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No longer children, teenagers encounter new beginnings upon their arrival into grade nine, which is often a daunting experience. High school is the time in every person’s life where inevitably, significant amounts of changes are dealt with. It is evident that the majority of students who complete high school, leave as a different person than they were when they first stepped foot into their new school as a grade nine student. Looking back over my high school career, I have significantly changed when examining my sociality, my appearance, and my goals when comparing myself as a grade nine student, to the person I have become in grade twelve.
Firstly, when examining my level of comfort and involvement in my society there is a significant improvement …show more content…

In grade nine, My hair would always be either curled or straightened in the morning. Again, I felt insecure about having my hair natural since I was not satisfied with how it looked with the combination of waves and curls. In addition to styling my hair every morning, I also applied layers of makeup onto my face. In grade nine, I was really into the idea of makeup, and I was fascinated with the different styles and products I was able to experiment with. Along with the way I style my hair and do my makeup, my body image has also changed from when I was in grade nine. For my grade nine year, and a portion of my grade ten year, I was a lot heavier than I am now in my current grade twelve year. During that time, I went through a few rough experiences which caused me to gain some unwanted weight. When comparing the person I was in grade nine, to who I am now based on my appearance, there has evidently been a change. Every morning, instead of spending hours on end styling my hair and putting on makeup, I have allowed myself to become more comfortable leaving the house with a less put together look, which consists usually of a small amount of makeup and blow dryed hair. I have since then realized that I do not always have to spend a lot of time on making myself look what I feel is well put together and decent, to come to school and sit in desks and work for the majority of the …show more content…

My educational goals in grade nine consisted of remaining an honour role student and to become a psychiatrist. I aspire to receive good grades in each of my courses, since I know grades are crucial for continuing your education into post secondary. Also in grade nine, I wanted to finish high school and move onto university for my post secondary education, where I was planning on studying psychology to eventually become a psychologist or psychiatrist. I had been interested in psychology for a number of years before starting grade nine, and I am still fascinated by the subject today. Even more after taking an introduction to social science course in my grade eleven year. In comparison, upon entering my grade twelve year, my goal for my last courses in high school is to receive marks of eighty or higher to finish off my high school career. I believe his is an obtainable goal to set for myself in my final year. As for my future career goals, I am now questioning whether I would rather become a mental health and addictions worker, or still follow my previous aspiration and become a psychiatrist. However, working in the medical field where the mental health and wellbeing of others is the focus of my work would be an ideal situation for me. In summary, my goals have not witnessed a drastic change from grade

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