People always say "High school will be the best four years of your life", well I beg to differ. High school wasn't necessarily bad, but it wasn't the best years I have had. My high school was pretty small, and in my opinion, lacked diversity and opportunity. Therefore, I don't feel like I got as much out of high school as I could have. I'm from a small town, so not much happens there. It doesn't seem like anyone ever leaves there either, it's almost like you're not there and you die there. That's how I assume most of my classmates will be, they'll always be in the same place.
I wasn't really bullied in high school, I just didn't enjoy it. I didn't enjoy my classes, my peers, and all of the restrictions that were given. Even though we were supposed to act like grown ups and be mature. We were supposed to act like grown ups, but had to ask for (and often get denied) bathroom privileges.
High school was a weird time, everyone was changing. Everyone was really getting into groups and finding where they thought they fit, which often times was annoying. There were certain groups a bit more obnoxious than others, but I couldn't really stand any of them. I'm now a sophomore in college and have just realized how most of my high school friends were, and still are, awful.
College has brought me close to some really amazing people. High school never did that for me. I was friends with people back then that I would probably never talk to now. Not because I'm stuck up, but because I have learned what a good and bad person are like. I used to be friends with a lot of bad peoples becaue I had to see them 5 days a week.
College is what true freedom feels like. High school is supposed to prep you for your future, but you're treated like a child the entire time. Even while you're applying for colleges the administration wants to make you feel like you're still in 7th grade. That's something that has always hit me in a bad way.
Like I've said, there are so many restrictions from bathroom breaks to whether girls should be allowed to wear tank tops or not. It's more of a prison than anything else. You're supposed to go in and learn and experience the "best four years of your life", but typically it isn't like that. If high school was the best four years of your life, good for you! That's wonderful, some of us didn't necessarily enjoy the restrictions and lack of opportunity given to us.
