High school is a rough place and in order to succeed you need a lot of influences and traits in your life. Being successful in school involves more than intelligence, you also need family, friends, a good attitude and future plans. Without these traits high school can be difficult. Not everyone has these traits handed to them, for some have to work for success. Life is like a deck of cards not everyone is handed the same hand of cards, but even the worst cards can win. Therefore, based on my skills and influences in my life, I will be highly successful in my high school career.
To begin, intelligence is one of my key factors in succeeding in high school. Out of a deck of cards I rated myself a jack for intelligence. I chose a jack to represent
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My family is the most supportive people in my life and for that I rated them an ace. I rated them an ace because without my family I would not have the support and motivation I need to succeed in my high school career. They push me to do my best and do not expect anything less. Whenever I have a test my parents will help me study, for instance, my mom always helps me study for Spanish and Honors English vocab tests. She does so by reading me the word and I in return will tell her the definition. We go over the words multiple times to make sure I truly know the definitions. In high school I write a lot of essays, and I always need help to improve the essays content. Therefore, my parents will help me out and read over my essays and help me to fix any corrections necessary like spelling or grammar errors. In high school, kids are assigned a lot of projects and someone has to pay for the materials needed to complete the projects. In my case my parents help me out by buying me the materials I need, for example, I had a poem project do in Honors English and I needed a poster board, glue, markers, and glitter. The next day after telling my parents the materials I needed they went to the store and bought them for me. Without my parents help with costs at school I would not be able to complete the projects that need to be completed in a neatly …show more content…
I rated my friends an eight because we do not always get along, but they are there for me when I need. High school can be tough and having friends to help you can have many rewards. Whenever there are big tests or finals I always study with a friend or friends. We will get together and go over all of our notes and then we will help each other figure out ways to remember definitions or information in general. Most of the time projects can be done with partners, which is a big help. For my DNA model in biology I had Kailyn as my partner, which I knew I could count on her to do her part. We both did our fair share of building the model and writing down the information. Another time I had a partner for a school project is for the Lord of the Flies project. My partner was Bethanny and we put in a lot of time and effort in making our poster. Both of us found information, typed the information, and cited our work. Having a friend as a partner for a school project can be very helpful when you know you can count on them to help you get the project done right. Having friends in school is not always the ideal situation, for example, drama. When drama starts in school it can be stressful, tiring, and stupid. For
One has achieved success who has lived well and laughed often. '; This quote seems to sum up what is meant by success. If you are able to laugh often and much then you have definitely achieved happiness. The idea of living well, though, is a very broad statement. In order, then, to define success in relation to this statement, we must first define what it means to live well. There are three levels of success, in my opinion: societal success, academic or professional success. If someone can achieve all of these three levels of success, they are someone who has lived well.
To most of us, they say they can spot success at first glance. Generally by the car one drives or how one is dressed. Some might see it by how healthy or how happy one feels. Merriam Webster's Dictionary states that success is “the fact of getting wealth, respect, or fame.” If one where to adopt this definition of success, one might go on to living a life of materialism. This mindset is deceitful and will only reward you with short term happiness, like a drug addict searching for a quick fix. For one to be ultimately successful, one must be able to overcome hardships and possess qualities like integrity, pride and patience which no amount of money in the world could buy. These qualities will make anyone strive in most, if not all the difficult obstacles one must face in life.
Everyone wants to better themselves in life…right? No one wants to graduate high school and be stuck living with their parents or only make minimal wage. There are plenty of ways to have a better life, one in which is attending college. If a person attends college, they have a more likely chance of making more money, being more successful, and securing their future financially. Going to college not only leaves someone with better opportunities but it can instill in a person responsibilities, persistency and work ethic. All of these things are important unless a person is born into a rich family and are automatically given a job, the rest of civilization has to work and that is where college comes into play.
A good friendship with someone else can be challenging to find especially in school. Valuing each other, plays a huge role day to day because it shows how good of a friendship myself and one of my close friends have together. Also, being a better person in general can benefit every situation because it shows much you may care for the other person and how they respond to your actions. Trustworthy friends are the best kind to find because they can be there for you and myself could be there for them. As a result, being their supporters in anything can make you have their support as well if you’re not feeling one hundred percent all of the time.
Success isn’t given, it’s earned on the track, on the field, and in the gym with blood, sweat, and the occasional fear” -Unknown. This is relevant because it is hard for students to want to play sports but also to do well in school. If high school students can’t find the time to keep their grades up or to keep a certain GPA, they should not be allowed to play sports. Students need to prove themselves to be able to play any sport and still be able to do well in school. Also, having good grades shows the coach maturity and may earn them more playing time if they are working hard in school and in practice.
