i am going to be a junior next year, and high school has been a lot easier than i thought it would be. i'm taking all IB HL classes, and am going for the IB diploma. even taking all advanced classes, the homework load wasn't as bad as it's rumored to be. i did get lost though, for about 2 weeks, but then after that, it wasn't a problem either. we also get 7 minutes between classes, versus only 4 minutes in middle school, so there's plenty of time to get to class. 8-)