So I’m about to finish freshman year, and I was just hoping for some advice and insight for my future plans in high school.
To start off, I had a pretty mediocre year, I got a quite a few Bs this year and I ended up with a 3.7uw, 3.8w gpa. I felt that I only managed to scrape by this year and that I could have done so much better if I had actually put more effort into my studies. That is to say, complete hw assignments and study harder for tests. (I’m a HUGE procrastinator and I only make an effort of getting by, not going above and beyond. This is a mindset that I’m working to fix, but obviously it takes time and effort)
If I had so much trouble in FRESHMAN year, what will become of me in later years? For example, next year as a sophomore, my schedule is loaded up with the hardest classes available for me. I feel that if I don’t step up my game, I’m going to be overwhelmed.
I recently thought about taking a couple summer classes with a tutor (Algebra 2 and Chemistry, along with some SAT prep classes), I’m not taking them for credit, I just to get ahead in my classes for next year so I don’t have to struggle as much as I did this year.
I’m not even going to take a break. This summer is going to be a hectic one to say the least:
-I was recently given the position of section leader in the marching band, so I have put in more effort to not only help myself, but also to help the other people in my section.
-I am auditioning for county, region, and hopefully all state concert band next year, so I need to put in a lot of practice if I want to have a chance of making it.
-I am going to volunteer as a swim instructor at my local YMCA (I’ve been doing it since I was 12)
-I might take up an afternoon job volunteering at the library.
-I’m on the boy’s JV tennis team and I made it a goal to try to get higher up on the JV ladder, which of course requires extensive practice.
-Next year, I will be taking a science research class and we have a huge summer assignment due on the first day of school.
So with this busy schedule over the summer, is it a good idea for me to take summer classes with just the intention of having a head start for next year? Any advice and insight would be appreciated, thanks in advance!