Personal Experiences In High School

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“Enjoy it now because these four years will fly by.” I’ve listened to those 10 words for the past two years. People say the high school experience is the most important experience that you will encounter, I disagree. I believe that life itself is the most important experience and high school is simply another stepping stone towards your final destination. I do believe that high school can really change you in either a positive way or a negative way, it can have a big effect on you whether you want it or not. During high school you discover many different people and according to Regina George in Mean Girls, there are four different types of social groups in high school; the popular girls, the jocks, the nerds and the weirdos. As unrealistic …show more content…
I personally think that kids shouldn’t be labeled or treated different because of small things but that is how the world works and I cannot do much about it besides go with the flow. High school affected me as well, I wasn’t just some bystander who watched everything happen. During this paper I will talk about my personal experiences in high school and will give my advice for anyone going into or may already be in highschool. I have three main tips of advice for those who were just like me; a little freshmen going into a whole nother life called highschool, my first tip would be to not be too hard on yourself, my second tip would be to have a small social circle which sounds terrible but I will explain my reasoning behind it. My third and final tip which is very cliche but true; do not slack off! Now, to give my reasoning and explanation behind my tips about this crazy thing called high …show more content…
I know that when I was a freshmen that I was intimidated by everything happening around me and I’m sure that others have felt the same way. As I said in this previously in this paper, my three main tips or advice for anyone in high school is, number one; don’t be too hard on yourself. High school is very difficult and you will run into struggles, you just have to keep on going and make it through those four years. My second tip; keep your social circle small. It’s best to just keep your few closest friends with you throughout your high school years rather than many “friends” who will only cause drama and possibly hold you back from reaching your full potential. My third tip; don’t fall behind. High school is difficult enough as it is, you have to always be ready and prepared for any and all work because if you do that, it will all work out in your favor. As I bring this paper to an end, I hope that it can help any high schooler because if I read this paper as a freshmen, well… lets just say that my past two years would have been completely different. That’s all i’ve got, those are my tips and advice but I will say one thing before I end this paper. In the introduction I stated that we go through these four years of struggles, heartbreak, success and all for a slip of

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