I was raised in a rich town with rich people and everything was perfect.  And I always wanted something else so I screw it all up.  I partied during HS.  All I cared about what love.\n\nNow im in community college, struggling for C's.  I haven't partied sense I graduated Highschool.  Live with my boyfriend I met right when school started.\n\nI see where everyone else is.  \n\nHave I ruined my life?
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The good thing about life is that as long as you're living, there's time to start over.  It sounds like you're doing that.  Be patient, persevere, and go after your goals no matter what it takes.  Good luck.
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I dropped out of school when I was 16 years old and was still in the 9th Grade in HS. When I was 19 someone talked me into getting a GED so that I could get a good job. I did and without having to take any preparation classes first. I was pretty happy about that. However, the guy that talked me into getting my GED couldn't get me the job that he promised. I was really upset and felt like that I got my GED for nothing. Some years later I decided to give community college a try and maybe get an associates degree to even get me a better job. One thing lead to another and I found that I liked college much more than high school. I have a degree in Economics and will have my MBA by December of this year. Looking back, I am really happy that guy talked me into getting my GED. It is never too late to get started living life because you never know what you can find out about yourself. "Success is not a destination, its a journey" \n\nJust a thought, \nI'm Joe
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I wasn't popular in High School. They called me all kinds of names. But they can't but notice that I ended up better off then they did, Mush Allah. I got out of High School, went to College, and had a Gorgeous Kuwaiti Guy fall in love with me (better looking then any guy I went to school with). I have women making fun of me in Kuwait too, because they are jealous of my marriage too. Calling me retarded, even though I finished College and she didn't even finish High School. After what I went though in High School, I just laughed. We have been married for over 12 years now. He is wonderful, caring, good father and more. Mush Allah, our daughter is Beautiful. I love his family as my own, and he feels the same about mine. I wouldn't trade my life for anyone I went to school with.\n\nYou have more going for you then those girls do. She will realize how dumb she is acting after she gets out of High School. Having 2 perspective of life is better then one, just ask my husband.\n\nI know it doesn't seem like it now, but High School and below are temporary and life doesn't really began until after.\n\nOh, you asked what to do about her. Well it is hard, but just ignore her. Talking to her just makes it worse. Learn from her though, see how not to act.
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PLease whatever you do DO NOT DROP OUT OF SCHOOL!!!! From a woman who is struggling herself, i envy you that you are in high school and still have a chance to make it. I understand that thngs are tough right now, but it will pay off. You have to sacrifice a few things to make it in this world. Dropping out of school is not an option and you will regret it for the rest of your life. You will not get these years back. I was sitting on the bus and watched the high school kids going to school and i almost wanted to cry. I cannot go back in time and fix what I did. If i knew then what I know now, I would have been in the front of the class, front and center, on time and did extra work on my projects. Then maybe i could have gone to Princeton or something. if you do this, you will be having to play catch up all of your life. Your situation is just hard now, NOW. it will not be the same tomorrow. Would you really want to ruin your life because of a small obstacle now. Please think about this. I had to do some regrettable things in my life and dropping out was one of them. I played catch up and i am 23 and still struggling while i have a friend who is 25 and is already working on his Masters degree at LIU. I envy him so much and it makes me look at my life. I have an Associates degree and am planning on "trying" to get my Bachelors one day, hopefully soon, but all of the struggles i had to overcome are unimaginable. The shame hurts more. So please, while you are still young and have a chance to be somebody, stay in school and do your best with what you have. If not for your family, for ME or anyone, but do it for yourself. I would hope that you do become successful and live a life free of worries. Make the right decision and stay in school.
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I had way more freedom at university because I lived independently and could come and go as I please.  From an academic perspective, I was only responsible to myself at university, so if I skipped class or didn't hand in assigments, my parents never knew!  I loved being responsible for myself.\n\nMy grades were better in high school because I felt pressure to get good marks and get into university.  At university, I had already achieved my goals and let my marks slide in order to have more fun!\n\nMy social life was pretty wild in university- I was out on the town at nightclubs most nights!  I drank and partied all the time, with totally random people, and ended up in some pretty weird situations.  In high school I didn't drink until the 12th grade and always partied with my group of friends, so it was less crazy and less frequent!\n\nI think I will be friends with my high school friends forever, but it was easy to lose touch with my university friends because we were all from different places and all moved away at the end.  With my high school friends, we all have hometown connections.\n\nBut overall, I definitely prefer university (which is why I'm going back for a Masters!)
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alright, your going to have to trust me that i am telling you the truth. i have been down that road as well. i actually didnt have to willpower that you do, i almost did end my life because i couldnt take all the pressure coming from every different angle. the only thing that helped pull me back up was takin a week off from college, goin home and being around family and friends, more so friends than anything since they can make you laugh. if you get to the point where it doesnt seem like there is anything to live for, contact me, i will change you mind. i have helped many people after i went through it.
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I offically dropped out when I only needed 7 more credits to graduate.  I was immature and just plain afraid to grow up and have to be responsible for myself.\nThis was in the late '60s and I had also gotten involved in the whole "hippie" culture and just wanted to hang.  \nBasically I spent a couple of years doing that and that started to scare me too,  I believed it was time to get straight or it might be too late.  \nI was substitute teaching just enough to pay rent during that time.\nSo, I went back to school and got my bachelor's degree.\nFrom them on I've been a pretty straight arrow, although liberal, member of the middle class.\nSo, fear ruled many fo my early adult decisions.\nMe, I love dogs and am a loyal friend.  I am a retired social worker.
