Personal Essay On My Goals In High School

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There are numerous goals that I would like to set and achieve in the upcoming year. I set both school and personal goals. I also set academic and character goals. I hope that I can achieve all of my goals to be the best student and person I can be. The goals I set can change my life and future, so I hope that I can accomplish all of them.

This year, I want to become an excellent student by earning and better grades. I currently have A’s and B’s, but I would like to obtain more A’s. To receive higher grades I need to study more, create more time for schoolwork, and ask my peers and teachers for extra help. I need to have school as one of my main priorities and focus on that more. I have numerous extracurricular activities outside of school and it can be difficult to not focus on those activities too much. This is one of my biggest goals for 2017 as my education is exceedingly important to me. I hope that I can reach my goals for the rest of the school year.

For one of my personal goals this year, I want to try my best on everything I do. This can help me in the future if I make it a habit. This goal could also help with some of my school goals as well. To achieve my goal, I will need to have an enthusiastic
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This can lead on to better grades and my grades are important. The steps that I need to work on are taking great notes, setting aside plenty of time for studying, and scheduling appointments with teachers so I can even study with them and have their help. Taking effective notes is key to studying effectively. Marvelous, organized, and extremely detailed notes will help me excel on upcoming tests. Thus bringing my grade up and making it better. Setting off more time in my busy schedule to study will be a challenge and a struggle. However, I am willing to change so I can make more time for this. I hope to make studying part of my daily routine and achieve this challenging, yet important

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