>>>
>>> I
>>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT THEME IS FROM BUT I LIKE IT.
OH, HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL.
NO WONDER I DON'T KNOW ABOUT
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. I
THAT. I WAS 48 WHEN THAT WAS POPULAR.
TRUE!
TRUE!
TRUE! [
TRUE! [ LAUGHING ] ANYWAY, THE BACK-
TO-SCHOOL SEASON CAN BE
INTIMIDATING ON ANY LEVEL, BUT
ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STUDENTS
STARTING HIGH SCHOOL.
CARA IS HERE WITH TIPS FOR ALL
THE INCOMING FRESHMEN IN YOUR
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. >>
LIFE. >> I HOPE YOUR DVRs ARE SET.
IF YOUR KIDS AREN'T IN THE ROOM
YOU WILL WANT TO MAKE THEM
WATCH THIS LATER.
WE HAVE ALL THE ADVICE.
>> RUN, FOREST, RUN!
[ LAUGHING ]
>> THERE ARE A FEW THINGS
MAYBE WE WISH WE WOULD HAVE
KNOWN THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL,
BUT SOME OF THIS LIST I AGREE
WITH AND SOME OF IT I DON'T.
>> LET'S DO IT.
>> THE FIRST ONE IS FIRST
IMPRESSIONS MATTER THAT.
GOES INTO EVERY ASPECT OF YOUR
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. BE
LIFE. BE AUTHENTIC AND DON'T TRY TO
BE SOMEBODY YOU ARE NOT.
IF YOU DO THAT YOU HAVE TO TRY
TO KEEP UP THAT FACADE AND THEN
YOU ARE IN A REAL PICKLE.
>> THAT IS RIGHT.
I THINK OF MY FAVORITE MOVIE
MEAN GIRLS.
MEAN GIRLS. THERE SHE WAS, A STUDENT THAT
LIVED SOMEWHERE ELSE.
SHE HAD BEEN IN THE MATH CLUB
AND EXCELLED.
AND EXCELLED. BE EXACTLY WHO YOU ARE.
AND THEN I THINK YOU WILL FIND
THAT FRIEND GROUP.
HOPEFULLY YOU WILL HAVE THINGS
IN COMMON.
IN COMMON. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL BE
IMMERSED IN A WHOLE NEW WORLD,
MEET NEW FRIENDS.
IT IS A FRESH START.
I LIKE COLLEGE.
>> ARE WE TALKING HIGH SCHOOL
OR COLLEGE.
OR COLLEGE. >> COLLEGE.
>> COLLEGE. >> OH, I THOUGHT WE WERE
TALKING HIGH SCHOOL
>> EITHER WAY.
>> OKAY, THAT IS TRUE.
A FRESHMAN IN ANY LEVEL.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I WAS THINKING
SPECIFICALLY HIGH SCHOOL.
>> WHEN I GOT TO COLLEGE I
HADN'T BEEN OUT MUCH.
ME AND MY ROOMMATES WERE AT
THIS PARTY AND I SAID OH, MY
GOD, GUYS, LOOK OVER THERE.
THAT IS A HUGE BEER.
THEY WERE LIKE THAT IS CALLED A
40.
40.
40. I
40. I HAD
40. I HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE
THAT BEFORE.
THAT BEFORE. THAT WAS EMBARRASSING.
>> BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT OUT
UNTIL 2:00 A.M.!
HEAR ME, CHESLEY!
>> IT IS LIKE LOOK AT THAT HUGE
BEER.
BEER.
BEER. THEY STILL TEASE ME ABOUT IT.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. NEXT ONE.
NEXT ONE.
NEXT ONE. THE AUTHOR SAYS THEY DON'T RULE
THE WHOLE -- [ AUDIO BREAKING ]
>> I WAS LUCKY.
IN HIGH SCHOOL I WENT TO AND
ALL GIRLS PRIVATE CATHOLIC
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. I
SCHOOL. I THINK IN ALMOST EVERY GRADE,
10, 11 AND 12 I HAD COUSINS
AND I KNEW SOME OF THEIR
FRIENDS SO I DIDN'T FEEL
INTIMIDATED.
INTIMIDATED. I MEAN, I FELT IT WAS NICE TO
HAVE THAT SUPPORT THERE.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. I WAS FRIENDS WITH THE OLDER
KIDS IN SCHOOL.
ANOTHER GIRL NAMED CARA WAS ON
HOMECOMING COURT BUT SHE
DRESSED AT THIS GOTHIC
PRINCESS.
