During my early education, meaning elementary school and middle school, I was a very average student. I gave an average amount of effort to my grades, and I received above average results. This did not bother me, until the end of my 8th-grade year. At this point in the year, I was filling out what classes I desired to take the following year, my freshman year. I realized that from this point forward, I had to take my education much more serious, in order to get accepted to whichever college I desired. therefore, when planning my classes, I decided to challenge myself more than I ever have in the past, and take multiple honors courses. I assumed because of my grades, that I had what it took to be an honors-level student, but I was very wrong. One teacher, Mrs. Johnson, made me realize the kind of effort, time and energy needed to be devoted to my education.
In order to be accepted into these classes, three different parts are required: good grades the past year in that particular course, an essay describing why you wished to be in that honors course, and a teacher recommendation. I knew I had the grades in order to meet the requirements, and I spend a long time writing out each other the essays. I assumed that all the teachers would think of being as hardworking because of my grades; however, I was not. After completing the application process, I was called out of class into the hallway by my science
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Johnson, I gave all my time and energy into becoming a better student, and a better person. My freshman year, I finished with over a 4.0 GPA. This set the trend for me throughout my high school career. My junior year, I was accepted into National Honors Society, which was for not only my grades but my community service and my leadership qualities that I had displayed in high school thus far. I am very grateful that I had a teacher who would be honest with me and make me realize what I needed to do in order to be
As many people have told me before, it is a very different ballgame than middle school’s easy going years. There is much more work, the classes are harder, and the environment is completely different. Many people’s grades may slip and they may cower in fear at the barrage of assignments they receive class after class. Unlike other people, I am confident in my ability to excel at all classes and to sustain exemplary grades. Therefore, while many are trembling in fear at the prodigious assignments and work is bombarding them from all angles, I will be at ease, knowing that whatever obstacle is thrown my way, I will conquer it and be its own
Growing up, my parents never expected perfection but expected that I try to accomplish my best. The effort I’ve put forth in learning has been reflected in my grades throughout my high school career. I’ve entered myself in vigorous course work such as AP Government and AP English to become well prepared for my college career, all while maintaining a 4.4 grade point average this year. Not only do I engage in AP classes, but up until this year I had no study halls. I wanted my day to be packed full of interesting classes that I would enjoy learning about. My grades and choice of classes prove the effort that I put forth in my learning. Working hard now can only pay off in the future. Learning now creates a well-rounded human being. Working to learn is why I am so dedicated to my studies now.
While embracing the start of my High School career, my academic endeavors have allowed me to grow exponentially as a person. The unique extracurriculars and courses that the Freshman Center have provided, allowed me to take charge of the opportunity to challenge myself academically. With that challenge, coincidentally allows for another opportunity to give back to the community; allowing to make a positive impact in subtle ways. The National Junior Honor Society provides the opportunity to do just that, and beyond. The corner stone of this Honor Society relies on the solid foundation of the five pillars: Character, Service, Scholarship, Citizenship, and Leadership.
The four pillars of National Honor Society shaped me more than I ever thought possible. My dedication to my academics, service, and leadership have shaped my character and made me the person I am today. From an early age, my parents taught me I’d have to work hard to get where I wanted to go in life, and I demonstrated that hard work through my academics. We made the difficult decision to leave our public school system due to the academic situation and enter a cyber-charter school when I was in third grade. Since then, I have taken numerous honors and AP classes and have thrown myself into academics, earning a 3.91 GPA and admission into several colleges. I plan to do the same in college and earn a degree in journalism. My service activities
Being that I'd come from a rural area middle school with limited options for class outside of required knowledge, honors classes were a token to me and I learned quickly that they weren’t easy whatsoever. I heard the word “honors” and instantly jumped
Deciding your next year's classes probably is one of the few school activities you like, but have a hard time completing. One common choice high students need to make is to decide whether they want to take regular core classes or honors core classes. Personally, I seriously don't think it is a hard decision to make. Any sophisticated individual, whether it is the student or the student's parent, would choose honors courses for sure. Everyone's reason for making this decision might be different. I will be discussing my reasons for the choice I made and to persuade you to make this simple decision for you and your child.
