Welcome to 204!
I use this same post every year because even though it's generic, it does what it needs to do for a first time experience. So, here we go...
As the year progresses, the questions you encounter will become much more conceptually dense (meaning--you will need to really take the time to think about the concepts) and will require a great deal of cerebral introspection (meaning--thought).
For now, though, we start here.
Welcome to your very first 204 blog post.
We will be using this blog frequently, both as a tool and a resource to get the most out of our time, and as a place we can go to share thoughts and valuable information and ideas whenever we need to.
Each week, there will be a question posted that you all must respond to in the allotted amount of time.***(Usually, 3 days, but it could be shorter. Plan well.)
These questions may be a jumping off point to class discussions, a support activity to lend insight or knowledge to what we are doing in class, or simply a thought-provoking way to get you to look at the world around you and marvel at your place in it.
These questions will not be simplistic, and they should not be done when you only have 5 or so minutes on the computer; rather, they are questions designed to make you think and your posts should reflect that. You will be graded on your responses by their content, so I would encourage you to try to not leave them for the last minute. I care much more about the quality of the thought you put into your responses rather than the quantity of the words you use, so, no, Vivek, there is no word count you need to follow. ;)
Now that the formalities are finished, I would like you to consider the following:
You are now entering your junior year.
Some people say that this is the toughest, most demanding year of high school for a variety of reasons.
What do YOU think?
Do you have any expectations about what this year should bring?
What are you hoping to get out of your AP Lang class and your junior year in general?
What are your fears about this class and/or about 11th grade?
Are you where you want to be academically, socially, physically etc? If so, how do you know? If not, why do you think you aren't?
As the year progresses, the questions you encounter will become much more conceptually dense (meaning--you will need to really take the time to think about the concepts) and will require a great deal of cerebral introspection (meaning--thought).
For now, though, we start here.
Welcome to your very first 204 blog post.
We will be using this blog frequently, both as a tool and a resource to get the most out of our time, and as a place we can go to share thoughts and valuable information and ideas whenever we need to.
Each week, there will be a question posted that you all must respond to in the allotted amount of time.***(Usually, 3 days, but it could be shorter. Plan well.)
These questions may be a jumping off point to class discussions, a support activity to lend insight or knowledge to what we are doing in class, or simply a thought-provoking way to get you to look at the world around you and marvel at your place in it.
These questions will not be simplistic, and they should not be done when you only have 5 or so minutes on the computer; rather, they are questions designed to make you think and your posts should reflect that. You will be graded on your responses by their content, so I would encourage you to try to not leave them for the last minute. I care much more about the quality of the thought you put into your responses rather than the quantity of the words you use, so, no, Vivek, there is no word count you need to follow. ;)
Now that the formalities are finished, I would like you to consider the following:
You are now entering your junior year.
Some people say that this is the toughest, most demanding year of high school for a variety of reasons.
What do YOU think?
Do you have any expectations about what this year should bring?
What are you hoping to get out of your AP Lang class and your junior year in general?
What are your fears about this class and/or about 11th grade?
Are you where you want to be academically, socially, physically etc? If so, how do you know? If not, why do you think you aren't?
I have been told several things about junior year like how hard it is and stressful and how it is the worst year. I believe that it will probably be a different level of stress but it’s nothing I can’t get through. I have some expectations for myself for this school year and if I work hard than I will succeed. I hope to learn a lot in Ap Lang usually I don’t remember certain things I have learned in my freshman and sophomore year.I didn’t learn anything specific but I want to learn things this year that will stick with me. I am scared about how open this class will be, like how we are gonna be sharing our feelings and speaking about certain things. I’m also scared for the year in general because I feel like I will have a lot more work to do this year than I have ever had to do in the past two years. I am where I want to be academically and socially. Physically, I’m still working on things but hopefully by the end of this school year I will be where I want to be.
