Highschoologoly

As a senior, I can officially say that I am almost done with high school... The following is what I my self have experienced, and I hope that you can learn from it! (and if you're beyond high school, take a chance to reminiscence the days you were in it!)

Highschoologoly- the social study of human behavior and student aspects within high school

Freshman: 

As a freshman, you're still getting used to the school. You don't quite know where you are, what you're doing, or where your middle school buddies have gone. You try to avoid the "upper classmen" because you distinguishably separate yourself as a "freshman" by the way you act, the prevalence of immaturity in your elocution, the friends you hang around.... and generally your height (in most cases). Freshman year is unequivocally the easiest year you will have in terms of stress, workload and homework. However, that is from the perspective of a "upper classmen". Being a freshman yourself, you may think that Freshman year is fairly difficult as compared to Middle School, primarily because your rhetoric still encompasses things like  "And then we wents 2 go hang out. And then after that we chilled at the weerd park. And then...."  in about the vast majority of your English papers. In essence, freshman year is what I like to call "Middle School 2.0". It's Middle School on extensive amounts of social steroids. 

Tips:

- Focus on school (you'll realize the importance of your GPA when you find yourself applying to colleges)

- Ignore people that look down on  you

- Join as many clubs/extracurricular actives as possible; rank up through the years

- Be involved; try NOT be a "leader". You'll have that chance later on.

Sophomore:

As a sophomore, it's now your second year of school, and you're no longer the scum of high school. You now know where the bathrooms are, which lunch lines offer the most humane food, and generally a better grasp on Highschoologoly. However, sophomore year is probably the year where "upper classmen" label you as a DOUCHEBAG. Why is this so? Well, now that you have "under classmen" subordinate to you, and that you may have gained a few "upper classmen" friends along the way; you'r ego level augments at increments of a thousand ego points per day (EP/D). This often lends towards you unconsciously acting like a colossal mass of faggot-ness. I would not even like to discuss the effects "driving" and obtaining "license" has on your EP/D. Sophomore are the ones commonly found in their natural habit..... the middle of the hallway. This not only adds to your EP/D, but causes problems for every other student. In terms of school work, Sophomore year is pretty much the same thing as  Freshman year, just a tad harder. You may notice the sudden subsidence of pictures and colors in your textbook, and the increasing mass it gains. You're writing may improve to "And then we went socializing together. Soon after that, we hung out at the strange park. After that....". Basically, Sophomore year is what I call "Hunters and Gatherers". You try to hunt and gather as many "friends" as possible to increase your social status, regardless of their personality, and history. You turn a blind eye to "true friends" and people who actually love. The "ignorant jocks" and the "despondent nerds" and "band" is slowly abstracting into their own groups. You are learning the basics of Facebookology.

Tips:

- PARK IN YOUR OWN DAM AREA

- Continue focusing on school

- Girls; forget about boys... non of them know what true love is. They'll just end up breaking your heart.

- Boys; don't play around with a girl's heart... if you like her... respect her

- Don't congregate in the middle of the halls; its highly looked down upon

- Respect your elders

- Don't try to be cool and popular. Popularity is overrated.

- MAKE TRUE FRIENDS! Not the kind that you say you hang out with just so that you can say you hang out with them.....

Junior:

Congratulations, you are now a junior, considered an "upper classmen". You now have a tremendous grasp on Highschoology, and have pretty much categorized yourself into a specific "group". You care less about the "underclassmen" as long as they don't mess with you, and you're beginning to notice the abrupt surge of stress and homework (ex. homework, reviews, etc.) At the beginning of the school year, you try to focus on school and friends like you did in your Sophomore year, but the incessant idea of "SAT... PSAT..." haunts you daily (I highly advice you to take those early on; so that you have multiple chances at getting a better score). Junior year is deemed the hardest year in all of high school; and it truly is. But hard is defined more as the amounts of "other stuff" you need to do aside from school work. You're beginning to worry about college already, and any textbook with a hint of colors and highlighted vocabulary is a delight. Your EP/D begins to drop, and you start to notice who your actual friends are. Seniors somewhat respect you, and the signs of immaturity are beginning to fade. During the middle of the school year, you may notice a few  grey hairs growing here and there, but you could careless because you have two test and three quizzes the next day. Another name for Junior year is "Cram Info"; expect to get less sleep unless you plan to fail. Your writing now looks like "As we congregated together in convivial camaraderie, we discussed the perplexing nature of our acquaintances. Soon after, a nearby park seemed most ravishing as we settled for the night. The prospect of tomorrow....". To prevent further horror and trauma upon myself; I will conclude there.

Tips:

- Get started on your SAT/PSAT/ACT early

- Take the ACT; I think it's ALOT easier

- Try not to focus on college, just on your grades 

- Have a solid amount of community service/extra curricular activities

- If you're going to pull an all nighter; the best way for optimal results is to take mini naps in between!

- Be nice to your teachers and such (unless you want a Letter of Recommendation talking about how bad you are)

- Don't drink too much coffee, save your tolerance level for college

- Organize your time well

Senior:

You just don't give a shit anymore. Nuf said.

Tips:

- get laid

- get wasted

....... JUST KIDDING!!

- GET YOUR APPLICATIONS DONE EARLY!!! don't procrastinate, shits a killer

- Have fun! It's your last year.....