Lowell Alternative High School

I want go to Lowell, but my friend says that if you go to Lowell, than you can’t get higher GPA, so I just go to Lincoln.

After 4 years of hard work (having fun doing it, of course), 3 & ½ years looking for the least strict teachers, two more San Francisco Giants World Series championship, one Golden State Warriors NBA championship, 20 semesters of AP classes, 11 AP exams, 2 SAT tests, 3 months of filling up UC admission application, 2 months of filling up FAFSA, 2 proms, 4 winter balls, a senior boat dance, and two long nerve wracking weeks at the end of March, my son is finally off to college.
My son was lucky enough to get accepted by UC Berkeley and we are so proud of him. He is going to his dream school and he’s only a 40 minutes drive from home. What a bonus! His GPA and SAT score were right at the UC Berkeley admission average. And since he didn’t travel to Sudan to help at the refugee camps or join the research team to find the cure for Alzheimer’s disease, I think it was the 20 AP classes and the good AP exam scores that propelled him into Berkeley. I would recommend, if you can handle it, take as many AP classes (and AP exams) as possible during your sophomore, junior and senior years. It will not only make your college application look better and prepare you better for college, my son already received a whole semester worth of course credits that satisfy some of the UC Berkeley graduation breadth requirements.
During the freshmen orientation four years ago, Principal Ishibashi said the four years at Lowell would be the best four years of their lives. But with my own experience (class of 74 at Berkeley), from what I’ve seen and what my son has told me, the next four years at Berkeley will be the best four years of his life. Sorry, Principal Ishibashi.
My favorite part for the past 4 years would be the time when I was waiting to pick up my son at the end of the school day. I was surrounded by the best, the finest and the brightest. Crème de la crème. Maybe I was standing next to another future Governor, a Nobel Prize winner, a heart surgeon or an CEO of a Fortune 500 company.
My son finished his senior year with 8 more AP classes, including AP Physics C and AP Calculus BC, the two more difficult courses offered at Lowell. But if it was stressful taking those courses, he didn’t show it. He still found time to be a teacher’s assistant, a paid lab assistant after school, participate in a few code day and hackathons, do some community volunteer work and play at different bridge clubs in the Bay Area.
And a big «thank you» to all the volunteers at the VICCI center. They coordinated all the campus visits of colleges and universities plus financial aid and scholarship seminars. When it comes to the skyrocketing college tuition, us the parents need all the help we can get.
Each school year there are two spirit weeks, when students wear different outfits according to the theme of the day. I think it’s a nice diversion from their hectic school work. Students would have pajamas on on Tired Tuesday and wear aloha shirts (or a hula skirt if you’re brave enough or you’ve lost a bet) on Waikiki Wednesday. Others include Westside Wednesday (49ers, Giants, Warriors gears), Twin Tuesday (wear the same outfit as your buddies), school color day, Plaid Thursday and tie dye day.
One last thing: I would never get over the fact that because of tight scheduling, students are allowed to eat in classes. Some teachers allow them to eat only the first 15 minutes but some will let them eat from the beginning til the end. It’s amazing. And it’s not just a little cracker, chips or an apple. It could be a full course lunch. So eating sushi, chow mien, or pasta in pajamas? In a classroom? How cool is that?
Farewell! Lowell High School, one of the premier education institutions in America. I’ll always have fond memories of you.

I graduated in 2012, and I guess this school prepared me for college. It kinda mentally prepared me for college, but not in a knowledgeable way. I have mix feelings about this school. If I actually listened in class, I think all the courses that I’ve learned really are good college-​prep materials. But I feel like this school can really exhaust a student especially since a majority of the students live far away.

For public schools, this one is legendarily elite. It has a rightly earned reputation for being challenging to get in, to stay in, and get out of, while preparing their students for college. Those who put in the work will be rewarded with a seamless transition to higher education.
That said, my wife and I are alumni, but I am reviewing the school through the somewhat unique perspective of also having my son go there.
I am saddened by how little of the school facilities have changed. It is understood that this is a public school with the budget that goes with that (but somehow the government can still build broken new bridges with bottomless funds, and prison facilities. I digress).
There is a new Science Building. It is nice. Wish there were more improvements like that. The infamous Pit is now a tiered landscaped slope. Also nice. I’ve been here at night, however, and it is dark! Dangerous and scary dark. For all the extra curricular activities that occur at night here, this really should be addressed.
The bathrooms compete with the public parks for levels of frightening filth and lack of maintenance.
The athletic facilities (and even the P.E. Teachers) appear to remain unchanged since I have attended. Had I left gum under the bleachers, I would likely be able to find it today.
I do not want to discourage any one who attends the school or works there. In that group I have to say, are very hard working tenacious people who excel beyond limitations. It is a shame that the work has to take place in such an environment.

