I once heard a quote that stated, “It’s the oldest story in the book. One day, you’re 17 and you’re planning for someday. And then quietly, without you ever really noticing, someday is today. And then someday is yesterday. And this is your life.” As senior year comes to an end, there are bitter sweet feelings. As I look towards my future, I have one foot heading out the door, and yet one filmy planted not wanting to let go. The mere thought of saying my final goodbyes, learning my last few lessons as an Assumption student, and clearing out my locker for one last time makes me apprehensive. The uncertainty and expectation that consumes our thoughts and feelings motivate us for our futures. However as we move our tassel on our final day, we transform to alumni, and as we bid farewell to the school that connected us all, I hope we all keep a piece of Assumption with us. …show more content…
We started out as freshman, setting our pace, some alone and some accompanied by familiar friends, but all heading toward one finish line, Graduation. At the beginning it seemed like a race of endurance, a daunting experience. As the race picked up, we began to run alongside new people and started to build new friendships, making the race less difficult. As time went on, it no longer appeared to be a struggle to adapt to this change. The new friends we made, the memories we made, it felt as though we were talking with friends enjoying the experience. Now that we have experienced senior year and the finish line is within our reach, it feels like stopping short of the finish line and just running in place is where we are at. We know that once we cross that finish line our time at Assumption is complete, and there is no going back. The race we once set out to finish is no longer our first thought, but instead all we are leaving
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.
There are many reasons why I want to be in the Teams program and many things I want to accomplish in high school. I want to try to push myself, I want to challenge myself and do things that may be out of my comfort zone and I think that teams will give me the perfect opportunity to do that. I think that it will be interesting to see how far I can go in my studies. I think it will be amazing see how many more new things I can learn in Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science. I am particularly excited to see all the new things I will learn in math. I believe that if I don't try I won't be able to succeed and that's why I want to push my self.
When I was in middle school, I truly didn’t care for school. I just thought it was a mandatory part of the everyday adolescent child. I came to school each day dreading the fact that I have to sit for hours and listen to lectures that I thought to myself that I don’t need in the future. It was the beginning of the second semester in eighth grade, I was called in by my advisor. She told me that if I don’t improve my grades, I would have to repeat a grade, and I would have to wait two years until I enter high school. This unnerving fact stopped me in my tracks, and I remember the cold feeling that suddenly surged through my body. There was a possibility that I could fail and repeat a grade. And so I thought to myself, is this really how I want to continue my life? Is
My main motivation for wanting to attend school would be for my family. For instance,not just my imitate family,but my future family to come! Thus hopefully I can become an influence for my children some day. In other words, when times get dreary I just have to surmise what lies ahead. Especially when a person is extremely drained from working six days a week. As for academically wise my best advice includes acquiring a good nights rest. Without properly Then we come to personal... all I can really tell you is believe in myself to keep pushing forward. A person has to desire better for themselves, In order to do so you have to WANT better. Unlike other folks I don't reward myself but I do feel accomplished. Telling all who will listen about
The answer to this question is challenging to me because having two diplomas in higher education quite challenging to answer “Why do you want to go to college?” Trying to apply this question to the UoPeople and paraphrasing it as “Why do you want to go to the UoPeople,” I meet another issue. I have already responded to this question in the Discussion Forum.
“Every great accomplishment was believed to be impossible at one time”-Unknown. That is a great quote to live by. There are many things I would accomplish in my life. To start, I would like to accomplish getting all A's in my eighth grade year. I want to graduate high school. I also would like to go to medical school to become a hospitalist.
