Personal Narrative: A Career In High School

I got butterflies in my stomach every night before I went to bed because I knew there was school the next morning. I got tired of the feeling of being stressed, nervous, overwhelmed about how and if I was going to make it through the next school day or even the school year. I finally realized that I had to choose between putting more effort into my school work to be able to go to 10th grade or continue to hang out with my friends. And here I am 10th grade year and getting better grades than last year.
The choice I had to make was to either choose my friends or getting good grades for future jobs and colleges. Guess what I chose? My career and education of course. It was a hard decision for me at first because I love having a social life and I thought I couldn’t cut back and go a long period of time without my friends because I was scared of missing something entertaining like; a fight, argument, rap session, a rewarding experience, etc. Which is a condition called FoMO.
As time went on and my grades were suffering a lot between being on instagram, snapchat, and going to school functions I was exhausted and didn't have time for homework. But having talks with my mom and friends about the next school year and its …show more content…
I was failing health science and english the classes i need to pass to move onto the 10th grade! So I started to skip hanging out with my friends at lunch and staying up later than usual to go to the library to finish and complete my work. I was struggling for weeks trying to get back on right path to good grades. During that process i was losing weight and hair from stress and experiencing anxiety every other day. When I accomplish my goals of getting out of the failing average of all my classes I realized my “friends” were stopping me from what I can accomplish. Not only did I learn how much I am capable of. I also realized that friends come and go and aren't forever unlike the lifestyle I would set for myself and/or my future