The best high school ever!

What can I say? this school prepared me for college and then an advanced degree. This school has the reputation it does, because it deserves it. Teachers were tough but fair …

Speaking only as a parent of a Lowell alumnus this is a very good school considering it’s a public school. And San Francisco is lacking in good schools. So the students do get a fairly superior education and it definitely prepares them for university.
However, as with everything else, Lowell is not perfect. According to my son there are tenured teachers who can make students’ lives heck. Some teachers also practice favoritism. And there are the many cliques that are never a good thing anywhere.
What the school needs to teach is manners. Because no matter how intellectual the students are manners and courtesy are first and foremost in life. From experience I can say that the many Lowell students that frequent the Luckys store nearby on their lunch breaks surely need to learn manners.

Lowell is to high school what «Toddlers in Tiaras» is to childhood in general.

Lowell is great. I attended Lowell as a freshman for one semester.
Reading these reviews I feel part of a community I belong to finally
and I feel connected now again.
You guys should compare this school to Urban school. University High
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The Unilocal review on Urban School…
«I was lucky enough to attend an elite private high school that now
costs around $ 27,000 a year (including laptop fee — every student is
now issued an ibook to use for all fours years. We used paper and pen
back in my day). Let’s forget about the outrageous tuition for a
second and focus on the positives: small classes where everyone learns
to voice an opinion; courses like Ornithology, Circus Arts, Faulkner,
printmaking, etc.; committed, often brilliant teachers who stick
around for many years; no grades!; great outdoor program; great people
in general. Definitely not a snotty institution, although they could
probably stand to give out more scholarships to increase
socio-​economic diversity. Speaking of which, I hear they are hiring a
diversity specialist. Either that’s totally awesome, or indicative of
dysfunction, I can’t decide. I’m proud to say that Urban was the
first step in a series of expensive degrees that have taught me to
think but don’t qualify me for any kind of paying job. Go Blue!»
I attended Lowell during a time when I don’t think most people liked
it, they loved studying but not the constant pressure of the need to
always be the top student. I am glad to see Lowell has changed. I
think a motivated student achieves a much better self image by going
to a school like Lowell where it is rigorous sure but lacks the
elitism of so many private schools in the city. I feel really quite
robbed and limited by the experience of an elite mentality private
school. The people I knew from Lowell many were not very interested in
college because they already did college or more at Lowell. Your
review is so well written, private schools think they are better and
the reviews are barely cogent. I just want to debunk the myth about
private schools being better because you pay $ 25,600 for kindergarten
at some of them in the city. The idea that you’re going to succeed
more in life b/​c of this is false.
I think public school students would be very hurt to know what private
school students think of them and that the truth is overall public
school churn out more scientists than private schools. Its rather sad
that alot of students at the other public high schools tend to lack as
much parental support, at least a few with a reputation for being
slackers. Possibly. But I would turn out better more grounded going to
School of the Arts or Washington. And I’m curious as to what Galileo
is like now as a science school. So I would have to compare Lowell to
Galileo if I were a h.s. student today. I felt very frustrated in the
particular private school class I felt that I just wanted to be in a
class with people who wanted to learn and to me I wouldn’t judge them
by what kind of ability they displayed as long as they wanted to
learn. sometimes you learn yourself when you teach other people.
It was a family friend who attended Lowell and encouraged me to want
to be smart and do well in school. They were forced to flee Central
America during political instability. That seemed rather
exciting/​advertous to me. My parents were a little too passive in that
regard. Gabby later her dream was to go to Columbia University where
she dreamed of becoming a biomedical researcher and we both grew to
share that passion. She transfered to Berkeley because not only did
Columbia not give her a full ride scholarship which she deserved by
merit. The attitude was why bother to study to get an A when you can
party and get a B. I confirmed the same observation when I visited the
school.
Reading these reviews about Lowell i feel like I belong. Sometimes I
don’t always feel like I belong and i have been wasting mucho hours on
FB trying to connect to little avail* so far. I am going to post this
review about Lowell and want Lowell parents to take pride in what they
have. I want to stir up some controversy in the city about the
educational system. There are public high schools like Lowell across
the country fulfill solid values we need to make society work. Let’s
show those private schools what we’re made of as a Lowell community. I
find it strange that the reviews on the most expensive private school
in the city are barely cogent. The Lowell team means alot to me
personally even now.
I read about someone mentioning Harvard and I would caution that
Harvard’s academic achievements are behind the times. Harvard is
relatively moded and you shouldn’t base your self worth on an
acceptance letter from them. Private school elitism is plaguing the
educational system.
The real reason why I didn’t continue with Lowell one main factor I
was exhausted from taking the Muni at the end of the day. I just wrote something better but Unilocal didn’t seem to save it.

