Personal Statement: If I Knew What I Know Now

If I Knew What I Know Now

If I so happened were asked the question to rate my first year of high school, I would most likely give it a C. I give it a C because, there were some pretty great experiences though-out it and there were some not so great experiences. But even though, those experiences might have left me with some bad wounds at the moment, they soon left me with knowledge that would soon make me a better person I am today. Then, I would’ve loved to forget all of those experiences, but now, I don’t regret anything because they have given me clarity on not only my school life but also my life out of school. The three most important things to me that I will be sharing my experiences to the rising freshmen are about the seriousness of grades, the distraction high school brings, and the good things that come with high school.

For me, I learn the hard way. Throughout the whole year I didn’t care about my math grade until it was too late. That foolish decision caused me to go through a lot of stress and a lot of tears. I would just go to school to just socialize with people instead of actually trying to learn. That’s something you don’t want to do because it causes you to become sidetracked and focus on other things. I even went through problems with my grades, my sophomore year as well. I regret doing that, but even it was bad, it gave me a wake up call to get serious. I also am a very bad procrastinator, so that played a role in it as well. A way to avoid those problems is to just do your work and balance your socializing with