Everyone dreams of a successful career and life. The definition of success is very personal. For me, the term “Successful career” revolves around happiness.
They have money saved so that I can get into college. My mom has helped by getting involved with the school district I am attending. She goes the extra mile by getting to know my teachers so that she can stay informed regarding if I am doing good or bad in my classes which, makes me want to do all of my work. So if they keep up what they are doing I should be good until I am off to college and on my own.
It is easy to forget that a huge part of your success in college is staying healthy, keeping a sharp mind and sound body. It is very important to eat right and to maintain a routine sleeping schedule. Staying active and making sure you get enough sleep so that you can keep yourself healthy. A recent study found that walking once a day increase your memorization, which in turn helps you to do better studying.
High school is a time in life when teenagers learn a lot about themselves. Personally I learned that I have to work hard to get what I want and that I could do anything that I set my mind to. For me coming to Rockhurst High School was initially a struggle. Although I was had straight A's before high school, I soon realized that high school could not be compared to middle school. The school district I came from was nonaccredited at the time and did not prepare me to be well equipped in high school. I knew that coming from one of the worst public school districts in Kansas City to going to one of the top private high school schools in Missouri, would not be easy and I was up for the challenge. Starting out freshman year I noticed that my grades were not what I had hoped for them to be and became very worried. Instead of taking the easy way out and transferring to an easier school I decided to challenge myself and stay at Rockhurst. At the end of my freshman year I
The theory of evolution states that only the strong survive. This may be the case, however, the human race is not on the sole mission of survival. We are not put on Earth to live and die in this interminable cycle. We are cognitive human beings, not some oblivious breed of insect, who strive for success whatever that definition may be to us. It is not innate traits that keep us alive, but our intellectual ability to control our own destinies that separate us from any other species. We are an unrestricted race that sees no limitation to our aspirations. Whether it is a physical or mental ambition, humanity’s goals are boundless. Princeton University is imposing a concept that there is a limit to the amount of
During my first year at Nazareth College, I feel that I have made an incredibly seamless transition to college life and I believe that this has everything to do with my Academic and College Success Class. Through such assignments such as the Identity and Goal Setting Assignment, the Myers-Briggs test, creating SMART goals, and defining our own success definitions have really helped me to grow into who I am, not only as an individual, but as a college student as well. I feel very comfortable with who I am at this point in my life, even though I am not entirely sure still who that is yet and I am incredibly excited to grow as a college student, daughter, sister, and friend.
Choose the audience, purpose, and form for your paper. In your writing, discuss and explain your specific goals for success in high school. Include an explanation of past and present endeavors that have already had an impact on the attainment of these goals, and identify your plan for continuing to work toward your goals this school year.
The true definition of success is the accomplishment of an aim or purpose. Although, many people have different perceptions of success. Success is judged by the individuals themselves. Success can be defined in many ways including: wealth, happiness, fame, etc. Success can be anything from material goods to concepts. It all depends on your concept and how you achieve your goals. You have to have persistence within yourself. Varying on your profession, you will need a certain skill level. Your definition of success can be suitable best for you, but not for others. It is about truly not giving up, reaching your full potential, and self-fulfillment.
A recent failure that has changed how I go about my daily life is one that many college freshman experience in their first year. In high school I was a very good student, but I did not have to put in a lot of effort to get the grades that I wanted. I would joke with my friends and say that high school taught me how to put in the least amount of effort, and still get the maximum result. All of my teachers told me, as they did every student, that college was going to be different and if you do not put in more effort it would be very difficult. I knew this coming into school, but I am not sure if part of me wanted to prove people wrong, or if I actually was just adjusting to college life. I did not study as much as I should of, and as a result my grades suffered. Luckily I did not completely ruin my grade point average, but since first semester I have completely changed my study habits. This has taught a much needed lesson about hard work, and I am determined to never again fail at my studies. I am the kind of person that learns a lot from failures. My dad has always told me it is ok to make a mistake, but never make the same mistake twice. This I a motto that I live by.
Time flies so fast. Looking back, my high school is just like a movie, a lot of things happened. High School is four years of growing up and probably a time in your life where you go through the most changes. In high school you are able to discover yourself and find out who you are as a person. Each year is special and unique in their own way. My journey through high school was a tough one, especially because I decided to not only focus on academic work but also to invest quality time in extra curriculum activities. I wanted more than just academic excellence; I wanted to be a leader, I wanted to add value to every aspect of my life, I wanted a rounded education and not just mere schooling. My success story is what I will like to share with you; how I really made it and how this defines my personality. My journey in High School was scary, exciting, and successful.