Essay On Transition Into Highschool

In 8th grade we start asking ourselves “Am I ready for the transition into highschool?” Most 8th graders don’t know what they need in order to be successful in highschool, however, I do know what will help me have a successful highschool experience. Choosing the right courses, having good study habits, and setting attainable goals are all things that will ensure I am successful in highschool. The first first I have to do is make sure i pick the right classes. Picking classes that are too difficult could lead to me failing. On the other hand picking easy classes so that you get good grades doesn’t help you either. A former highschool teacher Dawn Burnette says “To be in a course too dificult just leads to frustration.” (Ghezzi, Patti “High School: What to Expect in 9th Grade.” School Family) Your classes also effect your life outside of school, depending on how much homework a teacher gives you and how often you study. It is also important to make sure you put school before sports. Running is a huge part of my life, I run all the time, so when cross country and track come along I have to
With studying comes time management, I take private music lessons so I need to practice every night. When you add that to running, and homewrok my nights get fairly busy so I have a schedule with certain times that I work on homewrok before I talk to my friends. Finally, I need to set attainable goals for my years in college. I need to think about my future and make decisions based on what I want to do after highschool, If I set goals too high or low I’m cheating myself of the oppertunity to do good. In conclusion, there are many thigs i need to do to prepare for the transition from middle school to highschool, such as choosing the right classes, having good study habits, and setting reachable goals. If I do these things in highchool i should have a very successful