Middle School Student Analysis

Even though I have only been at St.John's for one year, I have already drastically changes socially, and academically. For example, in middle school I was one of the shyest kids in the grade, I hated public speaking and I stayed in one group of about ten friends for all four years with no desire to branch out and befriend new people. However, after applying to St.John’s I knew this had to change. At my middle school I stayed in that same group, mostly because who we were was practically decided by the end of fifth grade year. If you were a jock you stayed a jock and if you were a nerd, like myself, you stayed a nerd. The boundaries were similar to the ones that are experienced by a prisoner in a jail cell. You can move around in your cell
In fact, I met many of my close friends by just sitting with random people at lunch, something that i would never do at my old school. I also changed academically, whether it be how I study or the amount of effort I put into my classes. In middle school I did not really try as hard as I should have, mainly because school was free and I considered Middle School, specifically eighth grade, as a somewhat insignificant period between elementary school, where you learn very important topics, and high school, where you also learn very important topics. For example, in my eighth grade english class we spent the entire year on one book called The Omnivore's Dilemma, in which Michael Pollan talked about where our food came from and the horror that is the production of manufactured foods,
For example, at the beginning of the school year I joined the investment club and thursdays quickly became the best day of the week. However in middle school I never took part in any extracurricular activities, whether it be drama, orchestra, or yearbook committee. Instead I showed up to school at 7:45 in the morning and i left promptly at 2:15, not wanting to stay a minute extra. I enjoy the investment club because I am fascinate how you can practically win money as long as you are able to read the market. It is also good because it prepares me for the future when I have more money, potentially student loans, and when I eventually retire. Also in middle school I was practically unable to try new things, mainly because if I was not the best or one of the best it was boring or aggravating. For example, over this summer I will be taking a photography class, something that eighth grade me would have considered stupid or