School

[The Nyx Avatar]

How would you describe your experience in school? Whether it be earlier years, high school, or even college. Or all.

[Delibirb]

It was pretty good up until sophomore year. Moving in the middle of the year, halfway across the country, then moving again a year later (so still the middle of the school year) within the same city but still a new school made it pretty impossible for me to like anything about school at that point. I sat alone at lunch nearly every day at the school I graduated from because I knew next to no one and no one wanted to know me. I attribute my period of depression mostly to this.

 

EDIT: I feel I should add that, thankfully, I graduated early once I was free from the shackles of the impersonal American Education System and was able to work at my own pace in online classes. Finished a semester's worth of classes in about five weeks.

[Azure Wolf]

Generally had a decent school life up until my 4th year of high school, missed a fair bit but still enough to do decent. Go in to 5th year, and I was in the first day. Got a bit of tutoring while off but only for a couple of hours a week. Last year I managed to actually get qualifications (Customer Service (City & Guilds), Maths (GCSE), Essential Skills English and IT, I should also have a Retail qualification but it wasn't signed off correctly). Currently doing a Business course which would get me the equivalent to 3 A-levels, and hopefully at least 96 UCAS points (equivalent to three C's) at the end of next year.

[Yui]

From elementary up until the later half of freshman year, my school experience was a very meh one. From that point to the end of my sophomore year though, things were great, owing to me liking the school. I had good friends, was doing fairly well in school (I failed Spanish though), and it was just a good time. And then my family - in their ultimate and unfathomable genius - decided it was a good idea to move. To Florida. Because that's where my deadbeat dad as well as my sister's lived and surely they'd be helpful. They weren't. Over the course of my stay in Florida, my school experience went from mediocre to "funk this, I quit". I dropped out near the end of junior year and do kinda regret it, but honestly with the way student loans and all that sheet works, I'm kinda glad I stopped and didn't waltz face-first into the trap that is "here we'll let you pay us to get a fancy sheet of paper so that we can gouge your bank account for the rest of your life".

[Fusion X. Denver]

Elementary (Pk-6th): School was the sheet. Had good friends, liked my teachers, mostly everyone got along, life was grand.

Middle (7-8th): School was sheet. I came to the crushing realization that I was, in fact, funking weird. I'd been hanging out with the same kids every year until 7th grade and I realized I didn't know how to make friends. Managed to make a couple friends and hightailed it out of there.

High (9-12): School was fine. I made lifelong friends there and sailed along okay as an average Joe in honors classes. Little shy/quiet, but by no means an outcast. Senior year was the most fun since I learned to come out of my shell a bit. Also spent my junior year writing Trio of DEF, so that was an interesting passion project.

College: School was pretty great. Made another batch of lifelong friends and learned a lot about myself. Full of extreme highs and lows throughout the four years. I wish I went out to parties/bars a little more, but overall was happy with my time here and I really do miss it. 

 

Overall, can't complain! School was fun and parts of me miss it. But thank god I don't have homework anymore, hated that sheet.

[Simping For Hina]

I am transferring to another school at the moment and they want transcripts from all of my other colleges. It is a work out, man. I have to call up and request 3 transcripts for one school.

[Flash Flyer - Sakura]

Elementary (K through 6): First half was fine, bar some minor flare ups. Latter half (well, last two years) got messed up because teachers were apparent SJWs and got offended by certain remarks that aren't even offensive to begin with. There's a bunch of other stuff too, but I won't mention them. 

 

There were some good teachers, but last two had those particular issues. (btw, they were female, so...)

 

Intermediate (7 - 8): More/less was a good time; a lot of the classes I enjoyed taking. I didn't go to my school dances though, but probably wouldn't have done me much. 

 

High School (9 - 12): Freshman and sophomore year both had issues with teachers (well, probably personality stuff and whatnot). I remember having to switch classes at this point because the instructor/I had issues (well, the math ones for geometry and trig/analytical). I liked the calc 2 one (and took the same teacher for high school calc). Keep in mind that we only had to take algebra 2 at min to graduate for math; I did beyond that. 

