I can just about say that junior year has been the most stressful out of my previous years, so far. I don’t think I’ve ever done so much work, it amazes me. Not only that but I’ve also accomplished things that I never really thought I would such as joining several clubs, doing more level 4’s, and somehow finding out a way to manage my fear of research projects. But I think the thing I’m most proud of is finally taking the SAT. I took it for the first time on May 2nd. It was a huge accomplishment for me because it’s something I always wasn’t really sure if I would have the guts to do because I’ve always heard how challenging it is. But I finally did it. Although, I’m not too fond of the scores I got. I received a 500 on critical reading (an ok score), 420 on math (not so good score), 410 on writing (still not good), and a 7 on my essay (which I wasn’t expecting). I’m proud I finally took the assessment but I definitely plan on improving my scores when I take it again my senior year.
Speaking of senior year, I can’t believe there’s exactly ONE year left before I graduate high school. It’s absolutely insane and I get frightened every time I think about it. I feel like I'm going have to enter the real adult world all by myself and have to deal with endless responsibilities. Things like that are what make me appreciate the fact that I’m still pretty much a kid. Not only that but just the idea of being a senior next year scares me. I’m probably going to have more challenging classes. On top of that I’m going to have to worry about finishing my senior project assignments like the exit interview and the thing I’m least looking forward to, my job shadow. I don’t know why but if there was one thing I could just get rid of completely form senior project is the requirement is the job shadow portion. It’s just something I feel is impossible for me to accomplish. What makes it worse is that all of my friends have already completed theirs so I feel totally alone and left out. I mean, I understand how a job shadow is beneficial and gives you an insight to the reality of a career you may be interested in but just finding someone to job shadow is challenging enough for me. I just hope next year I can finish it once and for all.
Overall, junior year has been hectic. I’m just glad summer vacation is just around the corner. But before I can get there I have to focus on finishing all of my classes, which I’m not far from. This week has been by far the most stressful week of the entire year. I’ve been taking tests and finishing assignments like crazy. But I think by Friday I’ll have all of my classes completely finished, which will be a giant relief.
Speaking of senior year, I can’t believe there’s exactly ONE year left before I graduate high school. It’s absolutely insane and I get frightened every time I think about it. I feel like I'm going have to enter the real adult world all by myself and have to deal with endless responsibilities. Things like that are what make me appreciate the fact that I’m still pretty much a kid. Not only that but just the idea of being a senior next year scares me. I’m probably going to have more challenging classes. On top of that I’m going to have to worry about finishing my senior project assignments like the exit interview and the thing I’m least looking forward to, my job shadow. I don’t know why but if there was one thing I could just get rid of completely form senior project is the requirement is the job shadow portion. It’s just something I feel is impossible for me to accomplish. What makes it worse is that all of my friends have already completed theirs so I feel totally alone and left out. I mean, I understand how a job shadow is beneficial and gives you an insight to the reality of a career you may be interested in but just finding someone to job shadow is challenging enough for me. I just hope next year I can finish it once and for all.
Overall, junior year has been hectic. I’m just glad summer vacation is just around the corner. But before I can get there I have to focus on finishing all of my classes, which I’m not far from. This week has been by far the most stressful week of the entire year. I’ve been taking tests and finishing assignments like crazy. But I think by Friday I’ll have all of my classes completely finished, which will be a giant relief.