What I Learned After High School

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Ever since I started Intermediate school, I had no direction, no goals, no motives. I was just a girl who wanted to go to school because I was obliged to. All I did was soccer, so basically, and grades were not part of the picture. As a student-athlete in Intermediate, school work was just a hassle for me. I felt as if I should start a new chapter and change, but I stayed as I was.
In Intermediate school, I would get grades with A’s, B’s, a couple C’s, and a few D’s and not try hard. I was unmotivated to work hard and strive for high grades, but I envied my friends, Brooke and Kyla, because they earned good grades with ease. I wished I gotten good grades like them, but I never thought to try hard enough to attain their level. My attitude shifted

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