My Experience In High School

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Have you ever struggle with school? I have, school has always being hard for me. But it has also taught me how to achieve better skills of learning. It has helped me learn more about my inner self. My experience in high school has made me realize that some subjects are going to be is challenging, people are not going to be nice, and that responsibility is the key to success.
High school has changed in me several ways. One of them was the ability to do things I thought I could not accomplish. I always doubted myself because some things were so hard for me to understand. For example during my high school year in the eleventh grade, I had to take geometry. Math was always a hard subject for me. I had to take geometry in order for me to get my advanced diploma. Since I really wanted to achieve this goal, I started to study and stay after school for more help. I studied and I practiced it nonstop. By the time I had to take my geometry SOL, I was ready and I felt more confident on taking it. This taught me to not doubt myself and that everything is possible if I set my mind to it. Another thing that high school has taught me was that some people can be really judgmental and mean. It was a normal day and I was wearing a hoodie. The weather was warm but still a little chilly. On my way to class this girl that I have no
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It has taught me how to achieve my goals, how deceiving people can be, and about responsibility. It has helped me prepare myself for the real world. I learned that everyone is not going to be pleasant and that I should not care what other people think. High school has made me know more about my inner self. I used to never believe that I can do a lot of work under so much pressure. But my experience in high school has made me believe more in myself. It has also taught me to not be too hard on myself, there is always going to be hard obstacles in my life. I just have to believe in my inner self and overcome

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