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Has anyone seen that show on MTV where celebrities talk about what they were doing when they were seventeen? I thought it might be fun to doo a bee version.
What were you doing when you were seventeen?
I was in my last year of high school taking a full course load and had moved into an apartment with a friend. I was also working two retail jobs and applying to universities. I had just gotten my first car, an old Toyota, and was on again/off again dating the same guy. I had also finally mastered the art of taming curly hair, liquid eyeliner and truly understanding the value of the perfect black purse that goes with everything, is large enough to hold everything but not so big that you can't take it out at night. I still miss that bag!
I was a senior in High School and I had a serious boyfriend at the time. I got out of school early 10 am to be exact because I was in Co-Op. I took 3 classes a day. My best friend name was Carla. When I was 17 I was to fly with her to different places since her sister work for the an airline. My favorite trip was to Chicago. I drove a white 1990 Honda Accord and my dad put some flashy rims on it. 15 inches. I thought I was so cool. Also, on the weekend we use to drive down this one street that was so popular because two clubs were on there. We never went into the club but we drive up and down talking to guys LOL. I miss being 17
Hmm...when I was seventeen, it was my junior year of high school.
I had just started dating a guy that I dated for 4 years.
I was a partier (we had field parties in the boonies, haha) but I was a straight-A student, on track to graduate third in my class.
I played volleyball and helped out with coaching junior high volleyball.
I was voted our junior class president and student council vice president.
I took 2 really intense AP classes that year and did homework EVERY WEEK NIGHT until about 2 AM. UGH.
I had just lost two of my grandparents, an aunt, and one of my good friends, so it was a stressful year.
@Mrs.MedinaJr: I did the co-op thing too!
I qualified academically to do co-op, just three classes a day my senior year, and then got to go to work (a dog kennel!) the rest of the day. This way I didn't have to work nights or weekends my senior year. It was great! No serious boyfriend my senior year. I drove a black Toyota Corolla. My favorite activities with my friends were typical stuff like shopping, going to the movies, etc.
Cute! I haven't seen that show!
Let's see... When I was 17 I was in grade 12 (we used to have grade 13/OAC here in Ontario), working hard to get good marks for university, on Student Council and involved with the drama department. I worked at Coffee Time on the weekend in the mornings. My mom finally let me get my driver's license but I just had my learner's permit, so no driving to school for me :( I was dating this guy (*shudder to think of it now*) who I thought was just amazing but he was truly a huge douchebag which would come to light about a year later, LOL! We had parties at my parent's place every Friday and Saturday night where my friend's band (who practiced in my basement) would perform and my mom would bake chocolate chip cookies for HOURS for us! It was a fun time!
When I was seventeen I was a senior in high school, and I was having a panic attack about where to go to college! I didn't decide until the last minute. I also worked part-time for spending money at a local bookstore. I miss that job!
Well depending on the time of the year: When I was 17 I was a senior in high school/ first semester in college.
In high school I was dating my BF for about a year, and we broke up right before prom - I then packed up my things and went to an out of state college where I knew NOBODY. I joined a few on campus orginizations and had my first sip of alcohol :) Then at the end of my freshman fall semester I finally turned 18 and was able to go to a few clubs! That was my highlight!
When I was 17 I was a senior in high school. I was figuring out where to go to college and what to major in. I was on the tennis team, in the school musical and taking some really hard AP classes.
When I was 17 I was a senior in high school.
I was on the varsity soccer team, on the executive boards of a few different clubs and taking 5 AP classes (yeah - I was a bit of an over-achiever). I also spent my one free period every day playing either Euchre or Bridge with the same group of 3 guys.
I drove a Red VW Jetta (that I still own) and was applying to 7 colleges. I worked as a soccer referee for the local middle schools on weeknights and the area travelling clubs on weekends. Best HS job ever (I got to make my own schedule and was paid in cash and could earn $45 for working an hour long game).
For me, it depends on what time of the year it was. During my first half of age 17, I was a junior in high school, and had just gotten my drivers license, and was excited about getting a car! I also had my first summer job ever, at a day camp. During the second half of age 17, I was a senior in high school, anxiously applying to colleges, and taking hard AP classes. 9/11 also happened during my 2nd week of senior year when I was 17.
When I was seventeen I was really shy and had never dated anyone. One guy asked me out, but he had asked my best friend the week before so I don't really think that counts. I played cello for my church and in school. I had rehearsals twice a week, then I took lessons two other days a week. I hung out at Borders with my friends a lot and I drove a 1989 Oldsmobile :).
@Jenn23: I loved Co-Op! My senior year I was the president of my Co-Op class. My junior year I was the treasurer. I was the only 16 year old that worked at a bank. I was an intern at Washington Mutual and my scheule was 10:30 am until 2:30 pm. I really miss that schedule!
Oh man....17..... I was in my junior year of highschool. I had a perm (yikes). I was in an on again off again relationship with an older guy, but I eventually broke up with him for good after he dropped out of college. I went on a very memorable class trip to Italy that year, and if I remember correctly, I was working as a hostess for TGI Fridays at the time. Not my proudest year for sure.
