How I Changed My Life After High School

My high school experiences have helped me transition into adulthood. From my classes I took my Freshman year to now, my Senior year have prepared me and taught me skills I will use in life. Many of my teachers have also helped guide me to where I am now from class lessons to life lessons. Multiple family members and friends who have motivated me to reach where I am now. As well as me pushing myself to maintain a job and to start saving money to prepare me for my future.

Prior to high school, I had done well in school, but did not drive myself to . Towards the end of my eighth grade year, I had attended my brother’s award banquet and noticed that there were students winning almost every award and were recognized for being at the top of their class. At that moment I decided that I wanted to be like the students who did well, but I knew that there was a large amount of effort required. Once I entered high school, I greatly increased the effort that I put into my classes. I spent more time studying, consulting teachers, and completing assignments, all while balancing sports and other extracurricular activities. My grades had drastically improved and I knew that I had succeeded, but I wanted to achieve more. Through my sophomore and junior years, I pushed myself in harder classes, became an officer in many of my activities, and increased my involvement with new activities. Presently, I am well known by my community and school for my academic achievement and service through leadership. This chain of events has increased my work ethic, responsibility, and drive for greatness. Moreover, this experience has allowed me to develop into the devoted, confident, and disciplined person I am

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.

How i changed in high school was little help and time but time will tell the rest of my high school years.

High school has been an experience to say the least. I’ve spent the last four years at Father Ryan attempting to find myself and my place in the world, much like puzzle piece. A puzzle has many pieces that contribute to an entire image when properly placed among each other. High school is similar to this idea because throughout the past four years I have constantly been trying to find my perfect fit and where I belong. When I was a Freshmen I molded my personality to fit anywhere just to have friends. Then when sophomore year began I realized how much of myself I was sacrificing to fit into the wrong place. Once junior year arrived I was getting closer to my perfect fit and now that it is senior year I’ve finally found my fit in the big puzzle called high school.

High school is a time of stress and anxiety. This not only includes school work and social life, but the school system plays as tremendous of a part in it as the student himself. People complain, “the school system does nothing to prepare students for tests, school work etc.” or “school is being forced upon us, why even go?”. These issues not only change the way students act, but the way they affect society.

Everyone has heard or been told, “high school is what you make of it.” High school is in fact what you make of it, but it is also the time of great change in everybody. Entering grade nine you still feel like a kid, your post-secondary and career choices are far from top priority. However, by grade twelve we become more mature and grow into young adults. Personally looking back to my grade nine self and comparing her to my grade twelve self of today, I am able to see changes in my character, my athletics and my goals.

My high school years went by fast, at first I was a freshman and now I am graduating. I have always been quiet in my classes and I would sit at the very back. I was taught to get my work done before having fun and I never paid attention to making any friends. When I was a freshman I saw myself as a mature and intelligent person because I did not act like the others in my class and I hung out with the seniors. I dropped out once and I’m glad that I got chased back or I would be staying home. High school was not as challenging as I thought it was because it is boring and it is easy all you have to do is pay attention and get your work done. I have been waiting for the day I will be on my own. I would not compare my life to the books we read in class because they do not relate to me in any way.

My goal was to become a biomedical engineer in drug development so I could help children with rare blood disorders like my brother. I had earned a full scholarship and was able maintain higher than a 4.0 GPA in high school so I was confident I could do the same in the College of Engineering. Going through my first and second year I quickly realized the STEM courses were very challenging and realized that their was a huge gab in education that I received from the public schools I attended. It was also very challenging being the only minority in many of my classes and having to work while in school. Even though these things were true, so what. I had to continue to let my strong work ethic and grit shine through and find balance and community (diverstiy). I spent countless hours at the Think Tank Tutoring Center, and in my professors office hours. I was determined to perform better and thing eventually started to improve. I participated in Student Medical and Dental Enrichment Program (SMDEP), performed research, earned two publications, and I even found community through various clubs. As things began to get better, my father had a heart attacked and needed to have to triple bypass surgery immediately. I decided to help assist him in his recovery process. This period in my life was valuable because I was forced to learn how to balance different things in my life; as a physician I understand

I felt a change when I got in high school. I felt that I can be on my own from now on. I was more mature. The change affected a lot of me. I used to like to play a lot but now I just like to play soccer. My mom saw a change to. In middle school I was hyper and crazy. In sixth and seventh I was a little childish. I felt taller and older. I told my dad I wanted to drive. He said I was still little. I told him I wasn’t a kid any more. I had a change that I don’t like to play around with my friends. My friends have changed to they all feel like grownups. I had a change when my friends treat me with respect. I gave them the same respect. The other change was that teachers trusted me. I changed the way think. Know I am more focused in collage than

There are many ways on how I have changed during my high school years, and they have been good changes. Those changes in my freshmen from eighth grade year have tremendously been a survival for me. Although, some stuff I have not changed like for example are not being able to focus in class or not finish work in class. But, I have been able to work it out while I’m in class I try to not pay attention to those who do not want to pay attention or even learn something. An additional thing that is important to me and I value it a lot is that I have changed my attitude throughout the years and now in high school it’s a lot better and well let’s say that I have not wanted to pay attention to the teachers when I was younger. Around like seven years

I’ve just entered my senior year of high school. I know that this is a very important year. I have a lot of decisions to make and not much time to make them. These decisions will either make or break my life, and I want to make sure that I make them to the best of my ability because there is no turning back. I need to make sure I definitely want to attend college. The decision is totally up to me. There are many positives and negatives of attending college. Go over them, and then decide. I know myself better then anyone else, and I won’t let anyone else tell me what to do. I will make sure if I am going to attend college that I have something in mind that I will want to do, to succeed in. Choosing a major can be a

In my senior year of high school, I had a difficult time choosing a career path. There were numerous options I had, but found myself putting limitations on my ideas. Throughout this time, many of my peers had known exactly what they wanted to do and where they were going to attend college.

Everyone has a story, and I am here to share mine. Since as young as I can remember, I always wanted to be a doctor. I am infatuated with giving my all to help others. While this is true, during my senior year of high school I allowed others around me to choose my destiny. My freshmen year of college, I declared my major “petroleum engineering” because I was told that making it out of medical school was tough and most people were not able to do so. It was embedded in my head; they had sold the idea. The first two years of college were rough for me, and it showed in my GPA. The classes were difficult, not because I was incapable of learning the information, but because I had no interest in the information I was learning. I was very involved

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