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<p>Despite what I wrote on like the first page of this thread, I think I actually do have some regrets. Or maybe just one.</p>
<p>I really, really wish I hadn’t had a hairdresser appointment the day I forgot my house key and went over to the neighbor’s. I could have stayed a lot longer. It could have been really great.</p>
<p>^ I sense a longer story behing this… Male neighbor or Female neighbor?</p>
<p>^The former.</p>
<p>I probably would have regretted it if I stayed. But regretting things you’ve done is way better.</p>
<p>Not trying out for the volleyball team (I’m actually good at volleyball :C).</p>
<p>Well, I’m a junior, but I have many regrets regardless of that fact.</p>
<p>1) Not challenging myself. Ever since freshman year, I was told by every teacher to take upper level English, but I ignored them because I used to be in upper-level English, but I didn’t do very well. However, that was because I didn’t care about school then, and I didn’t really in those years either. Junior year has been a huge slap in the face for me, and I deeply regret not taking the challenge of an upper level English course (K or AP); for those who aren’t in the Cy-Fair District in Texas, K = “Accelerated”. I could have also taken APUSH, and I did want to, but it was too late to switch. ): I’ve still got one year left though, and if I score well either on the TAKS or COMPASS, I will be definitely taking some classes at my local college over the summer. On top of that, I plan to take English IV AP, Biology II AP, and Government AP/Macroeconomics AP next year. I’m also taking a “K” level German class next year, so that should be fun.</p>
<p>2) Not being social. It’s just so hard for me; I’m kinda shy around most people, the things that interest me, no one really cares about or thinks is weird, etc. and I’m just awkward as hell. This has been a problem for me all of my life, but I’m finally getting help.</p>
<p>3) Not participating in enough extra-curricular activities. I’m in German club this year and I was in cross country for most of the year…but nothing else really seems to interest me. Blehhhh. I wanna do some community service at a dog shelter or something to that degree. </p>
<p>Like others on here have said, no need to delve into the past. Focus on the future, and most importantly: the present.</p>
<p>not discovering cc until second semester sophmore year</p>
<p>Even though I’m a junior I sometimes catch myself wishing that I did every sport available for boys over the seasons.</p>
<p>Example: Freshman year do football, basketball, tennis; Sophomore year do cross country, track, lacross, etc.</p>
<p>Not that I’d be particularly good at any of these… but I think I would’ve had a great deal of fun.</p>
<p>Losing a set in today’s tennis game. :o</p>
<p>gar.</p>
<p>Honestly? I regret not taking my parents’ advice to relax.</p>
<p>I still would have gotten into the school I wanted with the full merit scholarship if I hadn’t obsessed so much. Instead of staying in my room after cross country/track practice and study, I could have gone out with friends. </p>
<p>I regret not feeling like a teenager.</p>
<p>I regret not really starting my social life until Junior year. I was pretty shy Freshman/Sophomore year, but I think most people can relate to that. Everyone needs to come out of their shell at some point. I have no major regrets about anything, however. I’m proud of my entire class as a whole.</p>
<p>Hmmm, I wish I’d been nicer to people I can’t stand.</p>
<p>My greatest regret is choosing not to apply to schools that I had limited interest in. I was all-too-satisfied with my early action acceptances and became lazy during regular admissions. Looking back, the things I wanted in November of my senior year are not the same things I want now as I approach the final months of my senior year. I think people tend to underestimate how much you can change in four or five short months. My recommendation is to apply to a number of schools that you have some interest in–not all of them have to be your favorite. Believe me, when May 1st rolls around, you’re gonna want choices.</p>
<p>My greatest regret is this, not starting my college search when I was a Sophomore/early Junior instead of as a Senior. I seriously regret not applying to American U.</p>
<p>I regret not applying to Tufts–looking back, it seems as though it was the perfect fit for me. I wish i’d looked for colleges sooner.</p>
<p>Nothing. I’ve had the most amazing time of my life. I fell in love, I dated said guy, and I fell out of love. I got broken up with, and I got good grades. Best year hands down. :)</p>
<p>I totally regret not pushing myself harder academically. I just got lazy and lacked motivation for classes I didn’t enjoy, like math. If it was a math class I automatically didn’t put much effort into it just because I disliked math. </p>
<p>I wish I had known with today’s economy, it’s really hard to get the financial aid you feel like you deserve and scholarships and stuff like that. I feel like I could have achieved more if I wasn’t so careless with my grades. Honestly, if I was given the chance to redo high school I would, and I would put more focus on my grades. In case anybody is wondering, my grades weren’t horrible, I did well in school, but not as well as I could have done… I guess college is a fresh start!! </p>
<p>Besides academics, I regret not trying out for the school play. Stage fright haha.</p>
<p>I’m not a senior but I wish I had been nicer to more people so that I could get elected to the students’ council. ):</p>
<p>I’m a rising senior, but:</p>
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<li><p>Not joining show choir (because I was so against dresses) or track or swim (because I didn’t think I’d be competitive and didn’t want to train over the summer to become so)…and, instead, getting stuck with P.E. for 2 years (school requirement). As a result,</p></li>
<li><p>I didn’t have enough class space to pursue advanced drama AND take a foreign language sophomore year (3 years recommended for top colleges). I later gave up drama for art, but I wish I could’ve done both.</p></li>
<li><p>Acting cold to certain people when they first started talking to me that would otherwise probably be friends with me right now. Being too introverted. I found out that an introvert can reach out to people, in small ways, and make life socially easier without having to trade in one’s personality.</p></li>
<li><p>Relying on a single plan for summer (in my case, taking a community college class) so that when that plan, predictably, falls apart (out of class space), I have no backups when I could’ve (if I’d signed up earlier) volunteered for the library.</p></li>
<li><p>Not learning to drive earlier. Apparently I could’ve taken driver’s education as early as freshman year.</p></li>
<li><p>Not getting help when I start slipping behind in Calculus. I had the entire internet in front of me, a teacher who cared (but to whom I didn’t want to admit that I hadn’t paid attention to during class) and a friend who was in a higher math level and I could’ve tried harder. It’s always better to try too hard than not enough. Also, don’t wait to buy AP review books, and if you’re worried about wasting money buy them used online.</p></li>
<li><p>Not starting a club sophomore year.</p></li>
<li><p>Not joining CC earlier. Because of CC, I found out that you can self-study APs (though it’s too late for me to do that and still impact college admissions), and without CC I would’ve been happy with my current SAT score (which I earned with no studying).</p></li>
<li><p>Not studying for the PSAT both times that I took it.</p></li>
<li><p>Not knowing how high I could reach. When I started high school I wasn’t thinking about what different colleges had to offer and probably would’ve been happy at my state university.</p></li>
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<p>Any freshmen reading this: Notice that most things on this list are NOTs.</p>