When I was 17, I had gone through a bad breakup and made a plan to swear off boys and not worry about them until college. I didn't want a boy to define me anymore. I shopped at Goodwill and sewed my own clothes. I wavered between a new group of friends and being busy with theater, and in my solitude writing novels and poetry. I was a dreamer and wanted to publish novels and travel the world, but most of all, I wanted to help people.
It was the following year that I met my future husband. We were cast as romantic opposites in the play Proof, and it him 3 months to get me to go out with him. After the 3rd date I knew I loved him. Now I'm a teaching abroad, so I guess I'm helping people while following my dream, and I've had several poems published <3
I turned 17 in senior year of high school. That was a great year! I worked at a restaurant as a hostess and had some seriously great friends there. I met a guy I would go on to date for 5 years. I did college courses (but they were only twice a week for 2 hrs at night) with a friend, which meant I got out of school every day at 11:15 and had all afternoon to myself to work out and bum around (state law I couldn't work until 3pm). I dyed my hair pink. I went to a few concerts. In the fall I started college.
When I was 17 I was a senior in high school and itching to graduate. I was heavily involved in our schools drama and choral departments so because of my obligations to those, I didn’t have a part time job or anything. I was best friends with the same 3 girls who are still my best friends today. I drove a pretty sick “teeny bopper blue” neon that I insisted on having since the guy I liked drove a similar car and I thought having the same car would make him notice me. Well, the guy ended up being gay and I got stuck with that piece of shit neon for like 3 years. I was applying to colleges and trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. I started dating this guy who thought that he had the ability to heal people. What a f’ing nut job he was!
When I was 17, I was in my 2nd year of taking generals at a state univsersity 30 minutes from my old High School. I drove to school one day for my criminal justice auditorium class and the radio announcers suddenly became real quiet. One of them said, "Is this a joke?" and there was a lot of dead air. Then it was a lot of panicked updates until I parked on campus.
I got to Criminal Justice 101 and sat down near my friends. The professor never once mentioned what was going on in New York even as it was happening. I remember the auditorium holding onto a heavy, eerie silence as we anxiously awaited him to mention something, anything. He never said a word about it, although my 2nd class that day did. I still remember it being odd.
That was 9/11.
When I was 17 (2002-2003), I was so ready to just graduate high school and move on to college already. I still wore my hair curly, though very occasionally I would straighten it, which I loved because that would make it so long. My favorite classes were AP Lit and my History of the South seminar, which I loved because our teacher would let us take "field trips" downtown to eat at the best hotdog place ever if we looked at some monuments to give it historical relevance. And she let us watch "Gone With the Wind" in class one week for the whole week. I had a job at a local store in town that I loved because I was done every night by 8:30 and could charge stuff from the store against my paycheck. I made my boyfriend drive me around everywhere because he had a Mustang, which I loved. I got along with everybody! And I was going through a hippie stage where I wore a lot of paisley and hemp and listened to Led Zeppelin and thought I was totally original because I preferred Allman Brothers Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd to Top 40. LOLLLL. Here's a normal hippie outfit, though this was actually 70s day at school that day I think, but I still would have worn it any other time:
And this is me and my MOH when we were 17:
I was in 11th grade when I was 17.
I spent half the year dating a boy who was a complete ass and my parents disliked immensely. I took all honors classes and was in quite a few clubs, including Student Council. This was also the year I became a Thespian and I volunteered as much as I could at our local civic theatre. I worked at a surf shop and spent any other free time I had at the beach or lake. I was still pretty well behaved (not a partier, yet) and had 2 best friends.
I drove a suuuper sweet Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. My friends ripped off half of the metal name on the side of the car so it just read "ass supreme." And it was.
Since I worked at a surf shop, I pretty much only owned clothing made by Roxy, Volvom, Billabong, or O'neill. I wore Chucks and leather studded belts. I thought I was awesome. Ha!
@Mrs.MedinaJr: Can't beat 10:30 to 2:30! I think I worked from 10:30 until about 3:30-4pm. Not bad, either! I got to play with dogs all afternoon and get paid for it. (Well, I cleaned, gave them baths, etc. but I still got to play with them a lot!!)
Oh goodness… 17 was an interesting year
I was a junior/senior in high school (winter birthday), worked for Hershey’s, president of the school Model UN team (took league champion my junior year, runner-up my senior year and I was on Security Council both years), the “mom” of my school’s We the People Team (our team of 8 came in second in the state to a team of 40, not too shabby), quit my old barn, took time off from volunteering at “my” camp to work at a new one, severely emotionally scarred by that new camp (still dealing with that four years later), stopped riding for awhile because of it, and dated a super-clingy guy who thought we were going to be married (um, no) and tried to insist that we talk for at least an hour at 9pm every night.
When I was 17 I finally broke up with HS boyfriend for the last time, harrassed Mr Dear about his hair daily, graduated highschool, started college, worked at a nursing home.
Me (right) at 17:
And just for fun, Mr Dear at 17, aka why we didn't date in highschool:
When I was 17 I had a part time job delivering a local newspapers, I rode my bike everywhere and was a certified tom boy. I didnt carry handbags or purses just backpacks.
