When Does High School Stop Being Important?

[ChurchOfGodBear]

I was curious... Considering we look at Chris and are amazed that he's concerned about crap that happened in high school, 13+ years later, when does a normal person realize how pointless it all was? Granted, it'll be different for everyone, depending on what high school was like for you personally, what you did in the next few years, and if you kept in contact with anyone you went to school with. I'm just wondering if there are any overall trends.

Edit: I mean, to be fair, High School almost always seems really important AT THE TIME. It's just that for most people, it doesn't take long for adulthood to overshadow its role in your life.

FWIW, I voted Two Years, since that was about the point when I realized that I couldn't remember the names of some people in my (rather small) class, and I was no longer even remotely bothered by any rejections I'd had in high school.

 

[Pikonic]

Like the college life, i moved on from high school pretty quickly. Once they were over they were over. Yeah I got my diploma but that doesn't mean shit after you get a degree, then the degree doesn't mean shit once you have your career experience. The social aspect? It's ok when you're 16, but at 25 I've made adult friends.
I was over it in a year.

Also, should this be in general?
Edit: This should be in general, and here it is!

 

[Grand Number of Pounds]

I said less than six months. By then, most people should have moved on to college or a job and realized high school was pretty much a bagatelle in their lives. Of course, your performance in high school could very well determine what kind of college you'll go to or job you'll have, so that aspect could stay with you for a long time.

 

[The Dude]

Shit, high school wasn't important to me while I was still ATTENDING high school. My friends were what was important.

 

[CatParty]

it's all about growing up

 

[Bob's Fries]

It stops being important once you graduate.

 

[Venusaur]

I voted "less than six months after graduation". I was one of those bitter people that loathed highschool. If you were a girl in my class you had two options: 1-) Gossip, talk about boys and celebrities or 2-)be rejected by the group (It comoaratively small class). Unlike Chris I had a hard time fitting in, and I found my social niche outside of highschool.

After graduation, I went to the university, met really cool people and never looked back. Also, unlike Chris I kept in touch with the few friends I made in highschool, and we're still good friends to this day. So yeah... highschool to me wasn't formative in any way, and was quickly dismissied.

 

[Marvin]

There are former high school football stars who are just like Chris in that they can't ever get over high school. It can vary widely. The key is that people generally get over high school when they have something better to think about. The football star probably works at a gas station and Chris' life just sucks in general.

 

[Big Bob Pataki]

high school sucked for me. i didn't really have any friends, and like chris, the few i had never hung out with me outside of school.

once i went to college, i had a much easier time making friends with people who shared my interests, and unlike chris, i never had to make a sign to do it. high school just went right out the window for me back then and i never looked back. now i have a stable decent adult life while chris just lives in the hoard with

even besides that, many people who attend or plan high school reunions are the kind of people who never went on to college or make anything out of themselves after graduating. it's incredibly easy to go from the most popular kid in high school, taking virginities left and right to being a washed up unemployed (or on minimum wage) loser desperately trying to cling onto the last good years of one's life. i would say chris fits that description, except he was never popular

 

[Pikonic]

....ok, who voted the joke answer?

 

[CatParty]

....ok, who voted the joke answer?

hi chris!

 

[KatsuKitty]

As soon as you leave, it's irrelevant because you enter the real world where you get to meet people that are actually into the same weird shit you're into.

I know plenty of people who pine for their own days when they scored four touchdowns in a single game at Polk High, and quite frankly, the stereotype is so true.

 

[Pikonic]

....ok, who voted the joke answer?

hi chris!

To be fair, High School is socially awesome and cool.

 

[Kosher Dill]

High school stops being important on day 1 of college. Anyone who talked about their high school term papers, or wore their class ring, or Godbear forbid, their high school varsity jacket, was soundly mocked behind their back - and rightly so.
High school is strictly Little League compared to the rest of life.

 

[Picklepower]

I'm 22, I have good memories of highchool, but I don't fantasize about going back. I'd rather look ahead.

As soon as you leave, it's irrelevant because you enter the real world where you get to meet people that are actually into the same weird shit you're into. I know plenty of people who pine for their own days when they scored four touchdowns in a single game at Polk High, and quite frankly, the stereotype is so true.

Exactly, there were no homos, or metal heads at my highschool, I was both of those things so I'm glad I'm out.

 

[champthom]

Usually when you're in college. College for the most part is where most people make their life long friends and contacts into their desired field. Either that or if you've accomplished things in life.

The people who cling onto their high school days and constantly reminisce about it are usually people who've never accomplished anything outside of graduating high school (see Chris).

 

[Mourning Dove]

High school was meh for me. I did have friends, no one really picked on me, and I did well with school work. But I'm an intellectually curious person and I'm glad I've had the opportunity to attend my universities. Also other university goers tend to not act like stupid losers, to put it generally.

 

[Pine Tar]

When you walk across the stage to get your high school diploma.

 

[Enigma]

I would say that high school quickly lost relevance as soon as the graduation ceremony was over. Initially, I made it out as being a rather big deal, but once I realized how anticlimatic and slapped together the whole thing was (my principal couldn't even remember what graduating year we were), I quickly got over it.

I was pretty annoyed by the fact that I had to return to school about a week later to pick up my diploma, as I already had to jump through a million and one hoops with those people. Needless to say, between the extra graduation requirements, our senior projects, our internships, our portfolios, constant threats to have us not walk the stage, etc., I was really fucking relieved when I walked out that door one last time.

As a third year who will be completing her BA within a few quarters, I hardly look back at high school. Hell, I barely even keep in contact with my old group of friends, seeing as we were all high achieving students who went off to university and are now leading our own lives. I look at our alumni Facebook page occasionally to see if anyone has really 'made it', but that's about it. Even on that page, you can definitely tell who hasn't really moved on from high school, seeing as you get people who post things like, "Remember when we were in high school? Those were the days!"

 

[MY 405]

The minute I took off the stupid cap and gown and got on the bus to Disneyland. I hated high school.