Senior Year Research Paper
At Last I’m a Senior “Cherish these moments because tomorrow they will be memories.” Senior year has had its ups and its downs. I have lost friends and gained friends, and learned things and tried to forget. I have learned that being a senior is and isn’t what it is all cracked up to be. Preparing for college, making good grades, and having a social life are three things that I have struggled to keep balanced since I have become a senior. As a freshman in high school I remember wanting to be a senior extremely bad, now that I am one I sometimes wish I was still a freshman, one of the most important things to me as a senior is getting into a decent four year university. I often find myself stressing and being hard on myself way more
…show more content…
My final report card resulted in three D’s and a F. I made a promise to my self that my senior year was going to be better; I would stay more focused, make not only myself but my parents proud also, and change my life’s direction for the better. I did exactly that, I turned in my assignments on time and sometimes even get praised for my academic improvement this year. I was headed in a horrible direction and I knew I wanted to attend a university. I had to ask myself “how bad do you truly want this Destiny?” and instead of answering my own question I had to let my actions speak for me. I am now an A and B student and plan to keep it that way until I get my masters degree in legal studies. My goals were on the line, and also my future I had no choice but to make a decision. My social life seems like a documentary on how to fold boxes, it is completely boring! I do nothing but stay in my room, do homework, and study for upcoming tests. Every time I do try and be social it ends in flames or me yelling at someone, I believe God will send me friends that are focused on the same things I am focused on, one day. My mother always tells me that having a social life is important, but I have to explain to her how important getting into a college is, my friends cannot get me into college only I
My final report card resulted in three D’s and a F. I made a promise to my self that my senior year was going to be better; I would stay more focused, make not only myself but my parents proud also, and change my life’s direction for the better. I did exactly that, I turned in my assignments on time and sometimes even get praised for my academic improvement this year. I was headed in a horrible direction and I knew I wanted to attend a university. I had to ask myself “how bad do you truly want this Destiny?” and instead of answering my own question I had to let my actions speak for me. I am now an A and B student and plan to keep it that way until I get my masters degree in legal studies. My goals were on the line, and also my future I had no choice but to make a decision. My social life seems like a documentary on how to fold boxes, it is completely boring! I do nothing but stay in my room, do homework, and study for upcoming tests. Every time I do try and be social it ends in flames or me yelling at someone, I believe God will send me friends that are focused on the same things I am focused on, one day. My mother always tells me that having a social life is important, but I have to explain to her how important getting into a college is, my friends cannot get me into college only I