HAHAHAH Oh how I wish I had a prom picture to put on here. I wore a teal and white Jessica McClintock dress that sparkled and I just thought it was so fucking glamorous.
@ohheavenlyday:Hahahahaha! That was a cruise, actually. Trust me I actuallly looked put together at prom.
When I was 17, I had just moved out of my house into my ex boyfriend's house with his mom. I was still in high school and working full-time to make end's meat. We didn't have to pay rent, but his mom was short on cash too so I was paying for as much as I could. Wow this makes me sound totally pathetic!! But I was in "love"
We eventually moved to our own bachelor suite in downtown Calgary after I graduated high school. It was so tiny, I could sit on the end of our bed and cook and wash dishes. That didn't last long. I turned 18 a month later.
When I was 17, I was a senior in high school. I dated 2 guys during that year, one was a relationship that started when I was 16 and ended a couple months after I turned 17, and one relationship a few months later that lasted about 4 months. I had a sweet job working at an after-school daycare, which basically was an hour of coloring and reading to the 5 year olds followed by an hour of playing cards, basketball, and board games with the middle schoolers. I didn't take many classes and the ones I did take I would skip at least once a week, and I spent all of my free time partying, shopping, and hanging out with my best friends. I was irresponsible but I had a lot of fun!
When I was 17, I was your stereotypical Fine Arts dork. I spent practically all my free time in the theatre/band/art studio wing of my high school. I spent my time doing the following:
At 17, I was a senior in high school and crazy involved in the dance, chorus, and drama programs. I didn't want to go to college because I was working on being a triple threat and wanted to be discovered in LA. I met an awesome guy right before high school graduation and I thought he'd hung the moon. But then my parents split and everything went down hill from there... *eyeroll* In the years after that, I realized I needed to go to college, that theater wasn't for me, that Mr. Dreamy didn't hang the moon (3 years later), and that my parents didn't have to dictate my happiness. Good thing we don't stay 17!
When I was seventeen, I went straight from being a high school junior to being a college senior....
I was voted to homecoming court even though I had only been in that school system for a year. I didn't know many people and still can't figure out how I got voted on. The Monday after getting to wear a pretty dress on the field at a football halftime, I went through major back surgery to have my scoliosis corrected. The first time I drove post surgery (my 1989 blue jeep cherokee laredo) I got into a wreck and never went back to that high school. I managed all of my junior year doing at home work. When I got better, I was able to go meet friends and hang out after school. I realized that the work was way too easy and applied to college a year early and got accepted to on campus program (I got to live in the dorms and everything!) I also managed a real estate office on the weekends (my parents say to keep me out of trouble).
When i was 17 I was starting uni!!! I was the youngest person in both residence buildings..it was really weird (I turned 18 in Oct....)
Anyways...at 17..i was scared shitless.
When I was 17, I was a senior in High School. I was playing volleyball, swimming, taking 4 classes at high school in the morning and attending college classes in the afternoon. I was also in the marching band so I was busy from the time I woke up until the time I fell asleep.
I was a nerd, jock, band geek and 4-Her all rolled into one and sometimes, I wish I could go back. But, I had to grow up sometime. So now I'm just an older version of the aformentioned.
When I was 17 . . . I was in my freshman year of college (started school early). At the beginning, I was living in the dorm and studying all the time. I had a full scholarship and I was in a panic that I would lose it if I didn't study 24/7. After a semester, I realized college was pretty easy and I started to have a lot more fun. I met wonderful people and had a great time that first year. I also worked 2 jobs. I was so happy to be away from home and starting my life.
On my 17th birthday I moved out of my mom's house & started living on my own in a city 8 hours away....I started smoking weed & skipping school and drinking etc. I finally stopped going completely by the end of the year because I got a full time job to support myself....Um. Yep. that was my 17.
I was in high school, and just started to date my now ex boyfriend. We ended up staying together for 7 1/2 years. My life pretty much just consisted of marching band and school.
I love this thread!
I turned 17 in April and graduated high school as salutatorian (oh man was I the overachiever... marching band section leader, jazz band, NHS, salutatorian, held a part-time job in an ice cream parlor, etc) one month later. I had just broken up with my long-term boyfriend in HS and started dating my FH :) We spent that summer with our newly graduated friends playing in any body of water we could get ourselves and a boat into, travelling around FL and soaking up our last summer before college. We pretty much lived the Kid Rock song "Summertime" :). DH and I started our FL-CA long distance relationship as he left for school and I moved to UF. I still had blonde hair and didn't need to worry about the freshman 15... yet. I moved out of my tiny town and truly began to find myself, it was a liberating year.
For fun, we just went to the Blue Man Group last week for the first time since we were 17/18... Comparison pictures below :)
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Married:
When I was 17, I had been dating FI for a few months. I was getting ready to graduate high school and start college to become a teacher. When I began college, I was SCARED out of my mind, even though I was only 30-45 min from home. I'd like to think I've come a loooong way since then and its only been 4.5 years.
When I was seventeen.. I was a sr. in highschool. I was a cheerleader. I had a serious boyfriend at the time ;) I was working at starbucks, and applying to different colleges and universities.
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