High School is not hard. I just did enough to pass and get into my school of choice (standardized tests usually matter more here). I basically made a game of how little I could do and still get by...this is somewhat stupid and is really only advised if you are naturally smart...whatever that means.

There will always be people that say you HAVE to this or that. In my experience this is hardly ever the case...as long as you're willing to work as hard as you possibly can when you really really actually need to.