I didn’t want people to look at me and think that I have a disadvantage; I wanted to become the best at what I was worst. I started out by taking all honors classes sophomore year. I did well in all my classes except for English. I was hesitant to take honors again junior year, but I did it anyway. To my surprise I did extremely well, considering junior year was supposed to be the hardest year. I made A’s in all my classes except for a B in, of course, English. After seeing how well I did last year, I wanted more, I wanted to be better, I want the A’s, especially in English. Senior year I decided to take two AP classes, which include English and the rest honors. So far it has been a little bit of a challenging class, but I know that I will
Every day I remember a phrase my mother tells me, “Academics come first.” I have taken this advice to heart by not only putting them first, but also by choosing to pursue an extremely rigorous academic program. Entering high school was a very drastic change for me, I knew that I chose very rigorous courses by participating in the pre-IB program. However, I was able to adapt to the workload very well. I quickly learned time-management skills that I had not needed in middle school. Due to my excellent time-management skills, I am able to participate in extracurricular activities that I enjoy being a part of while being able to handle the demands of my challenging academic schedule. Another key to my success is my organizational skills. Having these two strong aspects together, I always turn my assignments in on time, and I am very well prepared for tests and quizzes. Also crucial to my success is my drive to regularly opt for the most challenging classes. For example, in ninth grade, I took macroeconomics for a quarter as
My junior year of high school was not one of the easiest years of my life. As a matter of fact, i think so far, it's been my hardest. Especially because of my AP English class. I had several other AP classes and honors classes, but this one seemed to be my greatest struggle. I am one of the very few people who enjoy and are actually great at mathematics. It is my favorite subject, closely followed by science. I always look forward to going to these classes. I also find an interest in government, which is why I currently take AP Government and politics. Back on the English track, I've never been much of a reader or writer, it's just something that I'm not very well at doing. Last year in AP English, I had a wonderful teacher who goes by the name of Mrs.Stagg.
First, i’ll start off by saying that math is not my strongest area. So for me, my whole life I have gone through my math classes really having to study hard and spending a lot of extra hours making sure that I understood the material. I remember math in elementary school being very simple for me. I was actually one of the best in my class. I was always the one to finish my multiplication tables first and to get the highest grades on the tests. This was not where the issue began in my life. When I got to middle school I was placed in a regular math class, not a honors or any of the higher level classes. To me, this was really upsetting, because all of my “smart” friends were in the honor classes. To not be put in that class was heartbreaking to me, because I knew my potential was much larger than a
I was in high school now, all of my friends were in these honors classes, I was stuck inside low level English, and I had no idea what I was doing. Looking back I am definitely glad I did not get into honors. I feel it would have been the same story as the middle school. In high school, it was not just English class, at the time, reading and writing took its toll on all my classes. Essays suffered, readings were slow or not done, and a very difficult process of self-teaching
Being the average high school student, I always wanted to succeed. Failure was not an option in anything I did. It was just how my mom raised me, to be just like her. My mom would always say, failure will never overtake if my desire to succeed is strong. During my senior year of high school, I decided to challenge myself by taking my first AP class, AP Literature. Albeit, I completely dislike literature, but I wanted to push my boundaries. I dislike literature because of the reading of sophisticated novels and sometimes I didn’t understand as well as the other students in the class, but I wasn’t going to let that deter me.
I went to a local middle school, the same one my sister went to. It was at middle school I met my first true friend, someone I felt like I could understand. Somebody who I felt understood me. Of course, there was only so much we were willing to discuss. Both of us came from Asian families, and both of us were expected to study hard and learn. But together, we were stronger. I began to realize that we built off of each other. Rather than trying to absorb his traits into myself, we merged, both becoming superior beings. But the pressure of my family, and the pressure of society never fades.
Don't get me wrong; my parents never mandated that I take all the honors classes I could gain admission to. No one told me to take three honors classes. No one, that is, except the little voice in my head that convinced me scholarly success was based upon the number of "H's" on my high-school transcript. The counselors cautioned me not to do it, students who had fallen into the trap before warned me against it and my parents just left it up to me. Through it all, I just smiled and reassured them, "Don't worry; I can handle it." The trouble was, I didn't have the slightest idea what lay ahead.
Community is a feeling of fellowship with others, which is a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals. Walking across campus, I feel a sense of community among all students I encounter, we are all here for the Indiana University experience. But what I have found is a deeper community within the honors courses I have taken thus far, which have given me a focal point for my Kelley experience. One of the most valuable things I have gained from the honors courses is setting up a network for myself, established from being able to interact with like-minded individuals. These students inspire me to start exploring my future career goals, as well as leadership opportunities within IU that I would not have come across without the people