Personal Narrative: How I Changed My Life

Have you ever wanted to meet yourself from three years ago to see how you were like? I remember exactly how I was like three years ago, and I know I’ve changed a lot. I became more mature because I get into less trouble, have better grades and have a job. I changed because I realized what was important. I changed because I didn't want to be childish anymore. I changed because I wanted to be successful. I changed to better myself and my future.

In freshman year, I was a pretty reckless teenager. I used to get suspended a lot, had detention almost every week and I even got into trouble outside of school. I had to go to court a couple of times. Now, I don’t get into trouble as much as I used to. I have less suspensions and don’t get referred out of class as much. I also haven’t got into trouble out of school since freshman. It takes a lot for a person to stop being childish and focus on what’s important. I have realized that my behavior 3 years ago was and is unacceptable. I grew up and started to focus on what’s important. Only a mature person can change their behavior like that.

Three years ago, my grades weren’t so good. I didn’t really care if i had a D as long as I was passing. At the end of freshman year, I ended up going to summer school; It was the worst 2 weeks of my life. After I finished those weeks, I promised myself I was never going to go to summer school. As of now, my grades look way better. I don’t have straight A’s, but they sure are better than the ones I had 3 years ago. Getting your grades up is a very hard thing to do. You have to be dedicated and stay focused. I worked so much harder this year than I did 3 years ago. I think this shows that I’m mature because I had to grow up in order to stay focused in