Cool High School Opportunities

[hunterkiller]

So true. Straight A science student. Top 5% of my grade. Studied daily. Sometimes even study until 5am. Was in varsity team sports. No socializing. No parties. I end up in the same place where a student whom was expelled, potheads, and a few who screwed around in class. 🙃

[aflickerofmischief]

This is one of my biggest fears.

Background: I’m a freshman this year. Already, I’ve packed myself with 2 AP classes, as many honors classes as possible, and so many time consuming activities like:
- Marching Band (10-20 hours a week during the season)
- Honors Orchestra (lots of time practicing)
- Theater
- Soon starting volunteering to letter in service hours

Because I’m terrified of not having enough, I’m get panicky if my grades are below an A, and even worse if below a B. Marching band has made it so I’m rarely home the last few months. When I am home, I need to practice my violin or do endless homework.

The point of this is I’m tired. Burnout during freshmen year of highschool is something that can seriously throw off future education, and for some reason, I’m still rolling myself down that path.

Reminder that we’re still kids, feel like it or not. The future is approaching, yes, but the present still needs to have a good base to build upon. Don’t destroy yourself now.

So instead, have some fun! Make a new friend, go to that party. This is your life, enjoy it while you can. :)

[theaslam]

rly does sting that i found this channel right after all my exceptional chances have ended

[amuricuh]

For all the chess lovers out there, Supernationals only happens every 4 years. Missed out on it during my highschool year but it I'd highly recommend going if you're up for it. It's where highschoolers, middleschools and elementary kids play together in one big place so you could possibly see a kid prodigy upset a highschool completely

[ohapqity]

I’m currently in my senior year of high school and damn did I miss out on a ton of stuff and volunteer opportunities, so I’m really jam-packing a lot of activities this year. Though it’s hard enough when I’m pretty late into the college preparation (and I’m planning to go into an art college, so portfolios suck) and I’m taking 3 AP classes, so that’s hard on me as well. Hopefully I’ll make it through and for anyone starting high school, just make sure to get yourself involved as much as possible in school and in extracurricular activities. Colleges wanna see you be an active person in both their college and in your community!

[hellosouuu]

I’m so nervous right now. I feel like a failure compared to some people in my class, they don’t want to go to ivy keagues and have no ambitions whatsoever and nothing figured out (which is nothing bad at all) but for me, I’m extremely ambitious and I want my life to be goal-oriented, beyond just education but In all aspects, they receive honors and top school rewards with 50% of the effort that I put in. School is starting next month and I’m scared what if the same things happen again? I panic and become demotivated and procrastinate, I need to start pushing myself for discipline. I feel like an imposter when I think I have a lot of potential, talent, and capability- or so I thought. What if all these years I was just trying to convince myself. I’m scared because I’ve never actually had to push myself farther then limit. I got burnout the beginning of this year and thought everything was gonna be over but I still managed to get All A+‘s for 2 quarters and the other 2 - a mix of A’s, A+’s, but I screwed up for a B- in algebra because of how emotionally drained I became because of the lack of authority recognition I was receiving compared to some peers, it hurt and I regretted it. I have to start planning ahead, it’s gonna be harder for me though because my school doesn’t offer extracurricular besides student council, so I’ll have to take activities outside of school often which is hard to afford especially since I already attend a private school. More anxiety is racking up for me because I’m going to move to another state after next year (I’ll be in junior year then), the environment is going to be completely hard to adjust to. I don’t wanna lose myself in this process, but I have to keep pushing. I’ve got this. Inshallah

[acommentor]

It’s my freshman year this year so thank you for telling me about this and I will keep a schedule of things that I want to do in high school

[valeriejean]

I was in the band for 10 years, and every art class available. Looking back my favorite memories are of these activities.
This is great advice. 👍

[lindsaymonteer]

What sucks is when they have opportunities but they make it impossible for you to find out.

[SpaceWithSam]

Thanks for making vids about education every single day!

[hazelene_]

Im in 8th grade and I'm not pressured in my studies a lot by my parents. Whenever I ask them which subject should I choose, they always say something that I'm really good at and I love to do. I'm not that nervous for high school now, because I just got into 8th grade 😅

[teotheodore]

Yeah I feel that. There was a club my freshman year of high school called Emerging Leaders. Real easy way to get volunteer hours and just help people out. I didn’t hear about it and no one decided to tip me off so I learned about it right after you couldn’t join anymore.

[lavvey_kuxx_porsche]

This happened to me, missing out some stuff. Straight A+ student, top 5 of my grade, study all day, no friends, no parties, no socializing. And when it's like a few years later at my highschool time, I FIGURED OUT: I HAVE MISSED SOME HIGH SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES, don't worry, it's just been 4th year.

[westonhere]

For anyone looking for the link to the list while scrolling: press the 3 dots in the top right and select description, the link is there which will lead you to his website and has an option for activities he wish he knew about sooner (you will need to submit your email for the newsletter to receive the list)

[kazJUICE]

i’m going into highschool next year (hopefully SE, i’ve already applied!) these videos are lifesavers

[AhmetKaan]

*3 Quotes to Live By:*

🔥 *1) "Don't compare yourself to someone else, compare yourself to your yesterday's self."*

🔥 *2) “You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending”*

🔥 *3) "Once you decide your lifes purpose, you will only have to pack one thing: "Your Heart."*

[rupinderkhakh]

thanks for these videos man your helping us every day

[vernevi]

This helped so much thank you! Also where can I find the link for the list? There was a link in the description but it wasn’t the list?

[peeper]

As a UK student I don’t know when high school begins or ends but I want it to be over.

[iiCounted-opjx]

me who is doing online school and missing out on the most important years of my life: