How do you survive high school?

Answer 1

Melodrama is part of being a teenager - you feel like school is something that is going to kill you, and everything is either wonderful or horrible. As you mature, you will learn that most things are neither one, but simply experiences that you can use to learn things or to enjoy. High school can be "survived" better if you have a good attitude, so try not to spend a lot of time complaining and worrying. Instead, find something positive about whatever situation you are facing; instead of worrying what might go wrong, plan for how you will solve the problem if it does come up. Here are some other tips for high school: * Socialize and make friends, but don't let your social life get in the way of your studies - you will have plenty of time to talk and be with your friends after school is out, but you will only have one chance (hopefully) to learn the information in your class * Develop a hobby or extracurricular activity - again, don't let this overwhelm your schoolwork - people who have a hobby are more healthy mentally, and hobbies are fun ways to socialize * Don't spend a lot of time worrying about what "everyone else" thinks - most of the time, your ideas are wrong (unless you really can read minds), and even if you are right it does not matter what anyone else except yourself thinks about you. Teenagers feel like everyone is looking at them, thinking about them, and talking about them - as you mature, you'll see that everyone is really thinking about themselves! * Listen to your conscience - throughout your life, you will be exposed to temptations, and high school has some big ones - sex, drugs, cheating - you know what is right and what is wrong, and you will be much happier if you do the right thing. It is harder to think about the long-term when you are a teenager, so you should plan ahead and think of ways that you can say "no" to temptation when it comes your way