ReplyDeleteEver since I've started High School I've been told countless of times to just focus. "Focus on your studies Alex." Because lord knows that having fun and doing normal things is bad. I won't get into wherever, if I have a sleepover with my friends, right? Well that's basically what my parents have been telling me ever since the beginning of time. This year... I don't expect anything else. I'm expected to get A's and B's. I'm putting myself through all these late nights of homework, hard classes, school clubs, community service, with sports on top of everything else so I can have a "brighter future." So I can get into college and then soon after law school. Because I'm supposed to focus... I think every year of your life will be hard, life in general is hard and scary. Ever since I turned 8 I've been thinking about my future. My biggest fear is to be a failure, to not be prepared. When it comes to life, I don't like improvisation because you never know what's going to happen next. Then there's also this gigantic weight on my shoulders, I'm basically expected to be "the good one" out of my siblings. The one who's going to succeed the most... I will never be where I want to be, because there's always room for improvement. If there's not, I believe you're doing something wrong; Because even billionaires say this, I know, because I studied them over the summer. Sometimes I wish my parents would understand that I'm just a kid. I'm still not allowed to vote. Yet the whole world expect's me to have my entire life figured out and when I do, it's not good enough. I'm not good enough. Oh well...that's life. I just have to suck it up, I guess. So when you ask what I'm hoping to get out of this class, or this year, I cant give you an answer because honestly I have no clue.
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ReplyDeleteGrowing up, friends and family always told me high school would be the most important 4 years of my life—determining which college I would attend, and eventually how successful a job I would receive. Therefore, I never looked forward to these 4 years at Oakcrest. Nevertheless, I have made it to 11th grade as a determined and motivated student. I don't believe this school year will be stressful at all, just a great deal of hard work. To keep this year non-stressful, I know I will need to be extremely organized, which will limit my issue of procrastination. Ironically, my greatest goals for this year also happen to be my greatest fears. I worry that I won't be organized enough, allowing me to procrastinate. As an experienced procrastinator in both freshmen and sophomore year, I have realized putting work to the last minute is not the wave. At all. The past two years, I have suffered from ophthalmic migraines, and it first started out as an allergic reaction to ragweed and cold weather. As these migraines continued, I realized stress was the cause, specifically linked to my procrastination. Every time I lost vision and felt a throbbing explosion in my head, I would look up to the sky and ask "Why?", but deep down inside, I knew why. I have a feeling this year will bring a fresh start, and I can go through a metamorphosis to discard my bad habits. I compare high school to a journey into a dark tunnel, and the completion of my freshmen and sophomore years brings me to the halfway mark. I hope at the end of this year I can see a little glimpse of light at the end of the tunnel. For this class specifically, I wish to become a better writer—One that can portray powerful emotions in a logical and grammatically correct fashion. I believe this year will be chock full of opportunity for advancements in my academic career. I don't think I have reached my academic zenith yet, and I don't think I ever will, because there is no limit to learning. In the social aspect of my life, I consider myself neither an introvert nor an extrovert, but something in between. I am incredibly social with my close group of friends but rarely communicate with people I barely know. Honestly, I am fine with my social life right now, but I know there will be a drastic change when I arrive at college. I have never cared about the physical sense of my life, whether it be eating right or exercising. Maybe, as I age, I might put more thought into it, but it is of no importance to me right now. On the mental aspect of my life, I don't believe I am where I need to be. I wish I could stay focused for long periods of time and look at every situation with a positive mindset. I feel as if these two goals will be the most important for me in life, especially this year. All in all, this year is going to be a journey, filled with opportunities, challenges, successes, and failures, and I am excited to see what the future holds for me.