You’re probably wonderin’ why the hell I’m reviewin’ Lowell High school? But I think this high school is just as important to SF as the Golden Gate Bridge or Fisherman’s warf? In fact I think every tourist should meander down to Lowell Alternative High School and let me tell you why…
Fact:
1. It’s the best Public Magnet School in SF (The best public school in SF. You have to test into Lowell. It’s not some school where you can just sign up to go to)
2. It’s ranked top 50 in 2010 for best High school in America by World News and Report and News week.
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*The school décor kinda reminds of what a post 2000 setting for 21 Jump Street. The classrooms aren’t state of the art. It reminds me of a very LAUSD school but in SF.
** Teachers: Top notch. I went with my boy to visit and he got acquainted with one of his former AP Computer Science teachers and seemed like a good teacher from what I can tell
** Facilities: Seemed decent. Kinda looked like what my middle school kinda looked like.
*As a former Asian American Studies Major at UCLA, I’ve read numerous case studies about Lowell High school and how it’s impacting schooling and the API population. Did you know?
San Francisco NAACP v. San Francisco Unified School District (1980s)
In 1983, the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) attempted to ensure racial desegregation at Lowell and other schools by implementing a race-​based admissions policy as a result of San Francisco NAACP v. San Francisco Unified School District and the 1983 Consent Decree settlement.
Because of the Consent Decree, SFUSD strived to create a more equal distribution of race at Lowell, which was predominantly Chinese American, particularly trying to introduce more African American and Hispanic students into the school’s population. As a result of this policy, effective in 1985, Chinese-​American freshman applicants needed to score 65 out of a possible total of 69 eligibility points, whereas Caucasian and other East Asian candidates needed only 61 points.
*So Asian people need to score higher on the entrance exam than everyone else. THATS RACIST.
*Interesting Tidbit huh?
Notable Alumni:
1. Jamie Chung from former Real World San Diego and the Hang Over 2.
2. Selena W. On Unilocal,my boy D Shen class of 2002.
Happy Trails.

