I never imagined that every bad choice I made in high school was something that would affect my future. In high school I made many mistakes that later led me to deal with all the consequences. A part of me wishes I could go back, but only to do it the “right” way. In high school I never thought about college or how close I was to being on my own, honestly I barely even thought about graduating until my senior year. Senior year was one of the worst years for me during high school. I noticed some of my friends taking college course credits, and passing through their classes with flying grades. I felt disappointed in myself for getting behind and distracted, in my mind, I told myself “if you can’t do well in high school, what makes you think you’re …show more content…
When I was a freshman I had many “friends” (As many do when they first start high school.) Hanging out with bad influences not only got me into drugs, but got me into thinking it was okay to come home passed my 11 o’clock curfew. At that point in my life, I was dealing with my mom passing out every 3 days from low blood sugar, to feeling like I was never going to be good enough. I went to the drugs and told myself I was “forgetting “everything. Sadly I didn’t figure out how bad I was ruining my high school years until I saw my …show more content…
Hanging out with the wrong friends was part of the reason I didn’t go to school, but the other part was because I had to take care of my mom. Some days I wouldn’t go, and other days I would go in a couple hours late because I wanted to sleep in. Also, there would be days I would go with my friends as soon as I got to school, to go eat and hang out at their house. A lot of teachers liked me and would always give me good advice on how I need to stop hanging out with the wrong crowd and come to class, but I was so far from doing the right thing I just stayed doing whatever I wanted. Senior year was a bad year for me, I felt like an outsider from all the students around me that were doing well in school, and accomplishing all their mini goals they had set for high
High school is meant to be the time of your life, but for most seniors just like me it can be some of the most emotional and crazy time. The things in my past make me who I am today, and the things I do now are the first footsteps into the future. I’ve learned a lot about myself in these past four years, and I still have so much learning to do. This is my high school story; the good, bad, and the ugly.
Throughout my four years in high school I have been fortunate enough to fulfill many of my aspirations and my thirst for knowledge. One goal that I would like to achieve is to become an international attorney. I have aligned my involvement in specific academic and extra-curricular activities to aid me preparing for the long road between my present situation and the day I pass the bar exam. Through my high school activities I have learned three virtues that I have deemed necessary to achieve my goal, passion, self-discipline, and perseverance.
Regretfully, when I entered high school I did not realize how hard I had to work to get what I wanted. I went to my classes, did my work, but never really pushed myself to my full abilities. I thought that as long as I graduated with decent grades I would be able to get into college and really focus then. But as high school quickly came to an end I realized that I was not as well prepared for college, as I would have liked.
Most students go through high school trying to just get to graduation day. They just want to pass all their classes, nothing higher. Only a small percentage of students in high school actually have the determination to excel and be above average on their own. Most people need someone to inspire them to excel. The essay "Tracking" by Mike Rose discusses how he needed someone to point out to him that he shouldn't be in Vocational classes. He put into a whole new different situation, and the classes could actually be a challenge for him. Being a mediocre student are apart of most students lives because they don't push themselves to be better.
I was not in good shape either from constantly being on the computer, so that was not good at all either. I managed to pass my classes, and continued on to my sophomore year in San Gabriel High School. This year, I was more active and focused more on school because I knew games would not help me at all in the future. I joined the All Male Dance team, performed and I played a lot less games and was more alive than ever. I stayed out of trouble, and was doing well but I started to hang with the wrong crowd at the same time as well. It did not affect me as much as I thought it would. I thought it was just being cool and stuff which was completely silly. My junior year came, and I kept my grades up and thought it would be a fun junior year. It was until I got involved with an incident that completely ruined me. Not completely, but took a large toll on my highschool life. I am unable to attend any comprehensive high schools because of my actions and I regret what I did. I can not change it now, but I can only be grateful that I learn from it. I definitely did and will know how to make better decisions in the future. It bothers me that I changed from playing games all day and not worrying about anything to being transferred to another
Let’s flash back in time to before our college days. Back to then we had lunch trays filled with rubbery chicken nuggets, stale pizza, and bags of chocolate milk. A backpack stacked with Lisa Frank note books, flexi rulers, and color changing pencils. The times where we thought we wouldn’t make it out alive, but we did. Through all the trials and tribulations school helped build who I am today and shaped my future. From basic functions all the way to life-long lessons that helped shape my character.
My journey as a student has always been focused on the path to college and success. Before I even set foot in kindergarten my mother, a college dropout, always told me that “honor roll wasn’t an option” and that I would be attending college in the future and achieving a degree. Most of the time I made these requirements. Most of the time I was awarded honor roll or had a newly edited list of colleges to attend, but sometimes life got in the way of my dreams of achieving success.