My Journey To High School

I Feel like high school has prepared me for a successful life and college because throughout high school, I have learned key skills that will help me be successful transitioning into both. High School has taught me that to be successful you have to be able to make progress, Staying open minded, and having self confidence were a couple of the key skills that helped me in this long journey . In the beginning I was fighting change, I wanted things to stay the same, but now I understand that In order to be successful you have to be able to evolve and change to the situation. Since I 've stopped fighting change it has taught me a lot about self respect, self confidence and self control. ending a long journey and starting a new one. I realized that long journeys are usually the most rewarding. however in the beginning …show more content…
I was focusing on making a name for myself and developing my clique i would be taking with me on this 3 year odyssey. Freshman year I was not putting as much effort forth that i should have. I was to focus on girls and hanging out with friends ,I feel like this one of the first mistake I made entering high school was that I was to focus on the social aspect and not enough of academic part. I was doing minimal work barely turning in homework on time. I was able to keep my grades high enough to be promoted. Towards the middle of my freshman year I got my first job. I had a full plate going into high school dealing with school, My first job, and trying to hold onto my player ways. Reflecting on freshman year i think it taught me that there 's nothing wrong with being social long as you remember you are in school for academics and not friends. Your friends are suppose to motivate you and help you become better. If they are not doing that they are holding you