[HoLy]

High School: My High School experience was meh. I was a loner until my senior year, and ate lunch alone everyday. I didn't join any clubs. I was pretty depressed, but I wasn't exactly lonely, because you cannot be lonely unless you know what it's like to have many friends. My senior year was pretty awesome, I went to my first dance and made the best of things. I made alot of friends and was in alot of groups, but I still never joined any clubs. I planned to start a club with a friend, but my friend decided against it and gave up.

College: Today is the 3rd day and I am already having the time of my life. My roommates get me out of my comfort zone and I am making a lot of friends in my classes. I still spend a lot of time alone between classes, but I feel happy, not lonely in the least bit. I am still the same person, but I feel like I have finally matured a bit, and have learned to face my innate depression or sadness. I do wonder though, which did you like more, what were you like at the time and if you became happier when did you change?

[leafstone]

Wow, looks like I'm the only one who liked high school better than college.

I hated myself in elementary school, but I actually made friends in high school. It was pretty depressing but it had its lovely moments. I became more sure of myself, I started becoming the person I am today, I made some good friends.

I probably didn't like college as much because I went to college in another country. I'm going to be honest with you: it totally SUCKED. I was disappointed with most of the people I met. I only made about two real friends.

I did love the freedom and independance, though. I loved being alone at home. It was wonderful. But I really wish I could have met more interesting people...

Also, I probably say I liked high school better due to the whole inevitably nostalgic feeling I get when I think of it.

[Aqualung]

I hated both. I was sick of school after 12 years so college sucked. Once I had time to breath it was a whole different experience. I loved college in my 30's. It was a branch that had evening classes for working adults so students were from 18 to 60's, mostly 30's. And I had recovered from social anxiety disorder, depression, low self-esteem, etc, all the things that kept me from being a functional student at 18, so it was a wonderful experience for me.

[M.S.T.O.P.]

I like post-secondary better mostly because I no longer had to get up at 7:45 in the morning to go to school for 6 1/2 hours straight for 5 days a week. However, during undergrad I did have a few 8 AM classes that required me to get up at 6 in the morning so I could catch a one and a half hour train + bus ride to get to campus, but it was only once a week, so it wasn't too bad. Except maybe those times when I had a 7 PM -10 PM class scheduled next to an 8 AM class the next day . Graduate school was even better, since I mostly worked from home and only had to go on campus once every in a while to meet with my supervisor. Plus, I started driving to campus instead, cutting the travel time in half.

[Whisperdream28]

I think it makes a difference what kind of schools you went to. My high school was very small and while I initially thought I would like this, in the end I didn't like everyone knowing me because I didn't feel like I was free to do my own thing. I was still mostly on my own but I felt like people tried to label me because of it and that made me uncomfortable.

College was much better because my university is very large so it's easy to be alone yet have no one thinking that you're weird or antisocial. And in the times when I do get lonely, I can usually find a friend to spend some time with. Though mostly I am perfectly content to be on my own.

[Gel E.]

College was the best stage of my life as a student. High School was like a rehabilitation stage to me after being a victim of bullying in Elementary School. It was nice too but it was too formal.

The best thing about College is I had more free time, rules weren't so tight, I became more sociable, I had opportunities. As for the courses I took, I think I improved since I remember getting a 90+. As for the professors, they weren't scary like Elementary School teachers, they are friendly. There were a few things that gave me a hard time such as group thesis (I prefer working alone), terror professors (I met one), dealing with irresponsible classmates, and some of the courses that I failed but I only failed 3 courses in my whole College life.

I didn't enjoy my internships though. It was a huge responsibility. Mock job interviews are the worst.

I survived College within 4 years. Unfortunately I am not employed. Whatever. Haha!