High School Days
High school is a strange time. After three years of trying to develop identity and friends in middle school, students are expected to mature immediately on the first day of ninth grade, but I never completely did this. I never fully realized in earlier grades how important high school success, as measured by GPS and credit, would be to my future life. As a result, I am applying to college with seemingly contradictory measures of my ability to perform college-level work. If I had worked and studied hard rather than hanging out with friends and viewing high school as an opportunity to socialize, I would not have to apply to school with a 21 ACT, a cumulative GPA of 3.032, and no credit my junior year of high school. Had I taken my grades in my earlier years seriously, I could have been an ideal candidate for college.
This year I am making an earnest effort to improve my work ethic and view about high school. My grade point average is raising and my study habits are improving.......
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