Freshman Year
Two Thousand Thirteen - Two Thousand Fourteen
Physics and Conceptual Engineering
My first year as a higher school student is only slightly upgraded from my previous years of education. The major finals, the constant stress, the inexhaustible number of sleepless nights completing homework assignments, the intense class schedules, the perpetual pressure of measuring up perfectly to impossible standards, the everlasting bags underneath my eyes, the nervous avoidance of upper-class-men to avert being egged, the feeling of having a heart attack while giving presentations, the maturing of overly dramatic girls who are solely focused on the male population, and the hope of only attending seven hundred twenty more days of high school all amount to my freshman experience.
YAY! Luckily, I have survived my first year of high school and only have three more long tedious years ahead of me. The major difference from middle school, for me, would be the immense pressure of having to decide your future in less than four years. I fear the unknown, and in a teenagers life, almost every single day is a jumble of random things in a hope to find something a person is passionate about. Sure, I'm passionate and dedicated to gymnastics, but apparently that is not the answer that high school guidance counselors are looking for. Well, I also enjoy watching YouTube in bed while eating ice cream and cup of noodles; does that count? Honestly, how am I supposed to determine my fate based off of general knowledge courses and with virtually no real-world experience? Maybe I should place all possible subjects or career choices into a hat and pick one at random...
Next year I'm hoping I like biology and biotech, because other than that, I have no clue what interests me. I'm aware that I have a great fervor for science and math, but that includes a very very broad field of studies. I think I would enjoy life sciences more than studying in theoretical physics or working on planning designs in an office all day. Actually working in the field appeals to me and I'm excited to start biology next school year.
YAY! Luckily, I have survived my first year of high school and only have three more long tedious years ahead of me. The major difference from middle school, for me, would be the immense pressure of having to decide your future in less than four years. I fear the unknown, and in a teenagers life, almost every single day is a jumble of random things in a hope to find something a person is passionate about. Sure, I'm passionate and dedicated to gymnastics, but apparently that is not the answer that high school guidance counselors are looking for. Well, I also enjoy watching YouTube in bed while eating ice cream and cup of noodles; does that count? Honestly, how am I supposed to determine my fate based off of general knowledge courses and with virtually no real-world experience? Maybe I should place all possible subjects or career choices into a hat and pick one at random...
Next year I'm hoping I like biology and biotech, because other than that, I have no clue what interests me. I'm aware that I have a great fervor for science and math, but that includes a very very broad field of studies. I think I would enjoy life sciences more than studying in theoretical physics or working on planning designs in an office all day. Actually working in the field appeals to me and I'm excited to start biology next school year.