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When people tell you that high school would be the best time of your life, you don’t really understand the magnitude of what they’re saying until your time is coming to an end. A lot of people say that you “find yourself” in college. I, however, had the advantage of finding myself in high school. These past six years have been awesome, and I really mean it. I know it might not seem believable for a high school student to enjoy school, but I’m not lying about this stuff. I felt this way even before there was a scholarship to apply for. My mom taught me from a young age to enjoy going to school, and as much stress as it might have caused me over the years, I still loved every second of it. It’s easy to focus on the undesirable parts like sleep

Throughout my high school career I have had many ups and many downs.  High School by far has been the biggest challenge I’ve ever had to overcome.  Freshman year and sophomore year were my easiest years academic wise but my junior and senior years have been very challenging.  But while facing these challenges I have learned many things that may be helpful for those future seniors who are trying to get through high school.

Through my experiences, especially in basketball and my classwork, I have been able to be exposed to new things and apply my skills elsewhere in my life. In both sports and school, I have had to work with different people with different mindsets, but have come together as a cohesive team. Even if the team struggled, I still pushed through and did what was necessary for our success. Despite being discouraged at times by failure, I came right back and moved on to the next challenge. High School has helped me develop into a leader; I work towards a goal and help others that are in for the

The author was inspired to write this essay because he experienced college the same way all freshmen will experience college. He went through the same exact struggles that they are bound to go through at some point in it, so he was motivated to help them survive school and stick with it no matter how tough it gets. He consistently emphasizes how magnificent the rewards are if one finishes all of college.

I chose to write about this quote because it means a lot to me. The quote describes a personal event that happened during my life. When I graduated from high school in 2013, I was not working hard in university application. My main point was to graduate with high grade point average,

The beginning of high school is the start to the next four years of hell. No one wants to be there. Everyone says, “these will be the best four years of your life!” Along with, “it goes by so fast,” and, “in the blink of an eye,” but the truth is, I don’t see it. Every waking moment I have to sit through a lecture in a cold, solid, chair is like sitting silently next to your parent in a car as they scold you for what you’ve done. You can’t go anywhere, or say anything. You just have to embrace it.

Once you’ve been in school for nearly 12 years of your life you think you know all of the tricks to conquering the school year. When a problem arises you think you know the easy way out of it or the perfect way to avoid it. Some kids probably believe that as you continue on through your education these problems will just simply decrease. As a junior in high school, I’ve come to find that that assumption couldn’t be more false. High school came as a scare to me and I felt that I was the only one going through those typical teenage problems; however, after reading How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character, by Paul Tough, I began to gain some of my confidence back.

I thought the best way to go about high school was to dial down my enthusiasm for anything and everything. I didn’t care about school, I didn’t care about college, and my future wasn’t even a thought in my mind. When I got out of high school I remember getting over the excitement just in time to realize that I had no idea what I was going to do with my life.

When I initially began High School I thought internally, this is it, this is the point at which my life changes, this is where school work gets harder, classes get harder, the sports become more advanced, and my evaluations in High School are going to reflect my employment, and universities later on, and everything in my life has finally become a hectic roller coaster. But I know that High School is like a stream because along the way you'll find some trash, go over some harsh spots, discover a whirlpool or two, stagnate for a bit, lastly get to the end of the adventure and acknowledge you have had an awesome ride. I know this without a doubt in light of the reality that back in middle school/ junior high I got awful grades I kept saying to myself every time, that I have to stay focused and get my grades up because my grades in my previous years would follow me through high school. In middle school it was hard for me to remain centered and complete my work, and get decent grades. I had to keep my mind like a sponge and absorb all the details I could in every class.

I am very proud of the grades that I earned during my high school career. Getting good grades has always been fairly easy for me. I enjoy learning new things, and for the most part some of the material comes naturally to me. There have been times that I have slacked off and fell behind a little bit in my classes, but not to the point where I am endangered of failing. I have always had a 3.4 and above the last few years, but freshman year it was a little below a 3.0 but not by much. I have learned valuable things from every class that I have been enrolled in and will carry those things with me to the next phase of my education in college.

In my high school career my grades have been of great importance to me both at Lemoore High School and Hanford High School. My whole freshman year I was able to maintain a 4.0. My sophomore year I did have a little bit of a downfall with my grades but I was put in home studies so that I could solely focus on my schoolwork and once I was focused again I went back to Hanford High. My junior year I came to LHS and my grades improved, I ended that year with 6 A’s and 1 C. As of right now I am ending my senior year with a 3.84 GPA which I am very satisfied with. Overall I am proud of the grades I have kept throughout these four years and I will strive to maintain a high academic standing as I further my education in college.

This quote constantly running through my mind as I begin the most important year of my entire high school career. Every morning as I sit on the bus on my way to school, I can’t help but replay a time during my freshman year when myself and everyone else around me weren’t sure if I would continue in school long enough to see my senior year.

I view my high school transcript as an inaccurate view of my current self. In my freshman and sophomore years, I still had the careless attitude of middle school that many had already given up. This laziness significantly injured my transcript and it shows all the times. I chose video games, social media, or videos over school. All of this changed in my junior year, as I realized the need for me to step up and participate in school activities so I could succeed in my life. It was an instant turn around and I believe the current me is best denoted by my junior and senior year scores rather than my transcript. As for the test scores, I took the ACT exam in my junior year. Naturally, as part of my plan to reform, I studied profusely

Upon entering high school, I made a goal to myself: I wanted to become a better version of myself, realizing my own strengths and weaknesses and, ultimately, preparing to be a part of a completely different atmosphere beyond high school and even college. From the beginning, I knew I was going to find a way to improve academically, as a member of Kingsway’s STEM Academy and Superintendent’s List throughout my high school career. However, I would never think that I, as an eighth grader, would ultimately rise above my classmates, eventually being third in my class freshman year and still enjoying the rigor of taking as many AP and Honors classes as I possibly could fit in my schedule. By being recognized and awarded for my achievements, I finally realized that being this type of student, one that strives to do the best and remains self-motivated no matter what difficulties are faced, gives me a purpose as student and overall enjoyment.

Yet, the education does not stop at middle school, for high school really puts all the basic skills from elementary and middle school to work as the assignments and the exams become more challenging. We do not only learn about reading, writing, history, and math, we learn about the people around us as we associate with different personalities, and as we see what we have grown up to be and what we want to be later in life. Accordingly, the high school years are a time when teachers emphasize the importance of graduating and attending college in order to have a “succesful future.”