ReplyDeleteI think this this year will be hard. I mean I've never taken an AP class before or thought I would be but I like a challenge so I find this year will be challenging. I also got sports to do all year round so my time is very limited for just school and sports so its probably going to be tough. I expect this year to bring A LOT of work to like the point where its not even one day I don't have any homework. But I also expect to learn a lot of new things this year that I could use. I'm hoping I could pick up some writing skills and get better at writing from AP Lang this year because I suck at writing. I never liked it and I was never good at it so it would always be hard for me. So hopefully it gets easier after this year. In general I'm trying to learn skills that I can use after high school like in college and so on. My fear about this class is the writing part, obviously. I mean I'm fine with writing one or two paragraphs about something but like essays and stuff I'm not good with. I'm fine with where I'm at academically but I want to do better. i don't ever want to feel complacent with school or sports or anything that I do because I always want to do better and improve. Socially I'm all good, I don't have any problems with my friends or anything so socially I believe I'm fine, for now. Physically I'm not where I want to be. Now don't get me wrong I love my body and the way it looks, I just want to gain more weight. I weigh like 183 and I'm trying to gain like ten pounds but I cant get over 185. I guess it's just hard to gain weight when your physically active everyday and just burn fat like that (finger snaps).
ReplyDeleteI have officially entered my senior year of high school and man oh man have these past three years been rough. They weren't rough because of the school work but they were rough because of the people I have been surrounded by. Nobody really has ever told me too much about what to expect out of senior year other than getting ready for college. This is the year I am going to be deciding where I want to go and what I want to do with the rest of my life. Most seniors usually take this very last year of high school to just relax but I wanted to make it a challenge on myself because it is something I never really do. This year is definitely going to be my hardest year of school trying to get done all of my school work, working 5-10pm 3-4 times during the school week plus weekends, and still trying to have a social life. It is going to be rough but it is nothing I can't handle. I am hoping that AP Lang brings me some new friends, helps me become a better writer, being able to analyze stories more and teaches me all of the skills I need to know before I head off to college. I know that this class will not be all sunshine and rainbows and sometimes it might just drive me a little crazy but I know I will get through it all. I don't really fear anything about the class other than the fact I might be piled up with work for it but that is kind of what I expected it to be like. For senior year in general though I fear I am not going to be ready for college, and that I will pick the wrong future for me and I will mess it all up. You asked if I am where I want to be socially, academically, and physically and my answer to all of those are no. I have never been where I want to be in life no matter how hard I worked at it I just can't seem to get to the place I want to be at. I suck at socializing which is why I really only have one friend, I have been trying to make new friends since high school began but I just never could do it. I guess it is because I don't really fit in with everyone else. Academically don't even get me started on this, I always try my best and hardest but I still never seem to do good enough which I think is because I just need to push myself even harder. My goal for this year is to get my gpa up and be eligible for the STARS program at ACCC. Physically I am a absolute mess I have always been out of shape and I spend everyday of my life in pain from my knees and my back. I have actually just decided to try and get myself together before I head to college. This year I want to change and start to become the woman I want to be for the rest of my life. I want to work harder and become the best possible version of myself I can be and I am not going to stop until I get there.
ReplyDeleteBefore I even got into high school people have ALWAYS told me that high school will be the most important four years of your life, and that Jr. year will be the hardest year of high school. So My expectations for this year are pretty high in terms of difficulty. However when it comes to AP Lang I think it won’t be so bad. English has been a strong suit of mine for as long as I can remember and I love to read and write. Give me an important topic and I can write my heart out. This class seems to be exactly what I’ve wanted in an English class, talking and writing about important and (maybe) controversial topics. Although I love writing about these types of things it’s hard for me to talk about myself to a lot of people, especially the very personal things. One thing you should know about me is that I am incredibly shy, until you get to know me. I’m very weird and crazy with my friends but around new people I probably won’t say a word. So I guess I’m not where I want to be socially. As far as academically, I will always strive for better than how I’m doing. My hopes for the future are very high, I mean a doctor is every little girls dream, right? Hopefully this year won’t be as bad everyone says it’ll be, either way I’m excited to see what happens.
