Four Years Research Paper

Some people say that the four short years of high school are the best years of their life. For me, that wasn’t the case. Maybe I didn’t do it right, or maybe I was focused on the wrong things, but let’s just say I’ve been counting the days until graduation from my freshman year. Although high school wasn’t the best years of my life, if I could give my former self some advice, maybe I could have changed that. In order to better myself in the long run, I would tell my former self that I need to step out of my comfort zone, be myself, and relieve some of the stress that I was feeling. If I could have told myself that four years ago, I know that I would be a better all-around person right now.
With that being said, everyone knows that girls can be mean… especially high school girls. I grew up with two sisters that were older than me, so I had an idea of what girls acted like in high school, but I was faced with a rude awakening when I got to freshman year. In no way would I say that I was bullied, but I was that kid with acne and frizzy hair that just didn’t fit in. I tried so hard to be accepted by my classmates, and all I …show more content…
Not until my junior year did I get out or do anything really exciting because I was too focused on my school work and stressed out. I was (and still am) a complete study freak and didn’t go a day without doing some kind of homework. I felt that if I didn’t study, my grades would drop. Once I started to grow up and mature, I realized that I can have fun and still do great in school. I refused to let my classwork consume my every thought anymore, and I wish I could have done that from my freshman year. I wish I could tell my former self that the mountain of stress on my shoulders wouldn’t even be a relevant thought in a couple of weeks. There is no reason that a freshman in high school should feel the kind of stress that I put on myself, and it was so unnecessary that I did