Interview about High School (Part II)

In the last media log, I interviewed my little cousin Evan, who is currently in the eighth grade, I asked him about what he thought high school will be like. Luckily for me I have a really big family, I also interviewed my other cousin Kyle. Kyle is in the ninth grade, I decided that I also wanted his opinion on how different high school is then how he thought it was.

Q: Tell me your name and a little about yourself.

A: Kyle, I’m 15, I go to Aurora High School and hope to go into engineering

Q: What were your first expectations of high school?

A: I thought it was going to be a lot more interactive than it is. I thought it was going to be a place where you knew everybody, even if they were your enemy or something. I thought there wouldn’t be this much work and that everybody would be dating.

Q: So how would you describe what high school is really like?

A: High school is a place where you learn; not only from books but you learn about yourself and others, as cheesy as that sounds its true. I really like high school because it’s a lot of fun.

Q: Do you think the media had given you your original thoughts about high school?

A: Yeah, I guess. Because there are so many shows, movies and like commercials that show you how high school is dangerous and that teenagers are crazy sex maniacs and all that. But really it’s just a place where you meet people, and learn.

Q: What would you tell people about to enter high school?

A: That it’s not as scary or dramatic as you think. It’s not like High School Musical where everybody’s in love and sings, it’s not like Gossip Girl where everybody has sex, and it’s not like in seventh heaven where everybody prays. It’s just normal. I watch a lot of girl shows don’t I? Oh, and it’s not like a Public Service Announcement where they tell you to just say no because drugs will lead you to nowhere.

As you can see Kyle has almost finished his first year in high school and already understands that it is so different than how it was hyped up and really likes going to school. In comparison to the previous interview it is clear that Kyle is much more realistic and mature than Evan, he mentioned studying much more than Evan did, but has much more knowledge on the subject because he has experienced it. Kyle’s point of view may change because he is only in the ninth grade and by the time he graduates his priorities and ideas about high school may change, but in the end he still knows that life isn’t really like the movies.