ReplyDeleteAll sophomore year I avoided asking the juniors at the time if they were having a difficult year. I didn’t want to go into a school year already stressed. From what I was told, junior year was different for everyone. Some say it was their toughest year and cried everyday where others say it was the best year of their life. So i assume its what I make of it. As for AP Lang I expect to learn a lot, in general and about myself. Even writing this post for the class to see builds self esteem in some form. I’m happy to be in this class yet I’m terrified for SATs, AP exams, and finals. If schoolwork were the only thing to stress for, life would be easy. But I tell myself it is what it is and push that fear away. Mentally since freshman year I’ve grown a tremendous amount... I word myself better, I react well, and deal with certain emotions better than I ever have. I can only have high hopes that this year builds my character rather than vice versa.
ReplyDeleteHaving asked many people, I believe junior year would be one of my favorite years but also one of my toughest. I am most certainly not ready for college but I know this year is the year to really try. Most colleges look at your junior year transcript so I am hoping to have a good junior year academically. I think I should bring it my all. I have been going by each school year without having to study, work, or even really try. I never really had to study for tests, but this year I don't want to just ease by my classes. I would like to try my best to achieve my goals as a student. I do not care about my grades as long as I am trying my best. I am lazy sometimes and once I let myself slack (like at the end of the year) i don't do as well in my classes. I hope my AP classes will give me a sneak peak of what is to come, like college or just harder classes in general. I am hoping to make new friends this junior year and try to discover who I am as a student and a person. My one main fear about this class is reading. Yes, I know a good reader makes a great writer, but I hate reading. I like to read on my own terms and books that I want to read. Not some stupid book the teacher gives us because the curriculum says to. I especially hate when we have a time frame we have to read in. I take a while to read and to really comprehend. I may read the words in the time frame but that does not mean I really understood what was happening. I am not where I want to be. I would like to have better grades and a better social life. My best friend moved to Louisiana and my boyfriend graduated Oakcrest last year, so I need to develop more friends and closer friends. Once volleyball is done I will be bored at home most of the time. I am not the type of person to reach out first too which will be a problem. In order to get where I want to be I just need to try harder to achieve my goals. Who knows what junior year will bring but whatever it brings I am ready for it...hopefully.
ReplyDeleteJunior year was always told as one of the most challenging years of high school you could ever face. I was always told that this is my year to be noticed by colleges and coaches and really begin to think about what I want to do and where I want to go. It is the year where I choose and make decisions. Having an older sister, she always told me that junior year was so stressful and that it was extremely tough for her. I think that junior year is really my time to find out who I really am and what I want to do. I hope that through AP Lang, I'm able to portray my emotions through writing. I want people to look at my piece of writing and think "wow that was beautiful." I've never really put all of my emotions out on paper or really share my emotions through writing at all. I hope that once I'm finished with this class, I will be able to fully express my real emotions out on any piece paper. I want to be able to read somebody's paper and give my real and honest opinion on it. Sharing my feeling will be hard for me because knowing that I have to share my feelings and be honest with people who barely know me is tough. That is one of my biggest fears I'm scared that if I share and voice my emotions to others that don't know me well, they will judge me. Opinions and how people judge me are always something that get to me so the idea of me talking and writing about personal stuff will always make me feel uncomfortable, but I think that slowly I'll open up and get comfortable. Socially and physically, I am where I want to be. Academically, I think I still need to work on that . I know that I can push myself and do so much better than I do now, so I'll work on it and do my best.
ReplyDeleteEntering my junior year of high school, I've spent the past three years and even before that hearing people tell me things such as "oh, you better focus on junior year, that's the hardest year," or "take high school seriously, because those are the most important years of your life." In my opinion, I think that junior year will be somewhat harder than my pervious years, but nothing that I or anyone else can't handle. Junior year is definitely difficult in terms of having to take big tests such as the SATs, AP exams, ASVABS, etc., but I don't think it's too hard and that I can't handle it. In my junior year of high school, I expect to take SATs and AP exams in the spring and to start looking into where I want to go to college. Everyone has been talking about college visits, too, so I expect to do those sometime throughout the course of the year. In AP Lang, I expect to get through some tough talks and topics, as you said, and to really open up on those types of things, even if it's hard. My fears with this class are just some of the tough talks that the year is going to bring, and the AP exams. With junior year, I'm just nervous to start looking at colleges and start my search for something to do for the rest of my life. Academically, I think I'm where I want to be, maybe a little better this year. Socially, I have a decent friend group that has stuck with me throughout high school and obviously you always have people talking about you in life, but I don't care too much about that at all. Physically, I'm happy and do still need some work, but I'm excited to see what my last two years to Oakcrest have to bring for me. I'm looking forward to seeing what the class has to bring to us and what will happen this year.
