Highschool v2.0

[jackofallgeeks]

I'm sure others out there have felt it, at least at times, as I have. Not always mind you, but every now and again, College just feels like an expansion of Highschool. You, you don't live with your parents, and you're time is a bit more 'your own,' but the same dramas and frustrations go on around here. I wonder if TheRealWorld we all anticipate and dread is maybe just Highschool v3.0 sometimes....

Had a test in Discrete today, which is what really brought this idea to the fore once again. I was sitting there, finished with my stest about 30min into a 50min period. And, of course, what did I do? I sat there pretending to go over my work (even though I was sure of my work, and knew I wouldn't find any flaws that were there anyways). You never want to be the first person to hand in your test (except when I was in CSC-124, where it was rather a matter of pride, heh heh). It's just not kosher. So I sat there for 20min until the period ended to turn in my paper. Even then, even after I'd stood up and gone out the door, no one else moved. Rather an odd feeling, I suppose...

Additionally, Maul (pronounced like 'Raul' with an M) has divided into it's smaller components, Meg and Raul. Seems they broke up, but Raul hasn't gotten it quite through his skull yet, even though Meg has said point-blank that she wants nothing to do with him anymore. I feel kinda bad for the guy, cause he's the real simple type, you know? I'm not sure what split them, but it must've been pretty bad, cause it's not like Meg to be so harsh. Perhaps they just got too close to fast....

Well, I have nothing to do for the next 6 hours, since my presentation was yesterday... I suppose I'll go shave, now. i'm gonna need a haircut before long, too, I think... Until next time. ^_^

Comments

[oceans-of-jade.livejournal.com]

Hate to say it, but according to my mom (with whom I have discussed this many many times), TheRealWorld is just HighSchool v3.0. Alas, the drama never ends. We can only hope to wade through it and come out ontop. ^__^;;

[surichan.livejournal.com]

::laughs:: It appears my darling Beth beat me to the punch on this 'un!

I'd almost say college has potential to be worse than high school, in that precicely because there are no parents about to be dealt with, kids feel they're more free to run around doing crazy stuff that they probably shouldn't be doing. I know here in Salem, especially, many of my fellow students act exactly as people I went to high school used to act...it's pretty sickening.

As for Real Life...well...let's just hope that we are lucky enough to fall in with mature people in the "adult world" who might still have drama, yeah, but might not react to it in the same childish way high schoolers seem to.

[jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com]

Well, I suppose it makes sense if you imagine that the same people we went to Highschool with are in College and the same people in College will be in TheRealWorld. There will always be those people who 'get' you, there will always be those people you don't understand, and perhaps we will all always be exactly who we are. Somehow, I still hold to the belief that people don't really change. Perhaps we hjust get to know eachother, and ourselves, better. Maybe maturity is simple knowlege of people, including the one iside our own head.

I like this. I've been doing alot of honest thinking today. I want more.