Looking Back on Freshman Year

Now that we’re heading into our last week of school looking back at the entire year seems harder than anyone could imagine, at least for me. I came as a freshman knowing about a third of the grade, which for me helped a lot. For someone who is rather quite it is hard for me to make friends quite as easily. But once I do I never stop talking. After being here for a year I love the amount of friends that I have. Going to the Inauguration in Washington D.C is one of the greatest experiences of my life but it also brought me closer to about ten people who I am now really good friends with because of that. If I had to redo this year over I would not change anything about my social life. I have the best of friends anyone could ever ask for. Next I come to my classes. When I look back at the year two classes in particular have changed drastically since the start- geometry and biology. At the beginning of the year I hated, and when I say hate I truly did, those classes. I thought that they were going to be the death of me. But it’s almost like after winter break someone changed something in my brain. The classes became increasingly more interesting and I found myself excited to go to those classes. (I would never really admit this to anyone because these are the two classes that most people hate) But now I find that I am going to be missing those two classes next year. Another class I took that I knew was not going to be my favorite now I am so very glad that I took Creative Writing and Poetry. After taking these two classes I don’t think it is even right to compare my writing to how it was before. Everything about it has completely changed. It actually makes sense and I am learning how to write in so many ways that I didn’t even I think I could. In all of my classes I love how the teachers actually care about the students. If we don’t get it they won’t just give up on us. They will keep going and even tutor you one on one until everyone gets it. They may push you or try to get you out of your comfort zone but it is only to make you stronger. Lastly I have always been careful about my grades. I am someone who always wants the best grade they can get and I know that it isn’t always a good thing. But, honestly I am very glad of what I have achieved. One thing I just wish I could improve on is balancing homework and studying with an actual social life. I either have to much of either one and sometimes it overwhelmed me so much that my whole week was ruined.