217535 1559 Teens School & Studying School Life true Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:59:57 -0700 DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, teens, school, study, studying, life, put, putting, high, graduate, graduating, behind, leave, leaving, college, university How To Put High School Behind You http://www.howcast.com/videos/217535-How-To-Put-High-School-Behind-You http://www.howcast.com/videos/217535-How-To-Put-High-School-Behind-You/edit approved 1 Rachel_Korowitz http://img.howcast.com/images/icons/howto-xxlarge.png 272 84318 456 0 Step Reinvent yourself If you ever wanted to try on a new persona, college is the time. Anonymity is your friend, because unless you tell them, no one’s going to know your dreaded fifth grade nickname.

]]> 84319 457 0 Step Don’t worry If you’re a little nerdy, don’t worry—you’re in good company. Remember Anthony Michael Hall?

]]> 84320 458 0 Step Embrace your freedom It’s your time to shine. Make lots of new friends from different places! See bands you’ve never heard of! Try new foods! Test your tolerance for caffeinated beverages! The world is your sleep-deprived oyster.

]]> 84321 459 0 Step Change up the vocal upswing You know? How you want to sound mature? But when you talk? It’s always like you’re asking something? “Uptalk” is a bad high school habit, so ditch it.

]]> 84322 460 0 Tip Do not overuse the words “like,” “um,” and "whatever.

]]> 84323 461 0 Step Compost Instead of throwing away or burning the painful reminders of high school, start a compost pile. You’ll be eliminating souvenirs of the past four years and doing something good for the environment at the same time.

]]> 84324 462 0 Step Seek out the new Now that you’re free from high school, don’t revisit the same boring old haunts and swirly-giving jerks. Find new haunts (and the cool new people who hang out there) and explore your interests.

]]> 84325 463 0 Step Update your vocabulary Update your vocab. In high school, a sentence might sound like this: “Dude, algebra sucks. You wanna hang in my basement later? We’re gonna watch cartoons ironically.” Your new sentence should sound like this: “Dude, my semester abroad rocked. You wanna hang at my apartment later? We’re gonna watch cartoons unironically.”

]]> 84326 464 0 Step Believe in yourself Believe in yourself. Even if you spent junior year stuffed in a locker, all bets are off. When you wave goodbye to high school, it’s like the universe presses a “reset” button, so don’t be surprised when popularity smacks you upside the head with a flock of new friends.

]]> 84327 465 0 Fact Stanford University founded the Education Program for Gifted Youth, which contains a high school that exists entirely online.

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