ReplyDeleteWell, people say a lot of things. For a variety of reasons, whether that be teachers *Lee, cough cough* or other, nothing can top last year. I knew from the start of last year to the end that nothing, absolutely nothing could be worse. I didn’t have the right mindset last year to accomplish my goals, or anything really. That’s just how it felt. This year though, before it began knowing that nothing could be worse, I was ecstatic. And I was completely right about that (so far at least). So as far as expectations go, I have none. Zero. Ziltch. I am just encouraged to work hard and try my best. It doesn’t matter how many AP classes I have this year, either way I am prepared to give my full effort to them. Narrowing it down to this class, just AP Lang well- where to start. Just looking around the room, what more is there to say. I mean, you already said it “I’m sure you’ve all been in the same classes since elementary.” Well, you’re not wrong. There’s been a few years where I haven’t seen these same people, but I’ve sure had them all before. And I mean, the EXACT same group of kids. To be honest, I don’t know what counselor they are bribing but I have never seen them in separate classes. So yeah, there’s that. I’m just a mere pea in the corner. But minus the constant talking, I think it’ll be great and a lot of fun. My fears are trying to scramble a plan for my life before the end of this year. I know a lot of people have trouble because they don’t know what they’re good at, and can’t think of a career. But me, I’m the exact opposite. There are so many options, I simply have no idea what to choose. That’s not something that I’m allowing myself to stress over though, I know eventually it’ll just come to me. So, until then I’ll let the counselors keep pestering me. Am I where I want to be? Academically, never been better. Socially, has its ups and downs. I know that my friends will stay by me no matter what. So long as I keep that in mind, nothing bothers me. Physically, I can’t complain and I won’t. I used to be 60 pounds heavier and restricted because of it. I am extremely happy with my journey, I now enjoy the good foods I am eating, and excercise. I know that I am satisfied with all of these things because I am happy. If I was not academically, socially, or physically happy it would display.
ReplyDeleteWhenever I am asked about my junior year, I honestly dread replying. As you may have guessed, I’m the introverted type. Now, contrary to popular belief, that doesn’t mean I don’t like socializing. I would just rather keep to myself. I love hearing about other people’s lives and their own experiences. It makes me want to push myself harder to get the courage to talk more often. That’s why I’m excited about future blogs. I really enjoy seeing what other people write. On the other hand, it’s only fair for me to write my own blog. After all of my years of school, I’ve learned that if you want to do good in a class, you want to make yourself look forward to it. I’m doing everything I can mentally to make myself feel at home. So, with that being said, I hope AP Lang will give me the tools to be myself- out loud. I want AP Lang to give me more skills in communicating to others. I think it’s funny that I’ve known almost everyone in this class for almost a decade, yet I hardly talk to many of them. I guess that's why I don’t like being asked about my junior year. The truth is, I’m not too sure about my future. Do I want to constantly work for the rest of my life and make good money, or do I want to do what I truly love and risk it all? The answer may come easier to others, but not to me. I try not to let it get to my head. Deep down, I know this class may be hard, but if I think about it too much, I won’t myself get anything done because of “what could have been”. My grades are decent. All A’s and maybe one or two B’s down the road. I’m pretty happy with them. All I know is that there will always be someone who is better than me, no matter where I go. That doesn’t mean I’m allowed to slack off, but I know I can rest assured that I have tried and will always try my best.