 

Junior year had first introduction to digital media / animation; basically video stuff. Also my first encounter with exchange student (well, guy was from Torino, Italy iirc; forgot his name); was in a lot of my classes for the whole year. Also started taking Spanish for mandatory language requirement (I ended up taking the whole 2 year course in upperclassman years, but I sort of forgot part of it at this point).

 

Senior year was generally fine, bar some stuff concerning the teacher I had for graphic design. Some of the stuff came easy because I learned it over here from Night and other Showcase vets (well, rendering and I guess some GFX design), but rest was somewhat of a pain. Graduated at the top of my classmates (well, least those I actually had to sit with during lessons), and ended up being nominated for most independent. 

 

College (2012 - now): It's a mixed bag.

 

Had to repeat math courses a few times (well, my curriculum requires 2 years of collegiate calculus, plus some others) and definitely some of my engineering stuff. Rest of the courses were generally okay (some were good at their job; others were okay but not great and others just bad). Can't say that I have a lot of options left in terms of courses that'll keep me at full-time status. Also advisor isn't of much help in terms of course stuff lately (though he did warn me about certain ones being hard). 

 

Still in college because engineering takes longer than 4 years (usually) due to time constraints (conflicting timeslots or at times when it is not convenient), repeating courses (either lack of knowledge of the subject, professor is a literal hardass or courses don't transfer over). Regarding the latter, I would've liked to have taken my core classes at a community college, THEN take engineering stuff at the flagship campus (where I am now), but got told that some courses will not transfer over, even within the UH system. (Even my TAs mentioned this fact as a flaw with the system.)

 

At least my writing intensive requirements are done, and most of the cores done. Now the actual stuff related to my major and I'll be done. 

 

(Then again, I'm technically going to be a lab leader next semester for ethnic studies courses, so let's see how that goes.)

[The Nyx Avatar]

Until Middle School, the years were a mix. First half, I wasn't the best grades-wise, and one of my teachers even thought I needed special education; but I took a test or was evaluated and concluded I didn't. Funny thing is the following year, I did really well. And then did a mix of good and average on my 5th and 6th year. I had a decent amount of friends all these years.

 

Middle School, had a mix of average and good for grades. As for friends, I had some, but sometimes felt like I didn't; felt detached, left out, or just like a third wheel.

 

High School: This year I was proud to say I had friends. Friends I had in classes, friends I'd sit in lunch, friends I'd see after school, ect. But this is when I had the most work to do in school.

 

College: It's a mix; depends on what class you get, what teacher you get, and how they conduct. For example, I loved my Fall Semester from 2016. And despite my Thursday class technically being my least favorite due to the tests, he was still a nice and occasionally funny teacher. Even understanding of other people's problems. This Semester that just passed however, I believe is my least favorite thus far. Unlike some of my previous classes, all of these classes had homework, and I particularly hated my Tuesday/Thursday class and teacher. And I had more friends in my previous Semesters.

But I'm optimistic about this upcoming Fall Semester.

[PowerlinX]

For grade school I didn't have a whole lot of friends and i was really shy and that led to me getting bullied somewhat. I was really good at school and really excited about it but i was made to feel awkward being one of the only ones to participate with the teacher, so i eventually cared less and less. In grade 6 I changed schools and that kinda messed me up a bit. A lot of my time after school back then was spent on here (god, almost 10 years ago) and shitty flash games. Overall grade school was pretty nice but I always felt left out.

 

Middle school was generally awful but i made some good friends that i still know today, though i was still super awkward and shy

 

High school was also pretty bad due to general depression/anxiety, but i also had a lot of good times so overall not a terrible experience. I wish I participated more and forced myself to become involved.

