Personal Narrative: My Life As A Freshmen In High School

Entering high school was no big deal for me. I knew what to expect and how to handle a life filled with classes and out of school activities. It was similar to the one I experienced in middle school, so there was nothing to really sweat over. The big difference from those years before to high school were just the increased amount of work and faces. I also had a few friends which were a grade level above me, which made my freshmen year a walk in the park. They showed me what to do and what not do, also the people to look out for as a freshmen in high school. They were even helpful enough to explain to me where the different type of students often hung out. My friends basically provided me with a handbook for high school. My friends explained …show more content…
They had the athletes sitting on the benches by the gym, the book lovers eyes glued on a book in the library, artist in the art room working on master pieces, and the band members playing their instruments in the band room. I instantly knew my place as an athlete before I was in high school. Being labeled as an athlete was always what I was accustomed to ever since I was young. Now, being that I’m beginning my freshman year of college, I play no sports or do not have my friends here to help make life so simple like they did in high school. Which makes the thought of college a terrifying …show more content…
We start to converse a little about greek life while we are sitting and eating the crawfish. I had to stop the conversation to ask who boiled this crawfish because I needed to know how they made it so well seasoned. So, we get back on the topic of being a fraternity and the things that they partake in. I noticed that they play intramural sports which had got my attention a little bit. I asked him how they keep up with their grades while doing this, because to me grades come first and if I did have any intentions of joining a fraternity I wanted to make sure I could keep up with my grades. This is what he said, “We make sure grades come first and are always helping one another if needed so.” This helped me to understand that fraternities were not just all about partying because at first all I heard about was the partying they did. It actually changed my opinion of what it was like to be in a fraternity. I actually started to consider joining one