Freshman Year High School

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Going into my 10th grade year of highschool I had to change things. Freshman year I played three sports and all the time, effort and energy I put into that year had all gone into the trash once I got my transcript in the summer. My grades were nowhere near what I had expected them to be. This was all because of my decision to involve myself in three sports and use up all my free time. I would use my free time trying to be in clubs and going to practice rather than at home studying for my test the next day. Freshman year I thought it was a good idea to do more. I challenged the idea that “more was better” but failed. After realizing that something had to give, I changed my thought process. Sophomore year, I overcame this failure. I dropped some

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