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- = F.U.C.K. - Fucked Up College Kids - Born Jan. 24th, 1993 - F.U.C.K. =
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- Real Life - School
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- Welp. I sat back the other night and flipped the old television
- on. Beverly Hills 90210 assaulted my senses and I realized it was one
- of the first season episodes. Heh. I changed the channel in under 5 seconds
- and started my usual grazing process. Flipping through each channel, one
- by one, going up and past channel 62, back around to channel 2. I gradually
- got back around to BH and thought about it a sec. I had always hated the
- show but I actually gave a thought about the show for a sec. I also thought
- about the other show, Class of '96, and how well it does, and the advertising
- for it that I had heard.
- We have two shows here, one that went so many seasons, and another
- that is supposed to go for 4 years or about that long. Both have/had a huge
- base of watchers each week. They are two of the most popular shows on TV among
- the teens. Many of the younger people actually think high school and college
- is actually like that no doubt. Perfect little society, storybook romances,
- emotional triumphs, and an occasional sad time or two.
- They are all bullshit yet they make tons of money, and pollute the
- minds of millions of kids each episode. So, this file is to make a few people
- aware of the real shit that goes on. I guess this file is geared toward a
- younger reading crowd, that hasn't experienced either high school or college.
- For reference, I have attended two high schools(both quite different), one
- in South Carolina, and one in New Mexico. I have attended Texas Tech
- University for about 2 years(7 semesters), including summer sessions. I think
- I have a decent concept of what school is really like.
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- 90210
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- What a wonderful high school, located in one of the wealthiest
- areas of America. The show always opens up with a view of a beautiful high
- school, in perfect repair, with perfect people spread all around, talking
- and smiling and having a grand old time. Classes are easy, people are
- friendly, and free time is abundant.
- Lesse. My first high school was Irmo High, located in Irmo(suburb
- of Columbia) South Carolina. The school was pretty old, and was in the middle
- of some really rich neighborhoods, and some really poor neighborhoods. I
- would guess it was almost 50% white/50% black, but I am not sure. It was/is
- considered one of the nicer high schools in the greater Columbia area. Fights
- happened about one a day, a major incident with a weapon occured once a week,
- and things like vandalism and such were an hourly occurence. Cliques were
- abundant at that school, and they never intereacted unless they had to. Many
- people kept to themselves, and staring at someone too long was often times
- a prelude to a fight.
- Each morning over half the school rode the bus, not in 15 thousand
- dollar cars. We got there, and went to our classes, a third of which were
- in small trailers called portables. Near the summer, the temperature was
- often times around 85 or 90 degrees, with 85% or so humidity, and classes
- inside those trailers were living hell. Imbetween classes we went to the
- cafeteria or outside to concrete slabs to eat our lunch, and looked at brick
- walls, and sometimes the trees across the railroad tracks. Two or three
- teachers and security roamed the area during lunch to break up any fights
- that might break out.
- Class let out around 3:30 in the afternoon, and the nearest mall was
- about 20 minutes away. But you didn't want to go there. Hanging out there got
- you kicked out. No money, no mall. Overall it was a school that was sort of
- lacking. People could be friendly enough, but it was rare.
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- My second high school was La Cueva High School, in Albuquerque, New
- Mexico. It was located in the richest part of town, and was the newest high
- school. I graduated during its fifth year. The school was often times mistaken
- for a shopping mall, no shit, and money wasn't much of a problem for the
- school. The original plans of the school called for a McDonalds to be located
- in it, but instead, a snack bar went in that served a wider variety of food.
- The school was primarily white. I think there were a total of 15 black
- people at the school and about as many with mexican/spanish blood. The school
- had a total of 1500+ people attending class at any given time. My graduating
- class was 470 or so. I moved in, and started school halfway through my
- sophomore year. When I attended, they were in "phase II" of the building,
- and the later 3 phases called for a swimming pool, outdoor stadium, and a
- second gym.
- Typically, the people that went there were rich, sons/daughters of
- rich people in town. I figured it would be a much better school but I found
- myself to be wrong. I was new to class, and everyone knew it. Instead of
- friendly 'hellos' and stuff, I just received disinterested stares. The fact
- that I came from a state halfway across the country didn't interest any
- of them in the least. I made a small effort to meet people but it was hard.
- Cliques were even tighter, and there were twice as many of them. In the
- councourse at lunch, small groups would eat their lunch and talk, and rarely
- venture out of their groups. After two months of attending class, someone
- actually came up, sat down beside me, and said "you are new here right? mind
- if I join you?". I quickly said that was cool and looked at the guy. About
- 6'6", long hair, megadeth shirt, ripped jeans, and a reputation of having
- more drugs than a pharmecist. No shit.
- In three months, I had one person offer to eat lunch with me. That is
- all. About that time I was approached by the manager of the snack bar and
- offered a job there. So for the next two years I worked for an hour before
- school, an hour during lunch, and an hour after school. No prob. A little
- extra money and free food for lunch.
- Graduation came, and I imagine I knew about 50% of the class by name,
- and even fewer personally. I knew more 'of' them than anything. Sorta dull,
- but the truth.
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- This shit on 90210 with a class saying they won't graduate because
- the school is holding one person back is so ridiculous. The money there,
- and the general comradery portrays it a place of absolute friendship, and
- the perfect living place. -Bullshit- . Enough said.
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- Class of '96
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- First, this show advertised in our area, as being a show that would
- bring back memories in all the college graduates of past. Heh. This takes
- place in an Ivy league school, and they expect it to remind people of all
- their college times? Yeah right. We are introduced to like 7 or 8 people,
- and they quickly become friends. They are roomates, and are instant friends
- for life. Classes are hard but well rewarding. Each class teaches them
- something totally new to them. The life outside of college is that of
- perfect harmony. No problems, little worry, and a lot of good times.
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- Notice how they don't really say their majors? If they did I missed
- it and then I would have to say they are bullshit. Any declared major is
- more work than what they show. For all of one semester I was a dual major,
- Architecture/Civil Engineering. After that, I dropped to architecture by
- itself, and after 4 more semesters of that alone, I switched to English.
- If you wonder why, it wasn't so much because the classes were hard,
- I just thought some of the classes were total bullshit is all. That is the
- thing about college. There is so much review work, in the middle of new stuff
- that it is hard to get it all down. Classes take a lot more time and don't
- leave quite as much time for messing around as they would leave you to
- believe.
- Next. Notice how they all go to the local bar/pool hall and get some
- beers here and there? How old are they? All over 21? All I know is I have
- gone to school for 7 semesters now, and I still haven't legally bought
- any beer. I can get it and all, but at a bar I have to have a friend buy it
- for me. Also, notice how they never leave campus it seems? I am hardly ever
- on campus unless I am at class. Even when I lived in the dorms, I tryed to
- get out of them as much as I could.
- My two rommates I had, I hated. The first was tolerable when he wasn't
- around. The other, was outright stupid. We didn't get along at all. Most
- of the people I lived near, were the same way. Just didn't get along.
- I guess my major problem with this stupid show, is if they are trying
- to bring back memories, and show what college is like, then shouldn't it be
- at a regular university? Ivy league school are quite different.
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- Summary
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- So in conclusion. Don't believe the hype. They are bullshit shows
- that aren't close to the truth. If you are in high school or college then
- you probably know what I am talking about. If you don't, and you are about
- to attend either, then don't let shows like that have ANY influence on you
- if you can help it. Shows like that should have a disclaimer I think.
- "The following program is not even close to real life. Sit back
- and enjoy the show while we make a killing."
- Don't believe the hype.
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- -Dam
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