High School Stereotypes

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I have always been a high achiever, someone who wants to do well in what they do. I was homeschooled from first through eighth grade, and so I taught myself quite frequently. However, as I grew older, I began to think about college, and about where I will be by then. This led to thinking about if I will possess enough knowledge about both simple school related things, and dealing with a school setting. I had never had to sit through classes, or deal with the unique social setting of school. Keeping this in mind, freshman year was bound to be interesting.
Before my freshman year, I truly believed that I wasn’t good at math, and so I grew to dislike it. However, throughout the course of my 9th grade year, I began to appreciate it because of
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The way that high school both fits and completely defies stereotypes is incredibly interesting because you find such a diverse group of people within every clique, something that is never shown in the typical movie. However, I think this also may be due to this particular school, because I think that we are an amazing school, in that the teachers really seem to care about you and your progress. The teachers hold you to a standard that they know that you can achieve, but have to reach …show more content…
One of these things is not always being on top of my work. There were a few occasions where I came to school unprepared, and that led to a lot of unnecessary stress that could have been easily avoided by better time management. Another thing I regret from freshman year is a habit I developed of not eating before school. I truly believe that the days I ate were the days that I did better in school. During my freshman year, I regret not trying extra hard in areas that I found more difficult. Although this is similar to my first point, I believe that it deserves its own space because even when I was on top of my work, I wasn’t putting extra time into trying to truly understand the subjects that were giving me

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