During highschool, I was the laziest, smartest person in class. I was the biggest dick you could imagine. Unlike everyone else who was basically a chump, I, on more than one occasion, blackmailed my teachers into giving me an 'A'.
I was basically mafia. I had little kids steal me cookies and bring them to my class; I had teachers hook it up with things that they'd confiscate (like a GBA); and I skipped class at least 3 times a day; not to mention I was high all the time.
Now my highschool is public but is far from ghetto. It is renowned as one of the best in the state. We produce like 99% graduates or something like that. I had 8 valedictorians for God's sake (who each had a speech to give *blows brains out*).
If there's one thing that I'd like to pass on it's this: Learn how to manipulate your teachers. Each teacher has different rules and different expectations. Find their weakness and exploit it.
For instance: My English teacher and I would always get into arguments. He was a prick and hated me for no apparent reason. And for every paper I would write, he would give me a 'C-' no matter what I did. To prove my point, the next paper due I literally wrote one page that pertained to my topic, then switched the next three pages into how much I would love to be a penguin, and then switched it back to my original topic to close it out. This paper should have gotten an 'F'. Half of it talked about how hilarious it would be to slide down glaciers and waddle around like a jackass. But nope...I got a 'C-'. I showed it to him and he flustered with rage. He promptly gave me an 'F' and yelled at me until other teachers had to break it up.
Of course, for making a fool out of him, I got suspended.....
But I wasn't done. Little did he know I videotaped that fat **** making up the final grades on his computer (no seriously, he'd make it up according to how much he liked you). I showed it to him (after making a copy) and told him that if he didn't give me an 'A', that I would show this to the principal and he would fire his ass. Needless to say, I got an 'A'.
This happened a couple more times to the point where none of the teachers fucked with me. But it's not like I hated them all. I really like a few of them (I even smoked with one them after they had retired). I just wasn't a chump and you shouldn't be either.
I ended up graduating early and leaving for 6 months.
Now college: DON'T **** AROUND IN COLLEGE. That's serious **** and you need a serious attitude. Party and bullshit, but don't let girls take over your life. Chasing girls is really fun, but it's really easy to get distracted from your goals. Plus, there's nothing like the feeling of accomplishment.
Still, college is about experimentation and finding out WHO ARE YOU, REALLY? Don't let life's little lessons pass you by. Turn people down if your busy, but if your not, go out and have as much fun as possible. You are constantly dying, so act accordingly.
College is also the time to make long time friends that will help you succeed later in life. Keep an eye out for those people that have the innate quality of charm, sophistication, and success (don't dick ride though). Those are the people who are necessary to take shortcuts. And shortcuts, my friend, shortcuts are the American way of life.
Now I'm about to graduate and finally start the second phase of my life (the first was schooling). *Sigh* I can't wait!