Personal Narrative: Going Into Soundings

Going into Soundings, I had unrealistically high expectations for the year, especially considering my busy, after school, schedule. I, now, know that, though living up to my expectations is possible, it is extremely difficult. Mentally and emotionally, this half of the year has been riddled with highs and lows. and so far, I have not accomplished many of my numerous goals. I had realized much earlier in the year that Soundings was not what my friends, and even what my siblings, who were both in the program, made it out to be. Not only, did I realize that it was going to be much more difficult than I previously assumed, but it made me rethink how I see myself ending the year in Soundings. In the beginning, I imagined myself finishing the year as successfully as anyone else in the class, but quickly …show more content…
In the beginning of the year, I was very motivated, because I was extremely excited for the once in a lifetime chance of being in a program like Soundings. I had very high expectations, which drove me to do well in the beginning, but in time, began to cause copious amounts of stress. My expected myself to live up to my expectations, so when I fell behind a little bit, I believed that I was going to fail in Soundings, causing high stress levels. As my stress levels built up, I became less engaged in my school work, and soon, I found myself handing in poorly done assignments in late, habitually, and falling behind on my IRP and Unit of Study. It took me longer than it should have to realize that putting off my work