High school was the best period of my life so far and I hope it will turn out just as good for you. It's easier than school and so much easier than college so enjoy this time of your life and have as much fun as you can. In high school you have a perfect balance between school hours and free time and you don't need to study too much.
The first year is the worst because you might not know anyone and you might feel lonely. It's all new and confusing and you might even get a bit depressed but it will pass soon. The key to surviving the first year of high school is to maintain a positive attitude and to be really friendly and sociable. As soon as you start to make friends everything will get better.
At this point you will start developing yourself and you might become one of the stereotypes like: the lonely guy, the nerd, the popular kid or even the two weird girls with the guitar (sorry, that was an inside joke). You need to stay calm and focused on your goals and not listen to anyone who is judging you. You need to be relaxed and careless in order to surpass the meaningful things you might have to hear from people. They don't know you enough to give their opinion, but they give it anyway, which is really stupid. And they don't matter enough for you to listen but you do it anyway and you get depressed over their words which is even stupider. You will have a lot of free time so use it wisely because you might miss it. Here are some things that you should do while you're in high school:
- make friends
- go out and dance
- develop a hobby
- try some sports
- give attention to your looks
- experience relationships
- take time to figure yourself out
- keep close to your family
- get drunk
- learn something new
- go on trips
- this list could go on and on
- but the most important is: never be the one who stays inside to learn and says no to everything, because the others will get all the fun and you will just be some nerd. You have all your life ahead of you to worry, learn, work and have no free time so you might as well enjoy the moment.
The last year of high school will be a little harder and you will need to study for your exams. That doesn't mean you can't have fun from time to time, but it will be really stressful so keep calm and work hard. You also need to take a really important decision: what do you want to do with your life? Focus on the things that you enjoy and that you are good at and think about how much money they will bring you in the future. Chose something that will be pleasant to work and will give you a decent amount of money. Listen to you parents' opinions, but don't let them chose for you. Think wisely and motivate yourself to get into the college you want to study at. It might be hard but college will pass really fast so don't worry about it. It's better to do something hard for a few years and then live a decent life than to do something easy for a few years and then realise you can't find a job. Hope you don't fuck up as bad as me.
Enjoy high school at its best so when you look back you will be able to say: "Those years were the best of my life!". I can say that right now and I am sure that really great times will come along in the future too, but high school will be one of the best memories I ever had and when I will be an old lady sitting on a chair, drinking coffee and listening to Nickelback on my mp3 I will think back and smile...