does college SUCK as much as high school?!?!?!?!

collegefreak779 · 11-20-2009, 11:56 PM

so I, like many, am able to consider applying to this school, as well as others like it, because I have done very little but work my butt of in high school. And I guess the main reason I was able to do this was because high school sucked. hard.

So my question is, after all my suckish weekends home alone and working my ass of to the detriment of my social life, is college worth it? will I meet people who dont suck and who dont stop talking to you because you're a little f**king different then they are?!

(as you may be able to tell, i have had a bad night. but it is a legitimate question)

NWdivisionCHAMPS · 11-21-2009, 12:11 AM

Life is what you make of it.

hmbeast · 11-21-2009, 12:30 AM

Obviously you're going to be working very, very hard at an Ivy League school. But on the contrast, you're with some of the most brilliant, vibrant, funny, and interesting young people in the world.

ceebaby_8 · 11-21-2009, 12:34 AM

I think while being concerned about the future is great, you still need to balance that out with a little bit of fun. For your own sanity, go out and meet new people. Obviously college is about hard work and determination but at the same time you still need to have that time of "play". You'll definitely meet a lot of new people when you enter college and I'm sure there will be enough diversity where you won't feel that everyone "sucks" as you would say. lol

Columbia2002 · 11-22-2009, 10:58 AM

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Obviously you're going to be working very, very hard at an Ivy League school.

Um, unless you're majoring in a science/engineering, getting in is by far the hardest part.

House of London · 11-22-2009, 01:25 PM

"Um, unless you're majoring in a science/engineering, getting in is by far the hardest part."

Why do you continue to say this Co2? You've stated this in the past about twice before and it is simply not true. Do you realize that college (no matter what your major) isn't only hard because of academics but also the vast amount of networks one must build to actually secure a job post graduation, the fight to manage time and balance academic and social life. I could go on forever talking about what makes college life harder than high school life but getting in definitely isn't the hardest part.

HYPhoper · 11-22-2009, 01:28 PM

Your college schedule will leave you more time than you have had in high school.

Yes, you will have to work your ass off if you want to go to graduate school. But the thing is, freshman year will be less intense than high school.

Like Columbia2002 said, getting in is the hardest part.

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House of London · 11-22-2009, 01:37 PM

"Your college schedule will leave you more time than you have had in high school."

Yes, if you're a part time student.

"Yes, you will have to work your ass off if you want to go to graduate school. But the thing is, freshman year will be less intense than high school."

Absolutely!, if you went from Phillips Exeter Academy or The Dalton School to Borough of Manhattan Community College. But we're talking Columbia here.

HYPhoper · 11-22-2009, 01:40 PM

I am talking based on the experiences of multiple people I know who have gone to Northwestern, Princeton, Yale, and Brown.

Columbia would be on par with or below any of those, so excuse me if you don't agree.

House of London · 11-22-2009, 01:51 PM

And Im pretty sure there time high school weren't as limited as it was in college. It all really boils down to the high school you attended versus your college as I insinuated in my previous post.

subfubber · 11-22-2009, 09:17 PM

No, it doesn't. High school isn't that bad either, but I maintain a work hard, play harder philosophy. Priorities get rearranged when you come to college and you realize that education extends beyond the classroom in countless different forms. HAVE FUN. JUST DO IT.

collegefreak779 · 11-22-2009, 11:07 PM

this got more attention then i wanted it to... haha

I have fun, but when i posted it was right after i got un-invited from a party i helped plan!! so, sorry. i agree with the "work hard, play hard" philosophy and intend to continue with that in college

but the diverse group of people question still stands. i'm so sick of my school, which is literally at least 95-98% white.

Columbia2002 · 11-22-2009, 11:20 PM

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i'm so sick of my school, which is literally at least 95-98% white.

yeah, your life would be better if you went to school with some black kids who wanted nothing to do with you and thought you were some spoiled, privileged white piece of sh--.

wg90210 · 11-22-2009, 11:39 PM

Currently I go to a New England high school that is...approximately 93% white. In my class, there are 2.5 asians, 3 african americans, and the rest is white. I used to, however, go to a "school with some black kids who wanted nothing to do with me" in the South...I miss it.

collegefreak779 · 11-23-2009, 03:39 PM

yeah because all black people would see me and think that... except not, but i guess you can think that.