I want to go to college so I can learn and be prepared for the real world. College is a place where I can get a fresh start. I can be a better person by how I matured in high school and becoming the man I am. I can break out and be who I want to be because of some peer pressure I had in high school. I want to meet people that will be my friends for a long time. My Mom had a college friend over this weekend and they shared some stories with me and I want to be able to tell my kids stories with my best friend. College education will give me the opportunity to pursue and learn something that I love. College gives me the chance to have my own responsibilities. I want to show my parents that they raised a smart
I have been thinking about high school since was young. I thought it was so far away and now I am ready to graduate middle school and go to high school. This got me thinking about college. I realize that I need to find a high school that will help me succeed and reach my goal of going to college. I need a program that will help me find new things that will interest me. As an 8th grader getting ready to go into high school I was looking at applications and, I came across Lake View High School and I was intrigued. As I read on I was satisfied with what I read because I know that this program will help me succeed in high school and college. Knowing that, I really want to be a part of this school.
The reason I want to go to college is because it would be the final obstacle between me and my goals. In my family going to college is an extreme challenge due to the financial problems and the hard work it takes to make it. For me to actually go to college and to finish would mean that a “Thompson” from my family has succeeded in something other than failing. Going to college would me that I would be the very first “Thompson” to finish school and start a career for his/her self.
You have never heard the expression used, but life is like a box full of rocks. Such as the rocks fill the box, decisions, and actions fill your life. First off, you must know what your large stones are; these are the important aspects of your life. They are life's pillars: your family, your friends, your education. Next, come life’s pebbles, commitments, hobbies, walking the dog, calling your mother. Gravel represents the smaller moments in life, moments such as waking up, walking to school, or greeting a friend. Sand fills up the box, it represents necessities, the unnoticeable happenings that bring life together: sleeping, breathing, and eating. With life, like this box full of rocks, what you add, its size, and its shape is up to you, only remember, it can’t hold everything.
There’s a new class rising amongst the generation of freshmen moving into a new world of responsibilities of what must be done to complete college on the winning side of completing college. Anxious, excited and yet nervous, but on top of that, the achievement of getting that acceptance letter can almost lead to a hangover off celebration if not careful. This is a momentous time, but before an extensive celebration there should be a self-evaluation that even Mark Edmundson asks in his text: “Who Are You And What Are You Doing Here?” I was there, in 2013 was finally the time for me to move forward, but it wasn’t sweet. I didn’t graduate high school with my diploma because I didn’t pass the mandatory graduation test. I didn’t want to sit out a semester so
I attend a relatively small, private, Catholic high school in northern New Jersey called Don Bosco Prep. I am involved in a variety of activities including sports, music, and various clubs and organizations. My school encouraged me to grow academically, socially, culturally, and spiritually. Our school motto is “empowering young men for life”. I feel that my school has given me the tools to be an engaged student. The school promotes a brotherhood which has benefitted me personally. Whether a friendship forged from a study group or one formed with a teammate, each friendship brings different experiences to my life for which I am grateful.
When I first got into the high school, I honestly expected it to be a breeze. I thought I would get A’s on every essay, every project, without even trying. That was when life decided to smack me in the face.
When I was younger, I was the one who silently hoped to have homework, praying the instructor would hand out more worksheets or assign another chapter. And then, when the teacher exclaimed ‘No homework!’, my shoulders slumped as the other kids cheered and fist pumped the air, as 9 year olds sporadically do. Because of this, I thought I was the misfit who enjoyed homework, but now looking back now, I realized that I just liked having things to accomplish. My brain is constantly engaged in something, and homework was another source to infuse my attention into. Television bored me half to death and sure, playing outside was entertaining, but I was limited to the backyard; the space not big enough to fulfill my curiosity and acquire the knowledge I desired.
It was 2016, and I was finally a senior in high school. Being a senior in high school was something that I had dreamed of since my early middle school days, and at last, I was there. It was the last year in one of my least favorite environments, and I couldn’t wait to graduate and move away from the only place I had ever known. I had lived in the same town for seventeen years, and I had gone to the same school with the same people for thirteen years. I was looking forward to something new in my life. I was most excited for my senior year because it was the year that I was going to choose where I wanted to move away to and what school I wanted to spend the next four years of my life at. As the year moved along, I slowly realized that I wasn’t moving away and that I’d be staying home to attend college, which was one of the most difficult decisions that I ever had to make.