Essay About Senior High School

“How am I going to pay for college?”, is a question many current high school seniors will be wondering and worrying about all year. A college degree is essential in the nation we live in today to make a decent a living, but it is, however, extremely pricey. Many college students today are up to their eyeballs in debt from student loans they took out in order to be able attend school in the first price. In his 2012 State of Union speech, President Obama, urged colleges to lower their tuition with…

arise all the time about how some kids do better at standardized testing, homework assignments, or even classwork than other students. Some people think that the answer lies in a textbook buried in the deepest and darkest corners of the world, or a school library, however, this idea would be wrong. The answer lies in a psychological thought process that allows people to see that the answer is in the student’s motivation itself. Although many try to use positive reinforcement or negative…

In The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky, influences how teenagers battle with character. He does this through a growing anti-school high school student’s point of view. Charlie is an innocent antisocial freshman who is befriended by a group of high school seniors. Charlie’s new friends expose him to a new world of drugs, love, sexuality, parties, relationships, friendship, and lies. His friends play a huge role in his development. They motivate him to explore a new side of life. He…

tradition. In order to celebrate this incredible milestone, I propose the school holds a ball with a theme that looks back on our journey over the last 60 years. Over 65% of those surveyed opted for a formal ball making it the most viable option. The proposed theme for this ball is a sentimental recollection of the past 60 years. Seeing as this is a reflective event the most feasible target market would be alumni, staff and senior students from the college. The viability of this target market…

I am applying for this scholarship because I had the honor of receiving this scholarship my senior year of high school, and am applying in hopes of receiving the honor once again. I have been fortunate to attend some events as being the recipient of last years scholarship and I have many good things to say about each event. I envy the way the HHCA takes care of their community and how much love they have for it. I can relate to this spirit as I have been welcomed into the Otterbein and…

Come spring of senior year and many seniors are faced with a tough decision whether they should attend community college or a four year university. When choosing between colleges people should be looking at the colleges that suit them academically, personally, and financially. According to the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, with more than 2.1 million students on 113 campuses, the California Community College is the largest system of higher education and it’s growing more…

team got together at center court and signed a basketball for me, it was one of the best times I had as a kid. The older I got, my desire to play basketball burned hotter and hotter, all I ever thought about was playing basketball. But late in my high school career I decided basketball was not the path for…

My career goal is to become a Nurse. I hope to graduate from high school and to attend Idaho State University. Becoming a Nurse has always been my passion since I started high school. Another major goal I have is to never stop learning new things and always try my hardest to achieve my goals. Moreover having a positive attitude and being confident lead me to complete a CNA program at Eastern Idaho Technical Careers College just this last month. With my CNA, I know I can have a good experience at…

Transitioning occurs in all stages of life whether it’s from a baby crawling to walking, or an elder moving from their home to a retirement facility. One transition in life that most of us face is the evolution from high school to a college or a university. With moving into a new phase of my life I was optimistic about the difficulties of becoming comfortable with the population, the diversity, and the college life in general that Wayne State provides. I made the leap to a big city called…

problem solving and resourcefulness. The vivid memory of an awkward, overweight, non-athletic kid stumbling through his middle school hallways still sears in my head. With this apparent inadequacy, I remember challenging myself to overcome. I set the bar high and challenged myself to constantly improve. The hard work paid off, and by the end of my senior year of high school, I was voted by my class “Most Changed Since Freshman Year” out of over 500 students (While also being nominated in the…