Some graduatiing seniors may be clueless as to their steps beyond high school so they need advice from people who've experiencd anxiety about their future after high school?
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After the year is over, go on a vacation to clear your mind. Spend a lot of time thinking and be sure to only do what YOU want. If you still don't know work some 'mindless' job for a couple of months or maybe join the service. Don't pay a college money you don't even know you want to go to. Finding out what you want to do is the most important thing for the rest of your life - give it all the time it needs.
34480
High school for me was rough but fun. I didn't really start coming into my own until late my junior year. I was still a pimply teenager that resembled Beavis. But looks can be decieving. After awhile I took care of myself a lot better and I found myself being the person that people turned to for advice or a quick joke. I got along with just about everybody. Basketball players, nerds, and everybody in between. Though I enjoyed high school, I would not want to go back. Academically, I struggled through but I did graduate.
677269
I think it's perfectly normal.  When change occurs it can be really scary even if it is good change.  People go through a grief process at these stages of life.  I think if you try not to let yourself become overwhelmed with thoughts of the future and you allow yourself a little time to adjust, you will be just fine.    Try to focus on the positives and let yourself get excited about all of the possibilities in front of you.  There is so much more than either going to college or getting an entry level job.  People these days are starting businesses and doing really incredible things right out of high school.  Be open to your options and seek good advice when you need it!  Best of luck to you and I hope you do great things that make you happy!
450532
When I went back to college, a lot of my friends and family felt as though I was "leaving" them behind.  This was not intentional, but due to my overwhelming change in interests and hours devoted to my schooling.  There is a camaraderie which develops between people who travel down a new road together.  I was never closer to a few individuals than when I was going through law school...it was like having been in battle together.  No one else quite understood what I was going through.  Talking to those going through the same experience took less explaining.\n\nMaybe this would be a good time to return to your own education.  It would serve two purposes, 1) you would have similar experiences and knowledge to share with boyfriend, and 2) if that doesn't work, you will be more capable of being on your own, hopefully, with a degree and new friends, if it comes to that.
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I have heard from people who have been through them. They were pleasantly surprised, but unfortunately, most of the people who try it do not complete it. They try to go by your own time and although it might sound really good, if you did not have time to go to a normal college to begin with, you will not want to put much effort into these colleges either.\n\nIts like getting a GED, most companies do not really want to hire people who base their education on herzing colleges. Its like hiring someone with experience or with a certificate.
2587
I do not recommend you grow up.  I know many adults who are grown up and they suufer from stress, anxiety and the need o look forward to retirement.  Live Life and Enjoy!
528565
I felt the same way when i graduated high school and started my first semester in college. It's a very scary thing. Unfortunately, I let my anxieties and depression take over and i dropped out. now that I'm older i realize how much of a mistake that was. Whatever you do keep moving/living, things will always get better and you'll look back and be glad you didn't let your feelings at the time hold you back. You should never be embarrassed about who you are. It's you! People can love it or hate it, but as long as your living your life right and not hurting anyone, than Walk, and Walk tall. Be proud of who you are and what you've accomplished and look forward to the many more accomplishments ahead of you. As you go through life you'll meet different people and things will happen naturally. But if you let these feelings keep you stagnant you'll stay in the same place physically/emotionally and these opportunities won't arise.
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I came out of service at age 22, with just a GED, got into the University of Chicago on the GI Bill, took courses  summers and nights and three years later had a B.A. and six years after that I had two Master's and a Ph.D.  \n\nNo boasting here, but just to tell that the past is a poor index to the future, and you will get in and never look back.\n\nGo girl, and best to you.
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People who started working directly after high school have 4 (or more) years of experience on the new college graduate.  But they will progress more slowly and will reach a point, in most companies, where they can advance no more.  Many jobs aren't open to a person with only a high school degree.\n\nWith a college degree, you open more doors for yourself, but you have to still pursue them.  No one is going to hand you a job, a promotion, or a raise.  A degree is not a guarantee of being successful, but it's can help a hardworking (and a  little lucky) person succeed.
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Is there any family that you can live with in Co until you finish school? This is really rough on you. I would talk to your parents and see if there is someway you could stay to finish school there. Moving before your senior year is really hard on a young person. ( I say young cause I'm 51) Tell them how you feel, maybe something can be worked out so at least you can graduate from the school you have been going to. Good luck, I hope it works out for you.