ReplyDeleteI've heard this year is the most demanding because this is the year colleges really look at your grades. Because of this i enrolled in all honors classes and 2 AP courses. Honestly, when i think about the amount of work it looks like a lot especially because i do sports. Some expectations i have for this class are a decent amount of work, less of the idea of us doing more pointless work rather us doing work that really makes us learn and help us grow. My worst fear of this class and this year is either talking about something i don't want to talk about or just being bored, because when i'm bored i cant focus and i can't learn. I also don't like it when all my work from each class lines up on one night. Academically speaking i could definitely be better. I need to focus and not think about random things in class. I have always been able to handle a lot of work but this year might be the hardest one yet but ill give all i have.
ReplyDeleteI have been hearing that junior year was the "hardest" or the "most important" before I even started high school. So, as soon as the last day of sophomore year hit, I immediately dreaded going back to school. I even quit basketball, so I could focus on what I am actually trying to get a scholarship in (softball), and focus on my schoolwork. What made it even worse was I was seeing multiple retweets, and posts about how junior year emotionally, and mentally tears you down, which was the last thing I needed, considering how bad my mental health already was. I tried to look at it as positively as possible though, saying there is nothing I can't get through, and all this hard work will pay off when I am living lavish as a surgeon. I won't lie, I am the worst procrastinator I know, which is one of the many things I am trying to change about myself, hopefully bettering me for this school year. So far, I can tell this school year won't be hard, just a heavy workload. I am hoping this year could bring me success and happiness, since not only is this the biggest year academically, but also athletically, since colleges are finally able to talk to me. That is a whole other side of stress that I don't even want to get into. All in all, I am excited for this year and determined to achieve my goals and be happy.
ReplyDeleteSince the start of freshman year, many people have told me to have as much fun as possible, that high school goes by in a blink of an eye. Hearing that junior year is the most important year out of all four years and that it's the hardest, most stressful year are other things many people have told me. Now, I believe that junior year will be the most stressful year for me, taking that I'm in 3 AP classes and the rest all honors and adding sports along with it. I believe that I will have the most work this year out of all the years, but there's nothing that I can't get through. I have a few expectations for my swimming and crew career. I'm hoping to continue to do extremely well this year, especially for colleges and scholarships. Academically, I'm hoping to get on distinguished scholar again. Out of this class I'm hoping to become a better individual while I get ready to write about things I would've never thought about writing and reading/ writing them in front of my whole class. This year I wanna learn more about myself, build my character more and boost my self esteem. I'm nervous for SATs and when coaches come talk to me about swim/ crew, not scared. I'm worried about the tremendous amount of work we all may receive, but there's definitely nothing I can't handle or anyone in this class can't handle. I'm where I want to be physically and academically as of right now. Currently, I'm working to go into the Naval Academy after high school, hoping I don't change my mind. I'm so nervous athletically and academically as the year progresses, but hoping to end being a procrastinator and continuing being positive and determined will help me achieve what I want. Socially, I'm not where I want to be. I most definitely progressed since Freshman year, but I still have trouble opening up to people and I just simply don't connect with others that I wish to connect with. By the end of the year I most certainly hope I'm where I want to be socially because everyday I strive to be better than the day before. I can't wait to overcome this year with the friends I have.
ReplyDeleteSince the beginning of my high school career, all of my older, upper-class man friends told me junior year would kick my butt and be the hardest year of high school. But I'm the type of person where I have to see it to believe it. So quite honestly, right now, I'm to worried about junior year. I like to live in the moment and not worry too much about my future. Everything happens for a reason. But what I'm expecting from junior year is to honestly see who the real people are in my life. Who's gonna be there when I can't think straight or I need someone to rant to? As the saying goes "You find out who your real friends are in high school" and I 100% agree with that statement because I've experienced that first hand and it downright sucks. But along with knowing who my real friends are, they can help me with the stress I'll most likely be going through due to all of the complicated classes I'm taking. Yeah. I'm pretty terrified of my classes this year. I get really scared when I could fail at something. I mean, I have a teacher for a parent, how much stressful can it get for me to not fail? I've obviously heard AP classes are hard, but that should be okay, because I like to challenge myself in that way, to prove to myself that I'm smart enough, because a lot of the time I feel I'm not the brightest, and it hurts sometimes. I don't expect it too come easy to me, but nothing is easy anymore, so a I should be used to that. I hope to get more into my emotional self with this class. If you know me, it takes a lot for me to show my emotions. I usually bottle everything inside until something makes them all come out at once, usually not ending well, whatever the situation may be. My fears about this class is to open up to everyone and show a different side of me only a few may only know and have seen. I'm also terrified about grades, and I know grades don't tell who you are as a person, but they do make you feel smarter and give you more motivation to do better in school. I would love to be more connection with my classmates and friends, not do much in a popular way because I could care less about that, but just have them know that they can trust me or come to me anytime to say anything on their mind or just to start up a conversation. And I get, you can't be liked by everyone, and that's not the goal. But above everything else, I really feel this is my year. My year in my classes, with connecting with people, in my performing arts, in my life. And I've never felt like that before with any other school year, so I'm really really looking forward to everyday.
