Senior Year Of High School

So far this year in 8th grade is not really that bad. I thought the first week the teachers weren't going to hold off and we were going to get a ton of homework. Fortunately I was wrong and also glad that the teachers understood that we were still getting used to the new hallway, new classes, and new way of doing things. I really enjoyed going back to the paper copies of agendas because nobody ever used the online ones and now both me and my parents know what I must have done. For the record this school year is off to a great start in my books and I hope other students can stay the

My eighth grade year of Middle school. I had many challenges, with making friends and subjects. But one challenge was mathematics.I knew my eighth grade year was most important when it came transferring into my high school years, yet I didn’t do anything to raise my grade in mathematics at that time. It wasn’t until two I had a very low grade in mathematics on my report card at that I realized I needed to do something about my low grade. So after that report in math, I really was determined to really bring that F up to at least a B or A. So I remember I started to go to after school tutoring to get help with my math subject. They placed me with a teacher named Ms.Alice. And she really helped me with my subject.

When junior year ended last summer, I felt like I knew exactly what was coming my way-- after all, I watched three different groups of my friends go through senior years of their own. It was finally my turn to experience senior year, something it seemed I had known about for years, and I felt like senior year would be easygoing and uneventful. Now, it has taken just a few short months to realize how incorrect I was. If senior year has taught me anything, it is that one never really knows what comes next for them, even if they have a good idea. The monumental highs, as well as the deepest of lows, have kept me on my toes throughout my senior year.

Junior year was full of many new experiences. We were now classified as upper classmen! Just like any of the other years in high school this year had just as many ups and downs. One of the main stresses in eleventh grade was the SAT. For sure one of the scariest things that I have ever had to do. All of the preparation going into it and the amount of studying made me feel as if I wasn’t going to have a brain by the time the testing was over. I took college and career readiness, which really helped prepare me for what was to come. By this time in high school I had already had my job for a little over a month, so I already knew what to expect once school started. I am thankful enough that at my job you get to leave at seven because I hear many

Freshman year, I imagined that year to be amazing. I wanted it to just have an awesome flow but did it? It did in the beginning then a bomb went off during the middle of the year and turned freshman year into a complete disaster. Freshman year was supposed to be about having a great start to the rest of your high school life before you enter the big bad world but other students just couldn't help themselves but to create that bomb during the middle of my freshman year.

Towards the end of my senior year of high school, I was preparing for the next chapter of my life. I would be attending UC Davis in the summer for a four weeklong orientation program, specifically for first generation college students. This was the first time I would be leaving home by myself to a different country and it was the first time in over eight years that I would be exposed to the American culture. I did not have any roots in any American city nor did I have a so-called “home state.” However, if there was one thing for sure, it was that Germany was my home and it has been for the majority of my life. In this paper, I will be discussing how the following topics in sociology: culture, socialization, and identity are related to my move from Germany to California as well as how I felt during the entire situation.

As a high school senior progresses towards their graduation day, making the the correct choice for their higher education institution is a very important decision that may affect them greatly in the long-run. Students are usually presented with the decision of attending either a two-year community college or a four-year university. Although, both higher education institutions are designed to teach and prepare individuals for their future career goals, some differences can be anticipated. As a result, attending a university and a community college may be compared to determine which institution is the most beneficial for a high school student in the areas of learning environment, cost of attendance, and student culture and campus life.

In “Should US Colleges Be Graded by the Government?”, Haley Sweetland-Edwards discusses a plan made by President Obama to have colleges evaluated based on accessibility, affordability, graduation rates, and how students are performing after graduation. Sweetland-Edwards explains the possible negative consequences of this plan by explaining how certain details (such as athletics, performance by professors, and internship opportunities) may be ignored in favor of basic statistics. Sweetland-Edwards further explains how ratings for areas that are being evaluated may affect

I transferred to The University of Virginia in 2015 and found myself in an uneasy state from the moment I arrived. I did not know what exactly I wanted to study and the majors that sparked my interest were unavailable to me, considering UVA wanted me to finish in two years and I didn’t have the right prerequisites.

“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths,” (Walt Disney). The overview of my Junior year in high school was, I believe, the best school year so far both in academic and my personal achievements. As a person I had a major growth, I become more active in school in which was a huge step for me, and academically, well I’ve never seen so many A’s since Freshmen year, well that is if I examine only second semester but overall I felt that my grades were better than last year. This year I became a person who is more open-minded, one who sees the outside world, my mind has opened a door which helped me find the inner me that was stuck in for the past 2 years of high school like if I were a bud that has finally opened. I shockley impressed at myself, willing to accept any new challenges this year which truly helped me become a better person in education and personally.

Every school year fifth graders face a big change from the lives they are used to. Middle School. It is our job as upperclassmen to assist these new sixth graders. These students need our advice, and help, to make sure they live out their middle school years correctly. The finest piece of advice I can give any student starting middle school is to plan out all your middle school years.

Your freshman year will be exciting, but it can also be intimidating. It is the start of four long years of high school, some of the most important years of your life. There are a lot of important things to do your freshman year, many of which I didn't start until much later. So here is some advice that will help you survive your freshman year, and prepare you for the rest of high school.

The reputation of institutions was very important during the selection process. I did not want to go to a place that would not help my future substantially. During the second half of my senior year in high school, I had the opportunity to work alongside a Washington Post reporter and investigate for a story he was writing about my high school. I had taken journalism classes all throughout high school but this experience gave me the passion to want to

I believe freshman year of high school is essential in deciding whether a student drops out or stays on school. I believe that you should try your hardest freshman year so that you can stay motivated and get good start in high school.

At some point in their lives, everyone faces a decision pertaining to college. Whether the question is “What college is best for me?” or “Is college really something I’d like to pursue?”, it is never an easy task to dictate what to do with the rest of your life. If a high school student ends up deciding college is where they want to go next, they need to decided specifically where they want to apply. Though choosing a college can have a very opinionated decision, there are a few characteristics that can determine which colleges are better than others. Some of these characteristics include freshman retention rate, the percentage of college freshmen that stay at the university passed their freshman year, and the difficulty of acceptance of the university.