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7 Valuable Lessons I Learned From High School, Coming From A Current Senior

Some great tips for a smooth high school year!

Srihitha Padamatinti

Sep 06, 2019

Alpharetta, Georgia

7 Valuable Lessons I Learned From High School, Coming From A Current Senior

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Going from middle school to high school was a rough transition and being the first child means that you're the guinea pig and your parents are going to try everything in you first. You're going to be the first one that applies to college or tries out singing class. As an older sibling, there are so many things I wish that I knew before I started high school so I could've had a more smooth time in high school. Here are 8 things I learned from high school that I wish I knew before starting the foundation of my career and future.

1. Planning is EVERYTHING.

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Planning what you want to pursue in your career and what classes you want to take is something that sounds like a simple thing but is extremely crucial and plays a big role. Take courses that you're interested in and will actually benefit you for your future. Take the APs that your college of interest will actually give you credit. Take easier APs to help balance your schedule and will help with GPA.

2. Choosing what college you're interested in.

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Being open to options of different colleges and planning what the requirements for different colleges is important because if you don't have even one course that is required for the college you want to go to, it could diminish your chances of fulfilling your dream. Choosing what you want to do and where you want to go allows for you to plan everything ahead of time and modify your schedule to benefit you.

3. Enjoy high school when you can.

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The most important thing to do is to have fun when you can as a freshmen or in your underclassmen years of high school. This is the time period where you're still trying to find your interests and figuring out school with your friends. This is also the time when you'll have the most free time because from here, it only gets harder, so you should enjoy simple pleasures while you can.

4. Make strong connections with your teachers

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Your teachers are going to be the ones who write your college recommendation letters and most importantly, they're the people who will be mentoring you through the course. This is why it's important to have a strong bond with your teacher so when you need help with school or just life in general, you have someone with experience to guide you.

5. Take every summer as an advantage

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Your summer is a great time to vacation but it's also an opportunity to build your resume and find what you're interested in. It's a great time to attend camps and workshops to help build your interest in a specific field.

6. Keep a close group of friends

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Keeping a close group of friends will allow to make some of your best friends for the rest of your life. They'll become your ride or dies and the people you go for any kind of advice. They'll be the people you go to football games with, the people you go to homecoming with. They'll be your stress relievers.

7. Hard work will pay off in any way

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Even if you think that you didn't succeed the way you thought your hard work would've payed off, there's always going to be some kind of way that your hard work will pay off. Just because it's not how you envisioned it to be, doesn't mean that your hard work didn't pay off.

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7 Valuable Lessons I Learned From High School, Coming From A Current Senior

Some great tips for a smooth high school year!

1. Planning is EVERYTHING.

2. Choosing what college you're interested in.

3. Enjoy high school when you can.

4. Make strong connections with your teachers

5. Take every summer as an advantage

6. Keep a close group of friends

7. Hard work will pay off in any way

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Who knows where we would be without them.

1. Thank you for laughing at my jokes, even when they really aren’t funny.

2. Thank you for singing unbearably loud with me all the time.

3. Thank you for letting me vent to you for hours about anything and basically being my personal therapist.

4. Thank you for ordering pizza with me at 2 in the morning.

5. Thank you for all the movie days when we don’t feel like moving.

6. Thank you for being my workout buddy everyday.

7. Thank you for sharing your closets with me.

8. Thank you for taking naps with me at random hours during the day.

9. Thank you for cleaning our home with me when we absolutely need to.

10. Thank you for all the rides when it’s late and you don’t want me to walk home alone in the dark.

11. Thank you for studying with me in our kitchen when we didn't want to go the library.

12. Thank you for making dinner with me.

13. Thank you for helping with my hair, makeup and outfit every time we go out.

14. Thank you for taking countless ugly pictures with me.

15. Thank you for not judging me when I go too long without showering.

16. Thank you for making our apartment feel like a second home.

17. Thank you for being there through all of our boy troubles.

18. Thank you for giving me a hug when I feel homesick.

19. Thank you for getting excited with me when one of us gets a good grade on an exam.

20. Thank you for still being my friend and not judging me when I say or do dumb things.

21. Thank you for telling me what I should do when I am sick.

22. Thank you for dancing horribly with me everywhere we go.

23. Thank you for staying up super late with me when we aren’t tired or can’t sleep.

24. Thank you for being super weird with me.

25. Thank you for all the unforgettable college memories.

26. And most of all, thank you for being the best friends a girl could have.

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9. "What grade do I have to get on the final to pass the class?"

10. "Oh, no, I have to do good."

11. "I shouldn’t have procrastinated all semester."

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13. "We did not learn this!"

14. "I should go get food."

15. "Why do we even have finals?"

16. "I don’t want to be at the library."

17. "Get off your phone."

18. "I can watch Netflix for like 20 minutes and then go back to studying."

19. "I shouldn’t have watched Netflix."

20. "You have to study now!"

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