ReplyDeleteWith a brother who went to an Ivy League school I’ve been hearing “junior year is the most important year” since he left for college. I think that yea it is going to be a hard and challenging year but I think I can get through it and my parents shouldn’t be telling me that everyday like they do. I feel like them telling me says that they don’t believe in me, when they keep saying that phrase, like I get it. My expectations are that it’s going to be a long long year if I don’t try my best and that this year there’s going to be some up’s and down’s without a doubt but I just need to get through it. I put myself in this and I’m going to get out of it. I’m hoping that Lang and junior year will make me a better person and I’m hoping that I do well this year for I can prove people wrong and to those who didn’t believe in me wrong. I’m also hoping for a Oakcrest soccer varsity letter. I played for a club team last year I worked hard and im coming this with the same mentality i want that varsity letter. I might be weird for me hoping for a varsity letter, but to me it’ll mean a lot. My Dad has always been to all of my home games cheering me on he’s always been by my side and he would always be proud of me when I would play with the varsity squad, even if I just got a minute of playing time he would be proud of me. That letter would mean something special. As for my fears for is this is that I won’t do well and end up dropping down and leaving the class, but for me that’s not an option. Another fear would be the tremendous amount of work that comes with this class and all the other AP classes but I can think I’m capable of doing it. I don’t think I’m where I should be academically from last year I think I can do way way better this year. And I’m not where I should be academically because of me I don’t think I did my best last year and should’ve done way better I was in easy classes didn’t require much work I just i don’t know, I didn’t do what I was supposed to be doing. Physically I think I could be a little bit faster. I get caught sometimes with 1v1 against fast guys lol. Socially I am a very very loud person outside, inside I’m a very quite person. Not a lot of people know a lot about me. I should start opening up more to people. I think I’m not not social because I’ve always had my brother to talk to and no one else I would tell him everything. And we lived together for my whole life. But I would like to work on socializing more.
ReplyDeleteAs a senior in a junior majority class, looking back at the years I've spent in highschool, if i had to do one year over again it would be junior year. Its the year most colleges focus on whereas less graduation requirements are needed to be met by seniors and seniors focus mainly on their resume doing community service and outstanding things to make themselves stand out from other college applicants. I believe junior year is the most important year. I expect my senior year to go way faster than i wish it would and i expect to pave a path to my career or at least in preparation of it. I hope to challenge myself in AP Lang and do things i otherwise didn't believe i could accomplish in the past. I am where i would like to be socially and physically. However academically, i wish i challenged myself more in prior years so that i could be more intelligent now. I never thought of my brain as a muscle and that you need to push it and work it out just like you would your biceps or pectorals, so i never really knew how to work out my brain. Im simply afraid of failing myself by not meeting my expectations.
