Kevin Delaney Research Paper

“After a while, the whole office was engulfed in smoke.” This is a quote by Kevin Delaney from one of his crazy high school stories. Sitting on the couch, watching Sunday night football, Kevin relives his glory days. Sliding through high school does not pay off at college. High school came easy to Kevin, almost too easy. Kevin was the type of student to not study and pass with flying colors. “Throughout my high school career I only studied for a handful of tests,” Kevin explained. “I didn’t have to focus on school as much as most kids, so that got me into some trouble.” He remembers this specific story that he still reminisces with his buddies about today. Kevin and his friend were helpers for their physical education teacher, Mr. King. Mr. King was expecting an important phone call so they had to stay in the teacher’s office to answer it. They got bored so the two looked around and found the track and field starting gun. Kevin shot it in the office, creating a deafening sound. To silence the gun, they decided to wrap towels around it. After shooting it a few more times, they threw the gunpowder-filled towel into the corner of the room. The towel burst into flames and the two scrambled to extinguish it. The office filled with smoke and a terrible aroma. Mr. King came sprinting into the room and yelled,”what the heck are you guys burning in here?” Nothing happened and the two got out of that situation without a problem. Kevin continued on with his sliding ways. College was a different story for Kevin Delaney. …show more content…
Although he did not really try in high school, he was looking for a college with good academic reputation. His primary choice was Gustavus Adolphus college. Gustavus was a really good school academically, and it was where his best friend was going. At the time, Kevin was looking for a small school to attend. His second choice was the University of Minnesota. He did not want to go to the University of Minnesota because it was not as good of a school as it is today. “It was a choice to fall back on,” Kevin stated. He got accepted into Gustavus without having to take the ACT or SAT. His grades and Pre ACT score were good enough to get him in. Once classes started, it was a huge wake up call for Kevin. He was not used to the workload of a college schedule. Showing up late, not turning in homework, and doing poorly on tests were some of the issues Kevin was faced with. Falling behind in every class, Kevin needed a change. He tried to create good study habits but he did not have any from high school. Confused and frustrated, Kevin found assistance in the library. The library would be the place to go if he had any homework or needed to study. He came up with a study schedule that helped him out immensely. It took him a while, but Kevin slowly figured out how college worked. Kevin wishes he would have done things differently in high school and college. Looking back at his high school experience, he had a lot of fun and created memories, but he wishes he would have taken it a bit more seriously. Not studying for tests and doing homework at the last minute made his transition into college much more difficult. He also wishes he would have