Who thinks high school sucks?

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The main reason I hate high school is that I think it isn't preparing me for college at ALL. Most of it is way too easy.

High school, for all you may complain about it, is in fact the easiest, happiest time of your life.

Academically, maybe. I prefer college socially, and not having to move away from my parents or take out any loans helped.

Maybe for some people, but not for me.

You won't know that until after you've graduated. College is much worse socially and academically.

Secondary school totally sucked. Didn't help that I went to five schools in four years. Kids gave me hell because I was so different, and teachers did not understand me because of my undiagnosed AS. To make it even worse I had to repeat Year 10, so I was with people a year younger than me. Finally I am free from school, am going to college in September.

(Waving hand like and idiot) Oh me me me me me!! !! I did!! I did!! !

College on the other hand is awesome!! !

I think high school is an application of an industrial principle to education, a flawed concept. It does not take into account individual variations, and is in essence a 'one size fits all' approach, however I find as I progress through progressive years, the diminishing number of students does mitigate this effect somewhat.

In conclusion, do I hate High School? Yes, but diminished.

Social alienation was a big issue.

Classes were unengaging and teachers were not usually very good or kind.

It was a large school, so there were crowds. I don't do well with crowds. At all. Chaos, noise, and disorder are bad for me.

I was not accepted as an equal, and only begrudged and reviled when I managed to demonstrate superiority in any area. In other words, I was not permitted to be viewed as anything but inferior without opening myself to open hatred from my "peers."


University is much, much better. People here accept me, almost unconditionally. They aren't complete dicks towards others. I take classes I am interested in, and my professors are great. I have friends here (8O) and have even met at least one other Aspie. The two of us happened to become friends before we each discovered that the other was Aspie. But, we are part of a small group of friends that also includes NTs.

Not true. College is great for me thus far. Especially socially. And high school sucked. If that was the happiest time of my life, it's not much of a life I'm living.

College is way better than High School.

1 good thing about h.s. is you often have friends from when you were little...when you get to college it can be more of a challenge to make friends because many aspies are bad about initiating or maintaining conversations...

h.s. forces you to be around some of the same ppl all day, which can be good because it forces you to interact...at some colleges you never talk to the person sitting next to you...its unkosher even for NTs...

that being said, I liked both and had friends at both...when it was at its worst, h.s. was still better than college at its worst...but college at its best is wayyyy better than h.s. at its best.

<-- Raises hand.

See? Stupid brainwashed reflex ... you couldn't even see that my hand was raised, and yet I still raised it. Stupid school...

High school is hell.

Whilst I prefer it to Primary school in the area of acutally being able to express myself, it is still full of dumb ass people and know it all teachers.

I was homeschooled since fith grade so I can't really say.

Yes, HS sucks. And sorry to break it to you, but University/college also sucks (albeit much less than HS).