ReplyDeleteSince eighth grade year I have been told that junior year is the hardest year by far. When I asked why they always gave me the same answer of "This is the year colleges look at". Now that I'm finally in my junior year I understand why people say this is the hardest year, pressure from my mom to find out what college I wanna go to, pressure to figure out what I wanna do for the rest of my life, and a bunch of AP classes. All of this while still trying to mange a social life and soccer it is gonna be tough. I think this year is gonna bring a lot of new challenges that I'm not 100% sure if I'm ready for, but I also think this year has the potential to be the best year of my life so far with the soccer team being good and the teachers and classes I have. Im hoping that I learn how to write properly and how to interpret things from different perspectives when it comes to lang. In this year in general Im hoping to win the cal for soccer and maybe states. My main fear for this class is that I'm gonna lose a lot of points because a lot of the time I use improper punctuation. I dont have really any fears for the entire year though because at the end of the day it's still school which is something I have been doing for most my life. Academically I think I could be a little bit better but socially and physically I'm happy. I think I could do better Academically because a lot of the time I put off work until I really have to do and that leads me to rushing. I know I'm where I want to be both physically because I'm pretty much always the fastest kid on every field I play on. I know socially because Im always having a good time with my friends and I have a beautiful girlfriend that I love so much.
ReplyDeleteLots of people have been telling me that Junior year is the hardest year yet. I believe them just because they have been through it and majority agree with that statement. Just by looking at my classes, I see a very tough schedule ahead of me this year but I am looking forward to doing well in all of my classes. I think this year is the most crucial year of high school for me because this is the year of college recruitment. I have to do well on my SATS and that takes a lot of studying itself. I think AP Lang will help me understand situations in different perspectives which is a very helpful skill. I think my classmates and I will learn lots of things about each other's personalities, at least more than we already know. I don't really fear anything in AP Lang this year other than a few quizzes maybe haha. This year I want to do my best in school and also my best on the soccer field. I want to win the CAL this year so our team will be remembered in the history books. I would also like to have a GPA that is 100 or over this year but I know that is going to take lots of hard work with my 3 AP classes and 4 Honors classes, but I am up for it.
ReplyDeleteI have heard numerous times about how intensive my courses are gonna be and how imperative my junior year is to me getting in to a good college. I'm taking a plethora of AP classes with the hopes of it looking impressive on my college transcripts. I currently also participate in Crew and Soccer. I'm gonna be honest though, I'm scared. I'm nervous that I'm gonna fall behind in my classes, that I'm gonna become unmotivated, that I'm going to potentially ruin my future because I didn't have enough motivation to do any of the 5 million assignments that I get weekly. I want to maintain a GPA that sits over 100 and I want to do well in sports but I also want to balance that with a social life and also get enough sleep. To summarize my expectations in a few words, I'm not as excited as I am nervous. I just hope that I can pull it off. I really hope that this class can help me as an outlet of stress because I'm not gonna lie, I'm already stressed as hell and I don't even have that many assignments yet. I'm a chronic overthinker and all this "AP classes are college classes" talk is making me really just wanna take a nap. Let's hope I can do it.
ReplyDeleteAny time I hear about junior hear, there’s always complaints about how hard it will be and how challenging it will be. To me I don’t think it will be the hardest. I know I’ve only been in junior year for a week but I know this year won’t be as tough as everybody says, school wise, for me sophomore was the hardest but later on this year I’ll really be able to know. The only expectations I have about this year are for myself. I hope that this year I really get my shit together and remember assignments that are due and stay organized because once I get disorganized I begin to get lazy. Out of this class I hope to become a better writer and be much better at analyzing texts. I want to become more confident in my writing. Some fears I have about 11th grade is that I’ll fall behind in my AP classes and my grades will fall one by one but I’m going to try my best this year to not slack and let that happen and have my GPA higher than it was my last two years. Academically, I’m doing alright I don’t think I’m a bad student but I may forget about assignments here and there, overall I could be doing better and trying harder which is what I will do this year. Socially, I’m where I want to be I have a great small group of friends and boyfriend that I’m always laughing with. Physically, I’m doing better than last year I’ve had a couple struggles but they’ve been tamed down for now so working out and doing sports isn’t as hard for me. Overall, I think junior year is going to be great and I’m excited to see what it brings.
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