 

College is a lot different, i've enjoyed most of my classes although i haven't always put in the work i should. I funked up in signing up for classes at my community college, I have some credits that I don't need and missing some that I need, so it'll take me another year before I can transfer to a university. I wish I had worked hard enough in high school to go to a college out of state, though, for that dank """college experience"""""

[Simping For Hina]

I have applied to 8 different Grad School programs and now just wait to hear back.

So, let me tell you the story of my college life. I was dual enrolled at Syracuse University for two years during High School, where I went to complete my AA in English Literature. I was also taking classes at a local community college along side this. I transferred before my final credits were completed and needed to finish out the rest at a state school. I went to Valencia and University of Central Florida during this time. I finished out my AA over the course of anther year, while I was working on my BA in English Education. I finally finished my AA degree and became a full time at the University of Central Florida a year ago. I have one more year, 2 more semesters to finish out my BA degree here. Which, I have already spent my time on taking the GRE and applying to grad school. I finished the applications just recently. In the past 4 years, I have been a student at four different schools. This only hit just now as I had to get my transcripts from all of my other colleges to apply to school.

College is fun, though!

[Night]

Senior year was generally fine, bar some stuff concerning the teacher I had for graphic design. Some of the stuff came easy because I learned it over here from Night and other Showcase vets 

 

Interested in hearing what problems you had with the teacher. I also ended up taking a graphic design class during my senior year not out of desire but because it just so happened that I was assigned it as my elective. I immediately despised it, which I knew I would, due to the coursework being comprised of horridly boring sheet that never veered off of the absolute basics. 

 

About a week into the class the teacher could see that I was way above that sheet and after showing him my portfolio at the time he agreed to just let me work on my own sheet during class hours. That worked out fine until other kids in the class began to take notice that not only was I not doing the sheet they were doing but I was also using entirely different programs. (like I said this sheet was impressively basic consisting almost entirely of PS, whereas at the time I was trying to learn illy) 

 

But yeah, they first stated complaining that I was doing other sheet, half-joking but still enough to warrant the teacher explaining why. Then the teacher told the class that if they had any questions to ask me if he was busy which was literally always because PS is funking annoying and unless you really want to do graphic design there's a high chance you're not going to remember funk all from each lesson. 

 

I ended up dropping the class because people are remarkably stupid and when I wasn't being pestered I was doing sheet that I would do at home regardless so it just took up a slot in my schedule and wasn't worthwhile. Would have been the easiest 100 of my life, but that's not worth dealing with morons every day. 

[Just Crouton]

Community college was fun, barring the last semester where 1 of my classes was an hour away.

 

Hated uni. Had to drive 45-60 mins to get there, another 10 min finding a parking space, another 15-20 minutes walking across campus to get to class.

 

So glad to be done with school.

[Dad]

Community college was fun, barring the last semester where 1 of my classes was an hour away.

 

Hated uni. Had to drive 45-60 mins to get there, another 10 min finding a parking space, another 15-20 minutes walking across campus to get to class.

 

So glad to be done with school.

 

What did you major in?

 

I'm still in uni for Civil Engineering.  Turns out--prolly down here specifically, and thanks to a few hookups for internships--I can start around 65k+ a year with just a bachelor's degree.

 

But I like my schooling so far.  Bus ride is a pain, but I'll have my ride soon.  Plus, I'm keeping word to my grandma bout this education, bro.  Gotta get it.  I'm actually as nervous and anxious as I am excited.  It's a good, if complicated feeling.

[Captain Murphy ☆]

I moved around a lot during Elementary and Middle School. Got terrible grades through both. High School i consistently went to the same school. Looking back, HS really was just a bunch of useless "knowledge" to me. I found more about myself as a person, but if you didn't get a diploma nobody cares lol. It was full of regrets and poor decisions social wise, but that's about it. I don't recall being taught any valuable lessons.

 

I was a somewhat terrible student though. Got into fights, never did any homework, barely did classwork, failed the easiest classes due to lack of effort, always late, etc. Ended up dropping out when it was brought to my attention that i was a senior with the credits of a 3rd Trimester Freshman (or something like that).