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Gee,is this only for new grads?  Oh well,going to answer anyway. I graduated a long time ago. I've accomplished a lot in my lifetime,but am just going back to college now to finish my degree. I felt that something was lacking in my life,and this is it. I need my masters degree to feel complete.
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My senior year. I had the most fun because I joined a few clubs and was more active in chorus. I was in a trio that won first in state and a triple trio that won second in state. I also had lots of friends and fun. Unfortunately, I had a little too much fun and my grades fell so badly that I almost didn't graduate. I barely made it, but at the last exam, I gave it my all and passed. If I would have only done that throughout all of high school, I would have been an honor student, along with winning lots of scholarships and going on to college. But, alas, I didn't. Don't mean to bum you out, but it's true. I had more freedom as a senior, turning 18 in the middle of the year. I didn't handle 18 too well. I hope you do better than I did. Study hard. Get the best grades you can. Join a couple of clubs. Have fun. You'll only do this once, then it's gone. Learn from one who's been there, done that. Be careful. Be safe. <*)))><
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You still have a lot of time to figure things out.  I say go to college.  Dont feel bad I am 26 and feel that I have done nothing.  I have not gone to college yet and really want to but life is busy I dont have time.  Go to college before you are 26 wondering why you didnt go when you could have.
90995
Well, to be completely honest, that school is pretty much for people who didn't fit in at all in high school, and it shows.  A freind of mine with similar problems went, and she said it was like being around a whole group of people with no real social skills and she ended up leaving after a year.
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Is this the end of her senior year?\n\nCause if it is, too late.\n\nIf it isn't, it is an easy fix. When the NEW school year begins, she will have to go to her school counselor, sit him/her down and have an adult conversation over what she NEEDS and what THEY need to fix.\n\nSchools sometimes do that, and it IS fixable. Unless this is her graduating year. She should have said something MUCH sooner.
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If someone followed me into the bathroom I'd make a joke out of it, like, "Oh hi! Do you have to go too? What a coincidence!" Or ask them to pass you the toilet paper. \nMean, scary people--stay away. \nTwo-faced people--are at EVERY high school. Ask yourself, what makes them that way? It is their own insecurity and trying too hard to fit in with too many people. If you are confident in yourself and kind to everyone, then it doesn't matter what anyone says to you or about you. Maybe you have heard this a hundred times already. . .but it really is true. As you get older, everyone mellows out and guess what, gets nicer. Really. High school kids can be totally cruel and mean. But if you can rise above it you will be two steps ahead of them. \nI was so shy in high school. I was always kicking myself for the things people said to me and the things I WISH I had said to them (come backs). But now I realize that if I had been more sure of myself I would have definitely had more friends, and I wouldn't have been hurt by the silly things people said (and sometimes they didn't really mean any harm). \nHigh school is a fake world. Whoever is important there will probably never be important again. Whatever happens or is said will be totally forgotten after a year or so. \nMaybe you should try to find friends outside of school, like a mentor or youth group. \nAnd if you smile and say good morning to your teachers you'll find not all of them are so bad. I am sorry if you have bitter losers for teachers. Look at them as if you were their same age. Would you still see them in the same way? Or would you have some sympathy for them?\nTry to get the best education you can. If you have to join some class outside your high school, then so be it. \nWhen I remember being in high school I don't recall it being especially fun. The years immediately following--college and after that--were about a MILLION times better. I don't even think I had many friends in high school. I had one, but she drove me crazy. And then maybe 2 other girls that were younger than me. That was it!! But I did have a couple teachers who were totally cool. I will never forget them, and I'll never forget some of the things we studied, books we read, etc. \nI just kept going and things went totally uphill from then on out. Do not quit!
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congradulations honey...I told my kids when they graduated...you just finished the hardest thing in your life to do...high school...relax , the world gets better everyday for the H.S. grad...study hard in college, it means something...the first day of school  is the most important pay attention, your teacher will tell you everything you need to know to pass the class...WRITE IT DOWN...its not a dateing service...its school...be a nurse\ngood pay, job security, class...the boys will find you...pay attention to the teacher.and dont date him....lmao