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i know EXACTLY what your talking about. for every year i was in middle school and jr high (like 4 years) i lived in a different town and once 2 towns in like 1 school year. my dad got married and kept seperating and getting back together with my step mom and every time he did we moved. it was so hard, but the one thing i gained from it was i learned that now i cand handle any change like that that comes my way because i have already gotten through it. i just moved again to go to college this year, and it was easier because i have learned how to put myself out there and meet new people. plus i have all these experiences with different people and places that other people my age dont have. if it makes you feel any better i shed my share of tears too, and im not a cryer. it is normal to feel that way. good luck. email me if you need anything.
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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.
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I loved going to college.  It was truly the best time of my life and would love to do it again one day to get another degree.  School can be a lot of fun if you make it that way.  In high school, I really wish I would have applied myself more.  Yeah, school is hard but it is worth it when you get older.  If there was a way that adults could take high school over again, I would sign up in a minute.  I would take all the classes that would better prepare me for things and apply myself more.
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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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I dropped out this year. My senior year of highschool. And yeah, i am already starting to regret it. It's really hard finding a job, or even getting someone to even look at your applications. But we all learn from our mistakes. and what ever does not kill us will make us stronger. So i feel that there's a reason i dropped out. And things will get better i'm sure. I just have to work more at setting and achieving goals. but i can still do whatever i want, and be what ever i want. as long as i choose to do so. Education is key, as i'm beginning to find out. So i hope you don't make the same mistakes i did. Take care and God bless. JJJ
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Self-esteem problems have hurt my academical life definitely in my eighth grade year. I moved in my eighth grade year, and my self-esteem plummeted because I had no friends for a long time.I always feared I'd say the wrong thing or that people would make a mockery of me if I tried to participate in class discussions. I couldn't concentrate on studies because I was too busy trying to make myself, not my grade, perfect. After eighth grade I moved again. Miraculously I made a couple of friends within the first week or so of school, and I felt like I belonged more. I was happier, and my grades went up up up! I got mostly As, and probably only a couple Bs each year. Hope my experience can help your answer. Now looking back that second move was the best thing that happened to me.
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i was in a bad stage of life. only 14 and i was doing drugs, drinking, cutting, trying suicide, and hating life. my mom vocally abused me and my dad ignored me. my aunt had just died and my best friend hated me. boys were treating me oh so wrong. and i was getting bad grades.\n\none night i was crying and praying god to send me down an angel. i was begging. i fell asleep doing that. about a week later, this guy came into my life and i have not done any of that bad stuff since then. i get really good grades. my mom is still crazy but its getting better. and my dad and i have a father-daughter relationship.\n\ni know how to stay away from the guys who treat me bad too.\n\nand i have a bunch of great friends now.\n\ni love my life and i don't want to die yet. there is so much more beauty to see in life.
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I have actually been through something very similar to this situation in my High School Days, where I was accused of doing things that I was would never ever do.  It turned most of my friends against me (or people I thought to be my friends).  It also caused a downturn in the relationship with  the girl that I loved, and it made our relationship very rocky at the time.  Her friends were so hell bent on breaking us up on all accounts and after about 3 years of trying they finally suceeded.  Things like this had made me learn a few things....  \n\nIf you have become an outcast in your group, then screw them.  They obviously do not know the real you and that is now their own problem.  Let them get a new friend to replace you.  Eventually if you didn't do anything wrong, people will come around and realize who was really right and who was really wrong.  And after a certain point, it won't matter anymore.  When you are done with the high school years, you will most likely only have 2 or 3 true friends and if they can't stick by your side now, they surely won't be there when you graduate.   The thing is is just to be yourself.  You can be nice, but be firm and don't give in to the first person just because your desperate to get back in the group.  Its not worth the time nor the effort....\n\n~Chris~
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Do some scholarship searching and get into college.  You'll find that its really a deja vu of high school, except without curfew and parental monitoring.  Its really cool and you will probably be happy there if you miss being a schoolkid.  College kids are just overgrown schoolkids.  As for what to major in, I can't tell you that - you'll have to figure out for yourself what you like to do and find the point where what you like intersects what you are GOOD at.    That will ensure that you can actually pass the courses in your major and get a good paying job after college.  (I changed majors a couple of times in college, trying to find the right thing for me.  So did a lot of people I know.  It seems to have turned out okay for everyone, so go ahead and experiment.)  Talk to a counselor to help with the depression if you can find one.  And keeping in touch with your high school friends will probably help you feel better as well.
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This happened to me when I was in high school too.  I ended up following them around and trying so hard to be included, now looking back I just wish that I would have played it more cool.  Find some other firends to hang around with until things settle down with your 2 BF's.  That shows them that you are your own person and you aren't desperate!  When they seem to go out of your way to not include you act like you had better things to do anyways and the make some plans dont sit around... Oh and what ever you do DONT be b!tchy to them..that makes you the bad one.  Just be nice and courteaous and go about your business eventually they will go back to the way things were.