[Just Crouton]

What did you major in?

 

Graphic design at community. Was fun because computers, though I hated the advanced classes because they made me turn in a folder with thought process, detailed notes, sketches, etc.

 

Art history at uni. Kind of fun because they had a class on comic books, and I wrote a 10-page paper on Batman and got an A, and Celtic art ended up being really awesome for the mysticism and wrote a paper on the origins of Arthurian lore.

 

Renaissance bored me to hell though.

[Enguin Enguin Enguin Enguin]

Primary school was niceu because we were in an old school building ft. prefabs, and our lunch times were incredible and we had a huge schoolyard on which every class had a football pitch. Like funk. It was actually great, I remember a few times on sunny days we all got ice-cream and our second break went from 12:30 to the end of the day.

 

Sadly this could not lost and thanks to Irish degeneracy a new school was built on a plot beside the church that had been a graveyard prior, and the parish priest, who we'll call Father Cunthead, gained a far greater influence over the running of the school as a result.

 

Not only was the yard literally less than 1/10th of the size of the previous, there was a huge grassy area that would have made this irrelevant but we weren't allowed to use it ever because there were stones in it somewhere apparently. Sitting on the grass was as serious an offence as dropkicking a fellow student. It's only in retrospect that I realise our principal, who we'll call Mr Sadface, was actually really laid back when I started, overall, but after the move and for a short time in the build-up to it he became much more strict and far less approachable and I'm not entirely sure why but the only change I'm aware of in that time is the presence of Father Cunthead so I'm blaming him.

 

Secondary school was a continuation of the downward spiral. You'd never guess it given how beloved I am here but I'm actually not a very likable person so even the friends I had I'm fairly sure were tolerating my presence rather than enjoying it but funk it it's over now. I didn't dislike it much, it was just such a boring place. You'd expect that of a school, but funk. I don't know.

 

The main problem for me in both primary and secondary is that it was way too easy. I just coasted through, did about 5 hours study in total over those 13 years and that's no exaggeration, simply being present in classes I'd get enough information and I figured out very quickly that padding exam answers with bullshit was a totally valid strategy in any subject that wasn't maths (tangentially, funk you project maths you are cancer and the only subject that caused me any actual stress go die in a fire I have already forgotten 95% of you and I hope never to remember it).

 

University was xd, I did funking nothing and that doesn't work in an environment where you have to actually do the majority yourself. Didn't help that I chose an utter shithouse course I did not like at all but it was still a shambolic year. Dropped out after first year and right now I'm applying for some different stuff but honestly the cost is just ridiculous and I'm not sure I'll even do it.

 

If there's spelling errors or story threads not tied to your satisfaction, funk you I did this all on my phone, and feel free to ask if you're that much of an :enduser:.

[Flash Flyer - Sakura]

Interested in hearing what problems you had with the teacher. I also ended up taking a graphic design class during my senior year not out of desire but because it just so happened that I was assigned it as my elective. I immediately despised it, which I knew I would, due to the coursework being comprised of horridly boring sheet that never veered off of the absolute basics. 

 

About a week into the class the teacher could see that I was way above that sheet and after showing him my portfolio at the time he agreed to just let me work on my own sheet during class hours. That worked out fine until other kids in the class began to take notice that not only was I not doing the sheet they were doing but I was also using entirely different programs. (like I said this sheet was impressively basic consisting almost entirely of PS, whereas at the time I was trying to learn illy) 

 

But yeah, they first stated complaining that I was doing other sheet, half-joking but still enough to warrant the teacher explaining why. Then the teacher told the class that if they had any questions to ask me if he was busy which was literally always because PS is funking annoying and unless you really want to do graphic design there's a high chance you're not going to remember funk all from each lesson. 

 

I ended up dropping the class because people are remarkably stupid and when I wasn't being pestered I was doing sheet that I would do at home regardless so it just took up a slot in my schedule and wasn't worthwhile. Would have been the easiest 100 of my life, but that's not worth dealing with morons every day. 

