13 Things I Hated About High School

Key takeaways / things she “hated” (and a few “loved”) about high school

Orientation + first-day excitement

• New schedules, meeting friends, and texting class lists right away felt exciting.
• Quick realization: friends often weren’t in the same classes, so you had to socialize and make new friends.

Morning struggles

• Setting an alarm (e.g., 5:30) is rough.
• She can’t decide what to wear—so even if she plans the night before, she still spends more time building an outfit (OOTD struggles).
• Implies more prep effort compared with how guys “just hop out of bed.”

Classroom rules + teachers

• There’s always at least one teacher who yells at students (specifically about no eating in the classroom).
• She contrasts this with classmates who ignore the rule and eat anyway (mentions Flamin’ Hot Cheetos).

Lunch options / leaving campus

• She wishes students could leave campus to grab lunch (examples):
  • Chipotle
  • Panera
  • Starbucks (spelled in subtitles as “Little Starbucks”)

Homework pressure + lack of free time

• Even though 7 hours at school can be manageable, coming home to do hours of homework (she says 3 hours) leaves little time to sleep or watch Netflix.
• She questions: When can you have a life?

Gym class anxiety

• She says she could run fast—“11-minute Mile”—but she gets anxious in class.
• When teachers assign partners, she expects good outcomes but the teacher picks instead.
• She mentions a moment where someone asks right before the bell about whether there’s homework (teacher might forget to announce it).

Hallway and locker annoyances

• Locker neighbors: people open their lockers too far, blocking access to yours (no common courtesy).
• Hallway flow: she wants people to move quickly and not:
  • stop and talk
  • stop to kiss / hang around
  • linger while the bell is about to ring

Awkward social situations

• Someone adds her on Facebook (from school), chats online, then acts like they don’t know her when they see her in person.
• A student uses her only to copy homework—she feels exploited, especially since there was a crush involved.
• Borrowing pencils: a classmate asks to borrow one; she has backups but doesn’t want to lend because they don’t return it (“do I look like rent a pencil?”).

Health / routine details mentioned

Running performance in gym

• She references her mile time (subtitles: “11-minute Mile”), portraying it as a personal strength despite anxiety.

Back-to-school giveaway / product promotion (action steps)

Giveaway prize

• A Fossil watch (described as brand new), won via an online “bidding war.”

Where it’s from

• Tophatter / tophatter.com (also via iPhone/Android app).

How to enter the giveaway

1. Be a subscriber to her channel.
2. Give the video a thumbs up.
3. Comment what you’re most excited about for back to school and what you’re least excited about.

Discount mentioned

• $5 off first purchase with coupon code: “dollies.”

Notable locations/products/speakers (as referenced)

• Speaker: Kayla L
• Brands/Stores: Fossil (watch), Tophatter, Chipotle, Panera, Starbucks, Flamin’ Hot Cheetos
• Websites/Apps: tophatter.com, Tophatter app (iPhone/Android)
• Coupon code: dollies