“I was in school, but I wasn't into school. I wasn't doing what I wanted to be doing in school, which was film studies. That was what I intended on doing, but I didn't go away to a university because I wanted to stay in L.A. and audition while I took classes, so I elected to go to a community college and just take G.E. courses. It was terrible.” WantedSchoolFilmCoursesCommunityClassStudyCollegeTerribleUniversityGoing AwayAuditionsCommunity College Author:Dylan O'Brien
“I don't want to return to the past. I don't yearn for when I was 18 years old. I was in high school then. I had acne. I had a terrible hairdo. I'm sure I was sporting polyester pants.” WantYearsSchoolPastReturnTerribleHigh SchoolPantsAcneHairdos Author:Joe Scarborough
“I was a terrible high school student outside of the fact that I did well in physics, but there's a big difference between being good at physics and being a physicist, so I jettisoned that very quickly.” WellsFactsBigsSchoolDifferencesStudentsTerribleHigh SchoolBe GoodPhysicsPhysicistHigh School Students Author:Timothy Simons
“An exceedingly confident student would in theory make a terrible student. Why would he take school seriously when he feels that he can outwit his teachers?” FeelsSchoolTeacherStudentsTheoryTerrible Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“I failed to get into drama school, and my best friend told me I should do stand-up instead. I was always doing gags and voices, so he booked a gig for me without telling me. I only had four days to write it. I did a seven-minute set; the first four minutes were terrible, but the last two were amazing.” ShouldWritingFirstsTwoSchoolLastsVoiceFourMinutesTerribleDramaSevenMy Best FriendGigsGags Author:Marcus Brigstocke
“In 1985, I was living with my sister in Virginia, and since I was still in high school, I worked at McDonald's to save money to get an abortion. It sounds really terrible, but it was the best decision I ever made. It was the first time I took responsibility for my actions. I messed up, had sex without contraception, and got pregnant at 15.” FirstsMadeStillsActionSchoolSexSoundDecisionResponsibilityTerribleHigh SchoolFirst TimeMade ItAbortionMy SisterPregnantVirginiaSaving MoneyMcdonaldsMessed UpContraception Author:Kathleen Hanna