 

Most likely his attitude at times and overall pickiness about how certain things were done. Sometimes I would ask for help, but he was either too busy helping other students who requested it AFTER me, or in the backroom talking to his assistants about whatever. 

 

A lot of the stuff I needed help with was probably T-shirt design (well, at least working it onto Illustrator and then printing it in the back; don't know if I still have the shirt itself, but I have the design saved somewhere) and I guess doing posters for PSA contests. Former instance had him criticizing that I didn't make the outline thick enough so it wouldn't tear when pressed on the shirt (see above for me trying to get that fixed). Vectoring was a partial pain (I can technically do it relatively well now if those recent drawings I posted say anything, but at the time, wasn't that easy,)

 

I had him for junior year doing [Flash] animation stuff; wasn't as bad back then, but I don't know what happened in senior year. As a result of this, I decided not to take him for Graphic Design 2 and did something else (well, do the entire 4 course thing for Spanish with a teacher I liked). 

 

tl;dr, guy was a hardball that semester and gloated over certain students being top in the class. (I think this was around the time I stopped making stuff in Showcase) I took this because I was in the Arts/Communication Core for high school [which was essentially videos/graphic design, etc]. 

['tyleR]

7-12 grade sucked because I was technically homeschooled & also went to a Christian cottage school but only identified well with one other dude in the school who not only liked hip-hop but also had basic intellect and had dope boy tendencies.  Unfortunately despite scoring high on anything not requiring useless knowledge of geography, literature, and chemistry we both got put on the suspected drug dealers list.  He was a grade ahead of me, so he was put on watch at Senior year & I at Junior year.  Mind you this was entirely false and neither of us sold drugs at the time, the school was incredibly aggressive in it's drug defense tactics.

 

So basically Junior-Senior year was awful & I learned formal education wasn't for me.

 

I graduated but had not been granted any scholarships and despised the idea of being nearly 50,000 in debt.  So I sold/abused drugs for 3 years, got acquainted with gang life, got clean, realized not accumulating major debt at school was a great choice, and got myself a great job in a factory for a certain motor company netting near 65,000 year.  Right near 75,000 if I count the few days every couple of weeks I pick up at the pizza joint near my house for spending/vacation money, and the occasional cash I get for flipping LSD every once in awhile.

 

School isn't pointless, BUT I do believe is weighted against many members of society in a variety of ways.  College can be cruel as far as accumulating debt goes.  I guess school just wasn't for me.

[Delibirb]

7-12 grade sucked because I was technically homeschooled & also went to a Christian cottage school but only identified well with one other dude in the school who not only liked hip-hop but also had basic intellect and had dope boy tendencies.  Unfortunately despite scoring high on anything not requiring useless knowledge of geography, literature, and chemistry we both got put on the suspected drug dealers list.  He was a grade ahead of me, so he was put on watch at Senior year & I at Junior year.  Mind you this was entirely false and neither of us sold drugs at the time, the school was incredibly aggressive in it's drug defense tactics.

 

So basically Junior-Senior year was awful & I learned formal education wasn't for me.

 

I graduated but had not been granted any scholarships and despised the idea of being nearly 50,000 in debt.  So I sold/abused drugs for 3 years, got acquainted with gang life, got clean, realized not accumulating major debt at school was a great choice, and got myself a great job in a factory for a certain motor company netting near 65,000 year.  Right near 75,000 if I count the few days every couple of weeks I pick up at the pizza joint near my house for spending/vacation money, and the occasional cash I get for flipping LSD every once in awhile.

 

School isn't pointless, BUT I do believe is weighted against many members of society in a variety of ways.  College can be cruel as far as accumulating debt goes.  I guess school just wasn't for me.

That was frankly inspiring.

[Kaiji]

I did well at school with little effort, but this made me develop underachieving mentality which is super ass.

Even tho I could handle writing essay at last minute, procrastination terrible when I could do more like revive the dinosaurs