I thought I would review Lowell from a parent’s perspective, so other prospective parents would know what their kid is getting into. This is mostly based on my child’s experiences at this school. I also attended Lowell, but it’s changed so much over the years, I don’t think my experiences are all that relevant.
First, the bad stuff. Teacher unions have a lot of power. I’m not against teachers having a union, but I think there needs to be easier ways to get rid of the incompetents. So what does SFUSD do with some of these incompetents that wouldn’t even survive in the corporate or business world? SFUSD sticks them at Lowell! Yes, every school has bad teachers, but Lowell seems to have more than its share.
(There’s an English teacher who broke down in tears during the middle of class, crawled under her desk, and sat there until the end of class. She’s still teaching there. So far, that’s been my kid’s worse experience, but almost any student there will have a really bad teacher story.)
Judging from my child’s homework and classroom cirriculum, many of the teachers don’t TEACH, they FACILITATE. They assume the students will find out the information on their own or from their classmates. Some teachers may have this style because they want to foster educational independence in the students. I think most of the bad teachers do this because of incompetency or laziness (or both).
If your child hopes to have a good musical experience at Lowell, send your child to SOTA. The orchestra program is pretty good (probably because of all the children of Tiger Moms), but the choir and band are pretty bad. My child went to a public middle school in SFUSD, and the middle school band and choir programs there were significantly better. Go to the middle school concerts, and you can easily tell that the middle school students (coming with zero experience) are actually taught to play and sing. I heard that at one Lowell band rehearsal, the teacher just kept telling the students to practice a badly played piece again and again without even telling the students what they were doing wrong.
Why stick the crap teachers at Lowell? My pet theory is because the students are themselves motivated enough to learn on their own, or already know the material from after-​school classes (i.e. Kumon). So SFUSD can hide the lousy teachers at Lowell without doing too much damage. Can you imagine that bi-​polar English teacher teaching first grade?
Now the good stuff. At Lowell, my kid is surrounded by other smart, often well-​behaved, and respectful kids. The peer environment is one of the strongest selling points for Lowell. Seeing others work hard, I think my child has learned what excellence really means in life, and what obstacles that self-​motivation can overcome.
Many students at Lowell gripe that there’s too much emphasis and pressure on grades, but obtaining good grades provides a focused goal that can help forge my child into a stronger, more confident adult. (Or it can break a child, but a parent should be able to recognize that and help when appropriate.) In today’s world where the greatest adversity a child faces is not getting an iPhone for Christmas, I think the intensity at Lowell is a taste of REAL LIFE that kids need to be exposed to.
Lowell may be regarded as competitive (with the image of cut-​throat nerds hoarding their study notes with sharpened pencils), but there’s a lot of cooperation between students. There’s mentoring and tutoring programs, and most of the student themselves are willing to help others with homework or understanding the latest lessons (as my child has helped and been helped).
Not all the teachers at Lowell are inept. Most are actually pretty decent, and there are a few outstanding ones that have really taught my child. Even the bad teachers have taught my child important lessons — life is not fair, crap happens, there are very bad, very stupid, and very selfish people in the world, DEAL WITH IT.
To the many students who may have felt that Lowell was a waste for them, because they’re attending SFSU or CCSF with students from less rigorous high schools, I say that you’re most likely better students and better able to handle the college classes than the others. Your chances for success in college and a career are still better than others.
So I think the best thing about Lowell is that it really helps to prepare my child for dealing with challenges in life. YMMV.
Oh, and here’s another big plus for Lowell. IT“S SAFE!

Pulling all-​nighters to work on projects, trying to stay awake in Dr. Hill’s class, «running» the track for Mr. Axt’s class, and outlining a million chapters (in cursive!) for Da Rosa’s class beat the harsh reality of being an adult. I MISS LOWELL SO MUCH.

Considering that I’ve finally, officially graduated from the relatively well known Lowell High School, I think it’s about time that I update my review. Let’s get down to the knitty-​gritty about what makes this a good school and what makes it a bad school.
Extraordinary teachers are not responsible for Lowell’s reputation. In fact, many of the teachers aren’t good at what they do. Lowell is a «good school» because the students that attend LHS know how to take tests. Us Lowellites know how to buy prep-​books and cram for our STARs, ACTs, SATs, APs, and any other acronym-​laden test. Now I’m not trying to say that all the teachers are horrible, because that is certainly not the case, but I think I can safely state that the only thing that sets Lowell students academically ahead of other high school students is the fact that we are really good at taking tests.
I will say that there are some absolutely amazing teachers at this school that are extremely dedicated to teaching kids as much as they can and really try to instill a love for learning in them rather than promote the typical, «just read chapter 8, I’ll test you on it, if you memorize it and get an A that’s enough» attitude that is prevalent throughout this school. Many teachers here do not know what they are talking about whatsoever and grade primarily based on «favorites». There’s a lot of bullshit going on at this place.
Much of the administration here treats students like meat, only using them to uphold the prestige of what is Lowell High School and continually pressuring them to take more APs. I never really felt any emotional investment from any of the administration during my four years at Lowell. When I struggled with a sporadic schedule change during my freshman year I recall how lost and helpless I felt as the administration continually sent me from office to office seemingly without empathy as I tried to sort out the mess that was my schedule. Another time, I recall the lack of help I received when a textbook had accidentally been reported as «unreturned» for me and I was forced to put a down payment on it in order to schedule my classes. Thanks for the help administration, I sure do owe you one!
But I cannot ever forget about the good that Lowell has given me. As I prepare to head off to college and begin life after Lowell I can say that I feel confident in my abilities. Academically, socially, and emotionally, I am prepared for whatever comes my way. If I can survive Lowell, I can survive anything.
The best part of these past four years have, of course, been the relationships I’ve fostered with my fellow peers. The social scene is great at Lowell as long as you allow it to be that way. There are amazing events for students – dances, scavenger hunts, food nights, and more! I will never forget all the great times I’ve had with the finest, brightest, and greatest teenagers of San Francisco. And I guess that’s what makes it all worth it.

