Purpl3Spartan: Graduated High School!

Purpl3Spartan 05.26.22	woohoo
AffableMartyr 05.26.22	My advice to 18 year old me. Start college as soon as possible and take it seriously the first try, don't do 4 years of hard labor before starting college. Save money and buy property / Stocks, the sooner the better
RogueNine 05.26.22	I would've told myself not to be scared of college.
JayEnder 05.26.22	Congrats my young trashcan pal! I would tell myself to apply myself harder in college and not drop out so I don't end up working shitty dead end jobs throughout my 20's.
Slex 05.26.22	Would definitely tell myself that time goes by quicker the older ya get tbh Congrats on the graduation bud
ghostalgeist 05.26.22	"download logic pro" admittedly i got it like a year or two after graduating but still, yknow, better early than late lmao
porcupinetheater 05.26.22	Do more drugs earlier. When authority figures still infantilize you enough to consider you their responsibility, they’ll pay for your rehab
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.26.22	Man I wish I could relive high school so bad Things only get more and more complicated from here on out brother. I guess the advice I’d give my graduate self is go see a doctor about your mental health stat and also fuck around as hard as humanly possibly while you still can
Sinternet 05.26.22	i would say graduate into some better taste
zakalwe 05.26.22	“My advice to 18 year old me. Start college as soon as possible and take it seriously the first try, don't do 4 years of hard labor before starting college. Save money and buy property / Stocks, the sooner the better” Don’t listen to this absolute nonsense. Learn a trade.
Slex 05.26.22	Porc yr a paragon of knowledge and virtue and an important asset to the youth of today
Purpl3Spartan 05.26.22	Lol
JKing92 05.26.22	To 18-year-old me: College may seem hard at first in the fall, but you'll get used to it. Be happy that, in four years, you'll have a Bachelor's degree, which will help you have something to fall back on in case your dream job doesn't pan out.
Ryus 05.26.22	major in cs
bludngorevidal 05.26.22	Be true to yourself. Strive to be open-minded and lead with love. Save and invest with a purpose. Seek mentorship and be self-critical while nurturing self-love.
Purpl3Spartan 05.26.22	That was quite profound blud. Thanks for the kind words y'all!
pjquinones747 05.26.22	18 year old me changed majors like 4 times in the first year and then quit because none of it was worth $60k of debt. Only do a major you have some serious passion about or it'll either be a massive waste of time and money.
JesperL 05.26.22	probs 'get therapy' but congrats purp young zoomer god!!
SteakByrnes 05.26.22	first off huge congrats secondly, I'd tell my graduating 17 year olf self to stop being a loser who only listens to metalcore and post hardcore. I started off as a vet tech major and hated it, switched to computer science and never looked back. So just really try and find something you want to do, don't lock yourself into one path
JayEnder 05.26.22	Learn a trade [2] college is a scam unless you're absolutely committed to your major.
TheSonomaDude 05.26.22	Congrats my man! I remember posting about this when I graduated back in 2015. My advice is to embrace the next chapter of your life with excitement. It can only get better or worse from here, and the people who let life get worse are not the people you want to identify with. Adulting can be shit, but it can be incredible. People only talk about the shitty aspects I feel, but you are now at an opportunity to express yourself, your happiness, and your desire to be alive. College is good if you know what you want to do. I don't agree that it's a scam, but it can be an extreme waste of money and emotional strength if done wrong. Only go if you're passionate about it or if you have a well-set contingency plan. My parents forced me to go to a college of their choosing, for a major of their choosing, and it was a complete trainwreck. At that time, it was the lowest I had ever been, and it set forth years of depression, loathing, and misfortune. I'm in college a second time at a university I actually chose myself, in a major that interests me, in a place that I love living in, and I've never been more successful. Life is beautiful, but know you aren't alone when you struggle. You aren't alone when you're miserable. You're just a few steps away from success. These are the things I'd tell myself when I was 18, because nobody was willing to tell me this when it could've made a difference. I'm so glad I got diagnosed with BPD at 23, because for some people it could be never. This might've been long and shmaltzy but I really wish somebody would've told me these things when I was your age. Instead, I was just told that I was stupid, foolish, that my problems weren't real, that I was just being a big pussy, even that I was making it up for attention. I started to believe them and I turned to drugs to throw a blanket over my pre-diagnosed BPD. It doesn't have to be that way. I lost eight years of "the best years of my life" but i'll use that experience to make the best lifetime I could ever have. Hopefully you can do the same without losing that time.
Purpl3Spartan 05.27.22	That was really beautiful. Thank you for taking the time to write that very well thought out response
fogza 05.27.22	congrats!