PRINCESS.
PRINCESS. I WAS SO FASCINATED WITH HER.
SHE HAD A LONG BLACK LACE DRESS
ON AND SHE WALKED THROUGH THE
PARADE WITH A HORSE AND BUGGY
AND THAT IS WHEN I SAID I WANT
TO BE LIKE THAT.
>> AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT IS
WHEN I STARTED WEARING PURPLE
LIPSTICK.
LIPSTICK.
LIPSTICK. >> MY MOTHER SAID IT WAS A
GATEWAY DRUG!
GATEWAY DRUG! >> AND THAT IS ALSO WHAT THEY
ARE WEARING AT 2:00 IN THE
MORNING!
MORNING!
MORNING! >> IT IS.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. THAT IS WHEN THE PURPLE
LIPSTICK COMES OUT.
THE NEXT THING IS THERE IS A
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COOL PEOPLE
AND PEOPLE WHO ARE COOL.
YOUR SOCIAL HIERARCHY SHOULD
NOT DEFINE YOU AS A PERSON OR
YOUR LEVEL OF COOLNESS.
BASICALLY IT IS BE AUTHENTIC.
PEOPLE WILL BE ATTRACTED TO
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. LIKE HER AND HER LACE DRESS AND
HORSE AND BUGGY COMES DOWN THE
PARADE ROUTE.
PARADE ROUTE. I WAS ENAM OURED.
I TOLD HER THAT LAST YEAR ON
FACEBOOK.
FACEBOOK.
FACEBOOK. IS YOUR NAME EVEN CARA OR DID
YOU CHANGE YOUR NAME TO BE LIKE
HER?
HER?
HER? >>
HER? >> NO!
>> NO!
>> NO! AND IT IS EVEN SPELLED THE SAME
NAME!
NAME!
NAME! [
NAME! [ LAUGHING ] THIS NEXT ONE, I
DON'T KNOW IF PARENTS WILL GET
MAD AT ME FOR SAYING THIS, BE
YOU IF YOU GET A BAD GRADE, IT
IS JUST THAT.
IT IS JUST ONE GRADE AND IT
WON'T DETERMINE YOUR FATE FOR
THE REST OF YOUR HIGH SCHOOL OR
COLLEGE CAREER.
COLLEGE CAREER. >> I WILL JUST SAY THIS --
>> I KNEW IT!
[ LAUGHING ]
>> IT CAN ACTUALLY, MY
FRESHMAN YEAR, OKAY, I AM
SORRY, I FAILED CALCULOUS.
I AM NOT A MATH MIND.
HAVE YOU NOTICED.
I WAS ABLE TO GET ONE GRADE AND
THEN I STILL GOT A C. EARLY ON
IT IS HARD --
>> BUT LOOK HOW FAR YOU CAME.
>> I TRIED SO HARD.
IT REALLY DOES BRING THAT --
THEN YOU ARE FIGHTING THE REST
OF THE TIME TO BRING YOUR GPA
UP.
UP.
UP. >>
UP. >> GOOD POINT.
SOMEBODY GAVE ME THAT EXACT
ADVICE.
ADVICE.
ADVICE. I
ADVICE. I REALLY TRIED MY FRESHMAN AND
SOPHOMORE YEAR OF COLLEGE.
JUNIOR YEAR I DOVE OFF A STEEP
CLIFF HOWEVER SINCE I DID WELL
THE FIRST TWO YEARS, IT WASN'T
AS TRAUMATIC.
AS TRAUMATIC. >> START OFF STRONG.
PLEASE, PLEASE!
PLEASE, PLEASE! >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> AND THE NEXT ONE IS DON'T
WRITE OFF A BAD FEATURE
IMMEDIATELY.
IMMEDIATELY. AND WHO IS TO SAY THEY ARE BAD.
MAYBE YOU JUST DON'T JIVE AT
FIRST
FIRST
FIRST >>
FIRST >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> YOU CAN GET IN THERE, GET
TO KNOW THEM AND GLEAN
KNOWLEDGE.
KNOWLEDGE. >> MY BROADCAST LAW TEACHER WAS
SO HARD.
SO HARD.
SO HARD. THAT WAS MY OTHER C. OKAY,
THAT WAS SO GOOD!
THANK YOU, CARA.
IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE A
FRESHMAN AND HIGH SCHOOL OR
COLLEGE, I HOPE YOU LEARNED
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. >>