I got away with everything, I did not get in trouble unless I really stepped over the line. I could make wildy inappropriate comments to other students/teachers and it was at worst not funny. I could come to class with a water bottle of vodka or reeking of weed and the teachers would joke about it, or use it against me to make me quieter. I routinely came to school to find out where everyone was skipping, and as a result of my poor attendance I failed 6/8 credits in grade 9. This coming from someone who was told they needed to be skipped ahead to stop boredom in school.
Here's the thing, I went to 4 different high schools. The first 3, this worked great and I had fun. Overall though, it was a pretty shallow time. I was high or drunk almost every day of high school. I was "friends" with everyone, could go to any cliques parties and fit in and be the centre of attention. The reality was, I wasn't close to anyone. So although I had a bunch of people to do drugs and hang out with, I didn't have one or two people I hung out with often, or "best friends". I was more or less an entertainment act, a loud clown who routinely argued with teachers just for the sake of image. I was allowed to do what I wanted, no one held me accountable at home or at school. My life story was well known, I got a pass on my behaviour because of it.
By my fifth year of high school, 4th high school and 10th school overall in a city where I knew no one, I was sick of it. I didn't feel like making friends again, I didn't feel like starting over. I went to school once or twice a month, enrolled in a co-op program and tried to stay sober and do some meaningful work. I kept my head down and chose to ignore everyone, minus a girl I met at the same co-op. I became far more quiet, I'd like to call it maturity. I regret choosing socializing over education, I regret basing my decisions and sacrificing my future for immediate gratification. Mostly though I regret that I had the foresight to know I would regret all of this and repeated it often, but choose to do it anyways.
I have a much smaller and tighter group of friends, it's better this way.