More handpicked essays just for you.
Promote personal development
The principles and practices of personal development
Promote personal development
Don’t take our word for it - see why 10 million students trust us with their essay needs.
Recommended: Promote personal development
There are many exciting events happening this year and I am excited and anxious about what the future holds. However, I'm not sure what I want to do after high school, so I hope this year will prepare me.
One of the areas I circled on my sheet was spiritual. I tend to get overwhelmed occasionally with everything that is going on and this being my last year of high school. However, I have found that being spiritual helps to reduce my stress and relaxes me. I believe that by trusting in God I can do all things, and nothing is out of my reach. This is a big part of my life and I trust that God will help me through college.
I have high aspirations and expectations for myself this year. Graduation in particular, is
Graduating high school was really exciting for me, but at the same time I was apprehensive because I knew it was a significant milestone in my life and I didn't know what to expect with college. However, the freedoms provided by college ending up being wonderful. I love being able to completely manage my time on my own and make my own decisions. I graduate college next May. If I were not going to grad school I would probably be dreading it because I don't think I'm ready for the "real world" and having a 9-5 job yet. So, since I am continuing my education it's going to be exciting since I will be moving to a new state and meeting new people.
High school is meant to be the time of your life, but for most seniors just like me it can be some of the most emotional and crazy time. The things in my past make me who I am today, and the things I do now are the first footsteps into the future. I’ve learned a lot about myself in these past four years, and I still have so much learning to do. This is my high school story; the good, bad, and the ugly.
When I was entering into High School, I tried to join as many clubs as I can, since I wanted not only to be superior in grades, but also extracurricular activities. So as usual, I joined Key Club. At first volunteering at the events was fun, but as I went to more events, it felt as if it was a chore. I did not feel any passion; it was rather tiresome.
I was told that this, my junior year, would be the easiest year of my high school career. And no, they were absolutely wrong. It was not just school and grades that I was concern about either. I had other things to worry about, things like, driving, clubs, friends and family. I however had no idea that it would be this difficult. Throughout this school year I have learned many things; like the value of sleep, whose really your friend, and that although very important, grades are not everything.
In the world of teenagers everything seems to come and pass by so quickly. For instance the beginning of senior year. In Spite of being happy and excited were also generally nervous and anxious to see what our future holds. As senior year comes to an end, It then becomes as temporary as the summer sun but also the boundary of our life before we enter adulthood. Even then our future is still undefined.
I am determined to set reachable goals, accomplish what I plan to do, stay focus and determined and mainly, to find myself and to know my purpose. Senior year comes with joy but is partnered with heartbreak. I will have to face many challenges, some seeming impossible to come over, but I will stay determined and will persevere. I will not let my senior year get the best of me. I plan to give it my all and make memories that will last a lifetime. Also, senior year is known to set off plenty of emotions, in which I will be victim of. “For senior year is for the tears. Facing the fears. Loudening the cheers. You find out how close you are to some, and how far away you are from others. You’ll have your lasts and get ready for the firsts. Then look back on it and remember it forever.” - Unknown.
I felt as though I was watching a train barrelling towards me, an inevitable bullet that had come tumbling out of the opposing pitcher’s arm. But instead I stood immobilized, watching my team's only chance of winning whiz by me. Strike three. I heard my team from behind me shouting “SWING!” with my mind screaming the same. But my bat remained unmoving, the pop of the catcher's glove like the nail into the coffin that was our defeat. All I had to do to keep our hopes of winning hope alive was swing, and yet I couldn't. I stayed on the field afterwards, tossing the ball up in the air and swinging away, landing it on the thick maple barrel of the bat.
While many first year college students are over stressed and constantly in a state of panic or fear, I was able to teach my brain how to relax and keep stress to a minimum. It is because of this that my first year of college has been relatively easier then
At last, my final year of high school is towards its end. I have had a very rough year for my twelfth grade year but I know that I can still do it.
Transitioning from High School to College has been an interesting experience. Theres been a lot of freedom and situations I have not been used to. Its been especially tough being away from being my family and loved ones. But here at Brockport I've been blessed to find a professor who has essentially become my second mother. This professor is Marianne Dalton. I've had prior ballet experience and it is in fact my dream to become a professional ballet dancer. I wasn't sure what it'd be like to take a college level ballet class but Professor Dalton has made this class extremely enjoyable. We begin every class with a yoga infused warm up: to promote cross training and the health of our bodies as dancers. She always comes to class smiling and full
Let’s flash back in time to before our college days. Back to then we had lunch trays filled with rubbery chicken nuggets, stale pizza, and bags of chocolate milk. A backpack stacked with Lisa Frank note books, flexi rulers, and color changing pencils. The times where we thought we wouldn’t make it out alive, but we did. Through all the trials and tribulations school helped build who I am today and shaped my future. From basic functions all the way to life-long lessons that helped shape my character.
For most kids and teenagers, it’s easy for them to grow up but some have it hard. The ones who have it hard look at the kids with nice things, and ultimately end up being jealous. What young kids tend to not understand is materialistic things aren’t important. My friend Eric is a prime example of a kid that comes from nothing. Me and him spent our summer of 8th grade inside the house and helping in the community because we were being kids.
This included orientation which was a day for students to get acquainted with college life. Of course the only thing on my mind was finances. So I scheduled a meeting with financial aid expecting to hear numbers I would never be able to afford. It turned out that I spent so much time assuming poverty was a hole that could never be crawled out of that I failed to realize that it 's possible to get help. With our constant financial problems, I was able to get enough aid to cover my college education. Stress turned to joy and for the first time money was not the biggest thing on my mind.
My high school experience has been a very challenging and exciting 4 years. I have learned many things that will help me in life and I feel confident that I am ready for whatever obstacle I may face. High school has defined, shaped my character, and helped me to mature into the young woman that I am
My senior year of high school…I want to enjoy people’s company, appreciate my family’s presence, and keep a permanent Polaroid of my “home town” etched in my memory. I have a purpose for the year, I know what I want to accomplish for the future, but I have to remember to make the most out of today because there may not always be a tomorrow.