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A Senior Thread for Seniors
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In this thread the discussion will be mainly focused around being a Senior. More specifically a Senior in high school or college. Note: The intent of this thread is not to talk about old people but if you really want to talk about Druhim far be it from me to stop you.
But in the past month and the next few weeks some if you have and will be graduating from high school or college. I myself am about to graduate with the Class of 2008 from high school.
So here is where those of us about to take that leap into the real world (or into 4-8 more years of pampered lack of responsibility) can talk about the good times. Talk about your memories, your graduation speakers senior trips and activities, senior shirts i guess, and all other senior related material.
If you have already graduated from college or high school or are in the process feel free to drop in to share some nostalgia and fears.
But in the past month and the next few weeks some if you have and will be graduating from high school or college. I myself am about to graduate with the Class of 2008 from high school.
So here is where those of us about to take that leap into the real world (or into 4-8 more years of pampered lack of responsibility) can talk about the good times. Talk about your memories, your graduation speakers senior trips and activities, senior shirts i guess, and all other senior related material.
If you have already graduated from college or high school or are in the process feel free to drop in to share some nostalgia and fears.
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College is awesome. Don't let anyone convince you otherwise.
The only thing that determines whether or not we get into college is the results of these exams.
I am rather worried.
But you can buy a hot plate
Trust me anything is better than eating chemicaly heated food in a bag I had to for 10+ years
But I almost got Emmet Walsh who played the chief of police in Blade Runner, among other things. He lives in the area and agreed to speak but two weeks ago he called and cancelled because he had an important job come up in California.
Oh well. But I was so very close to shaking a man's hand who had once touched Harrison Ford.
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I was doing all these things before I graduated.
EDIT: Except for that last one.
No, that is true.
I didn't actually ever get around to buying my own house or wife, so I'm not 100% there, but it is pretty nice to have things that are completely my own and know that I can actually take of myself. The first few years out of college blew because of my chosen field and how difficult it was to make ends meet while chasing such a difficult career goal.
Your friends all want to go out every week but you don't have the money, so it's a choice between more debt or being anti-social
If you don't get a room on a good corridor it can be really hard to fit in in dorms and if you're in a student house it'll invariably be badly decorated and your housemates will be messy
You don't tend to have a regular sleep schedule, and after a couple of years you're pretty fed up of pulling all-nighters
To visit your parents or go on college trips you have to save up for weeks beforehand
You get a job (or two) to help pay for college and this wreaks further havoc with your sleeping/socialising/studying schedule
You always have homework/studying looming over your head
Now, if you have a regular job and are no longer at college:
Your weekends and evenings are completely free
You can socialise without feeling guilty because you ought to be revising/writing an essay
The standard of accommodation is twice as high
You and your friends all tend to be free at the same time and can actually afford to go out/drink/have meals together
You can afford holidays
You get paid holidays, even
I don't miss homework.
I have no real idea what to do and graduation is this Friday
You are just a Negative Nancy today, Janson.
I never really had any of those problems. I would always just work during the summer to save up money for school, then work during the breaks that we get during the year.
I never had to pay anything to go out. There were plenty of frat parties where the drinks were free.
I had a ton of friends on my floor in my freshman dorm. And that sort of thing is what you make it. You can sit in your room all day and feel sorry for yourself because you don't know anyone yet, or you can go out and make friends with the people who live around you.
My sleep schedule was fine. I got most of my shit done between classes. When I had an exam I'd study during the day on the weekends, and go out at night.
e: And why the hell would you want to travel anywhere? You're already at a bacchanalian for 30,000 people. What the could possibly top that?
I did not have to work. I had enough money to eat out once in a while. I didn't live in a dormitory either, and had a proper kitchen to work with.
Sometimes I love my country.
I still got to go hang out with friends and I went to school within a few hours of my house. I went home all the time and never had any problems.
My friends were all on campus and we hung out every day. I managed to do that and still maintain a high G.P.A. while taking great, challenging courses.
It really has nothing to do with the situation and everything to do with how you handle it. My girlfriend went to another college this year and she ended the year with a 3.9 and on the deans list with enough credits to be considered a junior at the end of her freshman year. I drove to see her all the time.
im not going to get home but like once a year!
Yeah, actually, it really is a great way into the upper class. I personally could not have gotten the career I have today without it. Most video game companies will not even look at a programmer with no degree unless he's done something legendary in his spare time, which is borderline impossible. More importantly, the bullshit jobs I had to work to get to where I am now wouldn't have hired me without a degree, so I would've been cut off way early without the degree. And I know this because I tried to skip the degree and go straight to the profession, and it did not work.
So are you upset or happy?
I was on a floor in dorms where every girl kept her door shut. All the time. Heck, once I set an alarm and the next morning a note was pushed underneath my door requesting me 'not to set an alarm in future because it woke me up' (at 9 am). It wasn't for lack of trying, and I joined a couple of evening clubs to meet people, but I wasn't going to make any friends on my dorm floor.
There wasn't much 'between classes' for architecture - it was 9-5, every day. And even if I'd worked all summer (which I did, actually) I wouldn't have made enough money to last the rest of the year.
i dont know
I'm pretty sure a few people have asked you already, so forgive me.
But what company do you work for?
did you push the wrong button or something
I don't think this is actually related to my post
Hey, when I'm at someone's house and everyone is drinking, and they say I can go up to the bar and grab however much beer I'd like, I'm not saying "Oh no, that'd be rude!"
And girls can be bitches. I'm sorry to hear that everyone on your floor was a shut-in. I'd hate that.
All I'm saying is, you may have not had the best time, but I had a great time.
man, I'd be mad dubious about this
but if you've got the backing, it's just what you make it
Be happy. When I first left for school I was all worried about being away from home and "taking care of myself". But that was a load of bullshit. Everything is pretty much taken care of for you. All you need to do is make sure that someone is paying the bills.
College is like a day-care for adults.
I prefer not to identify that.
I was suggesting that it's not entirely "garbage" to say that this is a (possible) first step to a successful (professional) life.
The trouble is that everyone tends to say 'highschool/college are the best days of your life' and that really doesn't apply to many people. And struggling through highschool/college can be miserable, and sometimes it's of benefit to say to someone like that, 'keep going, life only gets better' or 'yeah, it can suck, but soon it'll all be over'.
I don't regret graduating. I would've regretted not graduating and not getting it over and done with when I had the opportunity to.
Except they're not really adults because, as you said, they aren't self-sufficient.