AlexKzillion 05.29.22	ayyyyyyyyyyye lets fucking go
pizzamachine 05.29.22	You’re not free, your doom is at hand
Heythereman 05.29.22	I would spend the time to find what you actually want to do. Then go to university for that. Don't just do a random major Also. Take risks, but only take small risks. A small risk here and there goes a long way. But taking no risks at all is bad too
Heythereman 05.29.22	It's also important to be comfortable when you go to school. You have to motivate yourself to stick with the work for many years. If your situation isn't supportive you will not succeed. People love to glorify how they made it through university in the worst conditions possible. But those are stories, not real life And university is not the place to party. Get a dorm where you're free from distractions. Its easier to go find a party when you're done working than it is to do work in the middle of a party
Purpl3Spartan 05.29.22	I appreciate all the input y’all My current plan is to go to community college and figure out what I want to do while I get my general ed and continue my studies in Spanish. I’m staying home and saving
neekafat 05.29.22	Don’t do long distance relationships is my advice for college lmao
wutang4ever 05.29.22	^^ take advice from someone who is confused
Purpl3Spartan 05.29.22	Very much agreed lol
LeddSledd 05.29.22	congrats brah
Get Low 05.29.22	"What's something you would tell your graduating self if you had the chance?" Don't fall into the leftist propaganda in college. I actually paid money for a minor in women and gender studies.
JesperL 05.29.22	"What's something you would tell your graduating self if you had the chance?" don't take advice from get low
Egarran 05.29.22	Damn those places of education. Always taking advantage of realism's liberal bias.
budgie 05.29.22	join a thrash metal band for 4 yeass for the druhgs n chicks then enter a 4/1 mechanical masters specializing in materials science semiconductors and get fat wages in bay area
Egarran 05.29.22	This is the way
budgie 05.29.22	🎸🎵🍻🍺💊💊💊👭👭👭👭
budgie 05.29.22	fais gaffe par contre comment pas mal des femmes sont des grosses bêtes tout dessous d'enfer la terre noir de sange
Purpl3Spartan 05.29.22	Budgie making me realize I’m going about life all wrong
CugnoBrasso 05.29.22	Well, I work as a high school teacher... This made me think of the age gaps among us users. On internet forums we interact with people that we wouldn't normally interact with in our daily lives, it's crazy if you think about it. Congrats for graduating!
Emim 05.29.22	Ayyyyy
Emim 05.29.22	It's all downhill from here
JayEnder 05.29.22	Lol, yup.
Purpl3Spartan 05.29.22	Perhaps, thankfully my life won’t change much. I was homeschooled k through 12th and all my college classes this next semester are online lol.
pizzamachine 05.29.22	some of you may remember me as tempest-- or Lloyd :0 I've come back to the site because I noticed I've barely been checking out new music any more, so looking for some cool 2019 recs please! I realised the only new album I heard this year was fkn Tool lol
JayEnder 05.29.22	Probably for the best considering today's public education system is an indoctrination camp for the most part.
neekafat 05.29.22	Skip art school if you’re planning on art school
Uzumaki 05.29.22	Purp, it’s scary; I was homeschooled as well from k thru highschool. Fuckass props, bro. Congratulations on graduation, and you kinda took the words out of my mouth; unless you know EXACTLY what you wanna do as a career, doing a 2 year college and at least knocking out your Associates is the way to go, as it gives you time to figure out what you wanna do, what you like. That’s what I did and I changed majors 3 times lol. Also what Jay said would be my advice as well. Apply yourself and don’t worry that you’re missing out on shit, because you’re not. I took 2 years off because of self-doubt and I regret it because it’s harder now to get back in than if I took a semester. Also, if you’re still unsure of it all, at least trades will ALWAYS be in demand and a guaranteed source of income. And it’ll be practical knowledge that'll benefit you through your life.
Emim 05.29.22	I also was homeschooled (well chartered, so like 2 days on site per week) and loved it. I could wake up at ten finish my homework by lunch and have the rest of the day off. Also what uzu said is great advice. Knocking out your associates degree at a community is cheaper and lets you get acclimated while still moving forward. Just don't be me and take only the fun classes and never actually finish your GE 😬
Heythereman 05.30.22	I also would say dont do a long distance relationships or date anyone youre not going to be living in the same town as. Have all of your primary interests be local. But if youre living at home that shouldn't be an issue
Asdfp277 05.30.22	Congrats on graduating!!
eureka 05.30.22	congratulations fellow homeschooler!!! my advice would be only to go to college if you plan on majoring in something STEM-oriented, otherwise learn a trade. the point of college is to get advanced skills that make you marketable in the job market - major in something that makes money but doesn't make you miserable. find your ikigai. i second the route of community college classes for general ed (saved a ton of money myself this way) but would caution you not to actively pursue an Associate's since it's not really worth anything. figure out what you want to do, racking up the courses that you can put to any major, and then apply/transfer into a more reputable school. also don't forget that as an adult now you're in control of your life for better or worse - seek advice from others but don't let other people try to mold your life to their interests. best of luck!
Drifter 05.30.22	wtf someone younger than me. damn wonder how many there are nowadays
Deathconscious 05.30.22	Most of my advice would be too specific to my dumb ass when i was that age to be useful for you probably. Go to therapy maybe lol.