I’m currently attending this school (C/​o ’13). Due to budget cuts, the school is seriously underserved.
Teachers have lost the motivation to teach well due to overcrowded classrooms, but because of tenure and the protection of their cushy little unions, bad teachers cannot be fired, nor will they help you if you are not getting something in class. Case in point: MR AXT. Why are they still letting a 93-​year-​old teach PE???
I’m sorry to say that it is the KIDS who give Lowell its undeserved reputation because the «smartest» kids in SF go here and are driven to succeed on their own, not the teachers.
Notice how I’ve placed quotes around the word «smartest.» Kids here may be book smart, but I’ve met some of the most socially inept people here.
In addition, there is a ton of racial tension. Because most kids here are Asian-​American (61.2% of the entire school population), they are first generation offspring of immigrants who have raised them to believe that white people are stupid, and to be afraid of black and Latino people. I’ve lost count of how many times kids have said about me, «I don’t want to work in a group with the stupid white girl.»
On a good note, the school does the best it can with low funds. We have some excellent teachers in the social studies department. The list of clubs is tremendous, and LSA does a good job with trying to raise school spirit.

I will proudly say that I attended the best high school in San Francisco. The BEST I say, regardless of public or private. I love Lowell for all it is – its ghetto classrooms/​bungalows, students from all backgrounds, the Asians, experiences that will shatter your sense of self-​worth, and of course, these teachers–
Chinese with Chang and Ong.
English with Rogers.
Math with Chan.
APUSH with Schwarz.
AP Biology with Dr. Hill. (I didn’t appreciate him at the time, but now that I think back, his class was hilarious.)
AP Calculus with Hoffman.
AP Economics with Spellicy.
*I wish I had room to take AP Psych… I hear AP Psych teachers at Lowell are awesome. I missed out. =(
These teachers make Lowell all worth it. Rigorous, worthwhile curriculum and superior instruction.
Of course, Lowell had its horrible teachers, which I won’t all mention here… but I WILL say that the majority of English teachers here suck and are biased. As an exemplary case, in my junior year, I had a teacher who gave a C to my friend who ended up with a 5 on the AP exam. Another classmate got an A in the class but a 3 on the exam. Wut. (I kept getting Bs in AP English classes but 5’s on both AP English exams… not happy.)
I’ll also admit that because I was so focused on academics, I didn’t take fun classes like drawing, choir, or dance, despite my love for the arts… no room for that. I needed to take all the AP classes that would fit into my schedule so I could be one of the cool kids, not to mention they would inflate my weighted GPA. I had deluded priorities back then; if I could go back, I’d choose the art classes.
But overall, I loved my years at Lowell after I learned to stop caring so much about grades, especially in retrospect. I ended with a 3.8 something overall GPA, 4.5 weighted. I knew kids at other high schools were getting straight 4.0s and not losing any sleep, whereas I cried my eyes out at least two times during high school thinking that I was stupid in choosing Lowell. The crying stopped when I learned to stop caring so much. Mid-​sophomore year, I was convinced that I wouldn’t be attending any «good» college. I thought about not bothering to apply to higher ranked universities, but my parents told me to just do it. What do you know… I received admission to 100% of the colleges I applied to and eventually got peer-​pressed into attending Cal. I guess a few B’s don’t hurt if you’re coming out of Lowell.
So, I’m now a chemical engineering major at UC Berkeley. I thought Lowell was hard? «College will be easy after Lowell!» Heh. That’s not applicable in my case. Though I am doing above average, I basically went through a second level of Lowell. Crying over exams, getting over the fact that my grades will be even further from perfect, learning to not care so much. Mhmm. There was good reason I considered turning down Cal for a UC in SoCal. I only hope that my Lowell experience repeats itself in all respects, and that I end up with a career at the end of all this pain. When that day comes, I’ll be back to Unilocal about UC Berkeley in favorable light. I still wish I had gone to UCSD or UCLA sometimes… but that’s another story.
In the end, I’m glad that I attended Lowell, got whatever ego I had thoroughly crushed, learned what I did, met some amazing people there – both teachers and students. I met friends for life in these hallways.
I would send my kids to Lowell, if it’s still the same way years from now. However, I heard there have been some ridiculous changes made to the modular schedule, and they’re considering doing away with arena… seriously, why would you change a system that works and is a hallmark of San Francisco’s best high school, regardless of how unconventional?
For those who don’t attend the school, orchestra concerts, dance performances, and musical/​drama productions are totally worth the less-​than-​ten-​dollars admission fee. =)

I actually happened to attend this school for 4 confusing years. Lots of memories, good and bad come to mind (Vodka Water bottle, m80 squash incident, cutting class to hang out at other schools).
Anyhow, great school as far as academics, horrible as far as campus. I’m pissed they decided to redo stuff and another building as soon as I left.

