapped up in yourself or your little dramas - it's natural to be self-centered, but always try to look at the bigger picture and think about other people as well. Be kind but don't let people walk all over you - have self respect but be humble too - everything in moderation...

Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '99: Wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now. Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine. Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blind sides you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday. Do one thing every day that scares you. Sing. Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours. Floss. Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself. Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how. Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements. Stretch. Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't. Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone. Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's. Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own. Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room. Read the directions, even if you don't follow them. Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly. Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future. Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young. Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel. Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders. Respect your elders. Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out. Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85. Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth. But trust me on the sunscreen.

Gee thanks OP now after 18 years I finally know how to run my life

One more thing: As good old Buddha says: [QUOTE]Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.[/QUOTE] But try not to question your teachers [I]too[/I] much, they get annoyed.

[QUOTE=Rich209;33656986]You would think that, but people skip classes at my university all the time. Honestly most of the time they fail their classes, and it makes we wonder why would you pay all that money to go here, to fail.[/QUOTE] I skip half of my CS classes. The stuff they teach in it is simply so tedious it's not worth getting up in the morning. Still passing (A's, B's) , and will still be passing by the end of the year.

[QUOTE=JeanLuc761;33652069]I'm not sure if you're trolling or just being a fucking idiot[/QUOTE] There's a difference?

I find that I have more fun with life as I grow older. Having to deal with your own shit, managing how you pay your bills, finding hobbies to get out of the routine of life. The whole point of life where all you do is working to pay, but the excitement comes with the fun you get doing stuff you like between the shifts. Things that keeps you sane. I find it that life is way better once you get out of high school. I'm doing a 1320h program up here in wildlife protection and development, and I fucking love it. Heck I did something that many won't ever do in their lifetime, I went for 3 weeks on the deer island for my internship, and that was the best lifetime experience I could have. Then again, I could work there later on, but if I don't, well I probably will never go back for such a long time on there. Since well, trips there costs over a grand for just a few days. And then you can't see as many places and as many things as I've seen. It was worth it.

[QUOTE=JeanLuc761;33656974]It's an extremely well known fact that cocaine, heroin and meth are INCREDIBLY addictive substances with the ability to quickly cause harm. Are you going to get addicted on the first shot? Probably not. That doesn't mean you should ever try it. Can you give me a single benefit of cocaine, heroin or meth, relative to weed or alcohol?[/QUOTE] they feel great that's why people say 'if you take one you'll be addicted' not because you'll be physically addicted but because you know how great they feel how often people ignore agency in crime

So pretty much the same stuff my parents have said to me for years? Thaaaaaanks!

[QUOTE=hobblinharry;33661506] Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders. [/QUOTE] yep New York city = HARDCORE wish I could be cool like you also that second statement is so fucking wrong a lifetime ago politics were immensely different to now and everything is [I]much[/I] cheaper and I'm black so you can take that sunscreen and eat it

OP's comment about GPA for engineering is quite wrong. Business are now hiring directly from their internship and co-op students, as they have experience with their company and work program. Internships and co-ops are highly competitive, so you must have a high or good GPA to even an interview. Field experience is highly important today.

[QUOTE=Zoo;33656877]Then you are lucky. When you get to college do just enough homework to pass, but actually study decently for tests. If you study for like an hour each day like a week before the test, you will do very well. I'm a great test taker too and I feel like it's a big fucking plus.[/QUOTE] I don't have the money to go to college.

[QUOTE=ExTek;33665922]So pretty much the same stuff my parents have said to me for years? Thaaaaaanks![/QUOTE] So your parents tell you to smoke weed and get laid at 14?

[QUOTE=Contag;33665927]yep New York city = HARDCORE wish I could be cool like you also that second statement is so fucking wrong a lifetime ago politics were immensely different to now and everything is [I]much[/I] cheaper and I'm black so you can take that sunscreen and eat it[/QUOTE] What I posted isn't an original sentiment. I wasn't trying to take credit for it but its taken from a little known essay written by a journalist in 1997 which was then made popular in a 1999 music video produced by Baz Luhrmann (famous for making Moulin Rouge). Chris Rock then made a less famous (but very funny) parody called "No Sex in the Champagne Room" [video=youtube;sTJ7AzBIJoI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTJ7AzBIJoI[/video] [video=youtube;j9yBPcn8IqU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9yBPcn8IqU[/video]

Don't fuck around in high school, that's what college fraternity's are for.

[QUOTE=Rhodry;33667567]I don't have the money to go to college.[/QUOTE] Serve your country or something.

[QUOTE=Vandal;33658147]High school parties were so stupid.[/QUOTE] Being pretty uncool in high school (ie, into video games and hanging out in the Library), I never really understood the appeal of parties. My best mate at the time used to go, and he would occasionally have funny stories, but knowing I wasn't really into that stuff, he didn't let on too much. However, the kids at school would always be like "I drank so much and threw up on myself and it was so awesome". I didn't have a beer until I turned 18. Then I became a nutjob for 3 years until I quit drinking.

Cocaines one hell of a drug? :V

[QUOTE=strayebyrd;33656825]I'm in college and it's like 10 times better than high school was maybe you're just over the hill[/QUOTE]Huh that's funny I'm in it too and I think it's a shitheap and the biggest step down in the quality of education and life I've ever had [editline]12th December 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Ragy;33666011]OP's comment about GPA for engineering is quite wrong. Business are now hiring directly from their internship and co-op students, as they have experience with their company and work program. Internships and co-ops are highly competitive, so you must have a high or good GPA to even an interview. Field experience is highly important today.[/QUOTE] The people you know makes it a lot easier to get an internship than any GPA will.

High school isn't shit compared to college. You think the near is end, when really, it's all just beginning.

yeah i skip all my classes and don't do anything ever and i top the country so yeah fuck high school

kill people burn shit fuck school