High School Never Ends

                For me, high school is very different from preceding levels of education. In some ways it is easier, and in some ways harder, but altogether it is a totally new experience. It has brought on many changes in my academic life and created an array of new difficulties for me to overcome, achievements for me to bask in, and ambitions for me to pursue.

       Starting with the bad, I have encountered unusual and foreign complications. My test scores, generally above and beyond average, have become just that: mediocre. Straight A’s have fallen to B’s, and even worse, C’s! Also, though I typically finish homework and out-of-class assignments on time, procrastination has become my new worst enemy. Even so, I typically scrape good grades on last-minute dashes, though I occasionally slip up. Then there is my number one flaw: forgetfulness. If it is not ingrained in my brain, chances are I will completely forget it until it is too late, and I have a bad habit of believing I will remember it without writing it down. Quite frankly, high school has created a plethora of new disappointments for me, but I do have few redeeming successes.

        While I have discovered new failures, my attainments have stayed, for the most part, the same. Though my test grades have dropped somewhat, I do rather well with homework and classwork. I tend to forget assignments occasionally, but I can usually get them done on time. As a result of my doing well with assignments, my overall grades have stayed in an A to B range, which appears to be very good for Early College. On that note, my greatest academic success has to be actually getting into Early College High School. Everything about it—the opportunities, the environment, and life-changing events—is amazing. All of my successes leave me dreaming of even greater successes.

       Though I believe I do rather well in school, there is most definitely room for improvement. A’s and B’s are good, but my greatest goal in school is to receive straight A’s. My college career depends fully on whether or not I manage to scrounge up a full-ride scholarship. The only way I will get the grades I want is by studying and remembering my assignments, both of which I plan to improve on. Studying will be difficult since I have never had to do so before, but to remember my work all I have to do is make a habit of writing all of my assignment down. It may be tedious, but I must do whatever it takes to make my dreams to come true. I have to do it for my family, and I have to do it for myself.

       With all my new struggles, accomplishments and aspirations, high school really is an adventure. There is always something to keep me busy, whether it be overcoming an obstacle, maintaining a successful streak, or reaching for the stars. High school is frightening and exciting, and all around a huge step in my life. Here is where I make it or break it.