My alma matter. It was an hour bus ride to get to you and another hour to get away from you. I hated the commute. And because I started out bottom last in picking my classes/​professors during my first year, I always got stuck with the hard professors. My grades were not as good as it would have been if I went to another school, but Lowell prepared me well for college.
Word of advice: Take as many AP classes in high school because they will count toward college. Take Shimmons for AP Econ!
Cherish your high school years.

For the most part, I did not enjoy my time at this school. I was there from 1994 – 1998.
There were one or two instructors that should not have been teaching, but aside from those few selects, the teachers were quite top notch. Anyone who says they like going to classes and doing homework is lying through their teeth, but the instructors really made it worthwhile. I gave my fair share of shitty behavior, but the teachers took it like champs. However, it wasn’t the curriculum that left such a sour and distaste in my mouth.
You know when some say that they wish they could relive their high school moments? That person isn’t me. There were so many instances where you could literally attach a camera crew to all the cliques and show this crap on MTV as a full featured drama and get ratings through the roof. I could have gone without the drama.
But again, I wouldn’t be the person I am today if it were not for my time there. It just could have been a better social experience. Half of your high school experience should go beyond your assignments, right? I never felt anything resembling that until I got into college. If I had to sum up the amount of things I learned about life in college, it would be that one year in college was worth more than the 4 years at Lowell.

Things I learned in Lowell:
1. The students are what make this school great. Most of the teachers don’t teach and they have Nothing to do with the students’ success.
2. You are a small fish in a big pond. Even though you might have a 4.0 GPA in middle school, when you get to Lowell, you’re a nobody. Every other person has a 4.0 GPA in middle school.
3. Students with good grades are respected, NOT teased as nerds.
4. Grades mean the world; learning is only secondary.
5. Lowell students know what they want to do for the rest of their life at Age 14. They plan ahead and take AP classes that will give them college credit. They look through college catalogues ahead of time to know what classes they’ll need.
I regret not having fun during my high school years. I worried about getting good grades so much that I solid-​packed my schedule with only academics. Even with that, I still end up with so-​so grades (FIERCE competition especially with a bell curve!). I went to UC Davis with a 3.6 GPA (didn’t make it to Cal nor UCLA).
Enjoyed every moment of UC Davis because it was easy. Lowell prepped me with the necessary studying habits that made transitioning to college life easy. Had lots of fun in college. Maybe that was the trade-​off.

Lessons learned:
1. Good grades are over-​rated. I wound up going to San Francisco State and ran into an old friend from middle school who wasted no time in pointing out, «You went to Lowell and I got my GED and now we’re both at State. What’s wrong with this equation?»
2. PE and/​or Swimming as your first class of the day is never a good idea.
3. Don’t hang out with people who throw bonfires at Ocean Beach and get drunk regularly. This girl got so drunk once, she stepped on a burning plastic bag. That must’ve hurt. And to this day, «Luck» is still faintly seen on the bottom of her foot. The bag came from Lucky — that was back in the 80s before it became Albertson. I totally made that up, but it could’ve happened.
4. Cutting class regularly will not prevent you from graduating with a decent GPA.

5. In the grand scheme of things, GPAs don’t matter.
6. It’s only high school. If you’re going out with a guy who says that the best years of his life were spent in high school and he’s in his 30’s now, it’s time to move on. If this same guy still wears his high school ring, run. Run far and run fast.
7. I was at Target the other day and I saw this girl I went to high school with. She ran in a totally different circle from me because she was really pretty and popular and I was… well…REAL. And she’s not really looking all that pretty anymore, pushing a shopping cart with her unruly toddler, snot running down its nose. This girl went to Princeton. I guess the lesson here is if all you’re gonna do in life is look horrid and push a cart with a snot-​nosed unruly toddler, then you should have nixed Princeton. And joined me at State.