My Transition From Middle School To High School

Transitioning from middle school to high school now college. Hardships and victories I have experienced it all. I have gone from the shy student to one of the most involved and active student in my school.

By the time I got to about fifth grade, everyone started to notice how academically gifted I really was. In fourth and fifth grade, I even joined the spell bowl team. Me and a few other people I knew well were about two grade levels ahead of the rest of our class, mathematically speaking. Then, I got to middle school. It was a big change, lockers, stairs, a very large school it was. It was all very unknown to me, there were really tall kids, and they all had their friends, I had to adjust. By this time, I was still on the gifted academic path, being in Algebra in only seventh grade, a class that is supposed to be for freshmen. My family were always very proud of me because of this, and I had always tried to be smarter than my sister, who was always four grades and a step ahead of me. She was always the teacher's pet, overachiever type of student. School had never really been hard for me, just boring and mentally draining. By the time I was in eighth grade, I had found my true group of friends. There was a few that liked soccer, which fit me really

Let’s jump ahead again, this time to my first day of school. Morris Knolls High School is one of the top high schools in the US. Their curriculum is rigorous and their standards are sky high. Also, this was a completely new environment for me. I didn’t know how high school worked and this wasn’t the type of town I was used to. Living in suburbia and attending a school with different demographics than I was used to scared me. I now lived 30 minutes away from everything I grew up around. But the thought of having a fresh start excited me. No one knew me, I was a nobody and therefore free to completely change myself.

Transitioning from elementary or middle school to high school can be a new experience with chaos. If one is entering a humongous school that has two separate buildings, as known as south and north. There are many problems and skills that will be helpful for one to survive successfully in high school. As I have been in high school for almost five years, I want my future juniors to not make mistakes that I made during transitioning to high school.

Like any other transition in your life, you encounter changes. Going from elementary school to middle school made you a cool kid, and from middle school to high school, you could do whatever you wanted. But from high school to college, it is not what you become, it is you are striving to become. Professor Johnson’s American Government class at Valencia Community College pushes them to form better study habits, to realize the value of attending class, and to set goals for themselves.

The summer of transitioning from middle school to high school was full of anticipation. I was fourteen and nervous about starting high school, anxiously counting down the days and hours until the first day. I would start swimming that fall for my high school’s swim team; which filled me with both excitement and anxiety over grueling practices and meets. However, all of this anticipation for school and swimming quickly fled once the news of Hurricane Irene broke. The storm was destined to hit the Connecticut shoreline the same week school started. It quickly became the only thing people talked about. If I turned on the news it was all the weathermen would talk about for days and how to prepare for it. My anticipation for school was replaced by anticipating the storm.

Starting high school is always nerve wracking. New people, new responsibilities, and it's a step closer to gaining your independence. Normally students just move to the local high school within their district, but not me. While I was preparing to move to Bayard Rustin High School my parents had other plans. In the summer of 2013 My family and I moved from West Chester, Pennsylvania to Hummelstown, Pennsylvania. The new house was only an hour and a half away from the town I grew up in, but it was foreign. I didn’t know anyone, or where to meet people. It took the entire summer before I finally made some friends.

The transition from middle school to high school was exceptionally difficult for me. In my second semester of freshman year, I was given a choice to take an advanced genetics class or a less difficult finance class. I hesitantly chose the genetics course, and as I suspected it was difficult. I also dealt with an extremely unorganized instructor that would lose a significant number of my completed assignments and enter them as zeros in her grade book. This frustrated me to the point where I wanted to switch classes with the simpler finance class, and I was sure my decision was for the best. I made an appointment with my counselor and explained everything to her. She was very wise and told me that universities look for students that take more

I totally agree that high school years can make or break a child and the transition into high school can be very nerve-wracking. Especially when it's a transition like yours, going from a private school to a public school with a new environment and new people. It's awesome how you went into high school not knowing anyone, but managed to socialize with everyone regardless of their social group. There is too much pressure put on children to try and fit in, but it's best to just try and socialize with everyone and not just those who are part of the "cool" groups.

High school seemed like the most ominous and unsettling idea, so I tried to ignore it. Deep down, I knew that I was only anxious because of all of the stories I heard about how strict the teachers were. You know, shredding late papers and the pin-drop silence that plagued every classroom? It only bothered me because I was lazy, and I was certified in procrastination. Once I wrapped up the last day of middle school, we immediately began packing up the moving trucks, which ended up being a very long and painful process. The transition from Littlestown, PA to Taneytown, MD was complete, and before I knew it, I began my high school career in a strange place, surrounded by strange people. I could only help but wonder if my old friends missed me or still talked about me. My year progresses quicker than I anticipated, yet I could only feel my days growing longer each and every day. My grades were suffering to the point to where I flunked Algebra I. The foundation for my GPA, crumbling right beneath the tips of my pencil, something that I failed to detect amidst all of the stress and drama that encompassed my everyday life. At age 14, I was just a shade shy of depressed, that I kept feeling it creeping up on me, like a wolf in the night. It didn't take a scientist to figure out that I needed to do something about my situation, or else my future may be in jeopardy. Upon weighing my options, I ultimately chose that a transfer to Westminster High would be in my best interest academically, socially, mentally, and

The future holds an uncertain thing in life and with it come many responsibilities. I realized how things change so often happens as quickly and as unexpectedly as it does. The transition through middle school and high school has changed me thoroughly. I’ve learned that high school has made me smarter for who to trust and judge people more than I usually do. High school gave me more options, viewpoints, and ideas. I mature in almost every way, and learn more about myself for what I’m good at. There will be hard times but eventually get through them.

Success comes in many shapes and sizes. My parents have helped me achieve this success with their motivation, nurture and emotional support. Secondly, their endless efforts. They have been extremely involved by visiting my campus, interacting with my instructors, and taking part of my personal interests which has helped me with my transition from high school to post-secondary.

Some of us look forward to high school, while some of us dread it. High school has been a enjoyable but stressful three years for me. Things would have been much different if I knew what I know today. Yes, it’s true what your parents say - you live and you learn- but high school only comes around one time and each year carries on to the next. Being a three graduate at Carl Sandburg, I’ve had to deal with four years worth of knowledge into three years. It’s stressful but graduating early has helped me mature way faster than others around me.

In order to deal with this challenge, my approach to things had to change. Those changes we not simple,but I had a goal that needed to be achieved. Eventually, my way of thinking was reassembled not in a physical way but mentally. My introspection of certain elements started to adapt to the so called "high school life". Its wasn't just my way of studying that was adjusted,it was also friends. Friends are the number one thing that probably changed in my life since I know not everyone I meet will

All children become an adult at some point in their lives. The transition between high school and college exemplifies this transition. Yet few of these students feel prepared for the challenge that is adult life. After living with their parents for 17-18 years, the move away from home and getting saddled with a plethora of responsibilities can be jolting. William Allen has many graduation requirements, but an Independent Living class is not one of them. This needs to change. High School ought to prepare students for the everyday aspect of college and life after school, not just the academic aspect of college.