Now, as a wiser person and a person who understands more, I can now give some better advice for the high schoolers. So without further ado, here we go!!!
Freshmen:
Middle school was tough. I mean honestly, those were the single most awkward years of our lives. I mean we were starting to like people (in the date-able sense), we were taking sex ed, and we had the loudest voice cracks. Freshman year is still going to be awkward for you. You're starting to like girls, you're probably having voice cracks, and you may even be taking sex ed. Therefore, take this year as an opportunity to see where you fit into the crowd. Look into the future and ask where you see yourself. One decision as a freshman can impact you for the rest of your life, so think wisely about your choices.
Sophomores:
You survived freshman year. You're going to look at this year's freshmen and say "Oh, that explains a lot." This year, you'll be mainly focusing on things that will create other things during your junior and senior year. You'll be taking the PSAT to help you study for the SAT (don't underestimate the PSAT. It can help you A LOT). You'll be taking courses that are pre-reqs for APs next year. This is the one of the bigger years colleges care about, so don't slack in your courses. Honors courses may be hard, but if you can handle them, they will be worth the effort.
Juniors:
You're officially upperclassmen! Two years ago, you started as little freshmen, wandering cluelessly around the school and probably asking a teacher where your next class is. Well, in that same period of time, you'll be done with high school and will move on to better things. You'll begin taking APs this year, and of course, you have the dreaded SATs and ACTs... Look into colleges you are interested in, because it can relieve a lot of stress when you apply to schools for senior year. Also, this is THE most important year of high school for colleges. You really don't want to fuck up in your courses and have a discussion on your multiple Fs in your college interviews.
Seniors:
You've probably had advice above given to you in the three respective years. Now, this is the home stretch, and I'm with you on this one! As a member of the class of 2019 myself, you're enduring some senioritis between rigorous courses and SAT and ACT retakes and college stuff and AHHHH! This year, take a schedule that is both hard enough for colleges to want you and fun enough so that you don't have to say senior year was your most stressful year. Make the most out of this year, because this will be the most memorable year of high school.
With that, that concludes my second edition of the advice for anyone going into high school for the upcoming year. Maybe I can do the 2019-2020 edition when I graduate. Who knows? Anyway, I wish you all the best of luck, and may you survive another year of high school!
