The Advice to a Greater Life by Dahlia

The Advice to a Greater Life by Dahlia - March 2019 Scholarship Essay

High school has been one of the biggest challenges in my life. I have been to seven different schools currently, so me being the new student is not something unusual. There are several types of them too that I was taught at: private, public, international, and recently charter. So I could definitely understand a freshmen’s point of view. Especially since I’m a sophomore. I remember 9th grade at the back of my hand, because that year was the most major life change. Because that year was when I moved to Utah, leaving behind the place I lived for around 11 years. I had a life already there being taken away from me. It’s hard to accept the sudden events. You wish you could go back and relive a moment. As if you’re playing your favorite song on repeat to the point where it just never gets old. Because that’s how it is in school, including freshmen students. You already settled into the school you were before, but now have to start all over on adjusting to a new environment. High school basically seems to sound like it overtops elementary and middle schools combined. It’s that last breaking stage before desiring collage.

So for the freshmen out there, my advice is that you shouldn’t find loopholes and shortcuts to get A’s as a letter grade for impressing colleges and/or universities. Those schools don’t only consider your GPA to be accepted. If you do so, you might not know the academic lessons well in the first place. You have to do your best in understanding the curriculum in high school, so it can leave you better off in the long run as you study to get your degree. Gaining as many credit points possible isn’t going to help in the future. High school students are always intimidated by the scores they have on their report cards. But I believe that they take it the wrong way. It is always discussed to prepare for collage during that time and sounds like grades will prove how well you do. They can, but those are just numbers. And people are higher valued than that. If you care more about it rather than your performance in certain subjects, it will be harmful rather than seen as helpful. My chemistry teacher always reminds us that. His subject may be hard, but there is a chance for it to be easier soon. Teachers are the ones that experienced the utmost level of schools and now apply it to students they used to be. Some say that your grades don’t always prove how ‘good’ or ‘bad’ you are in school. What they are saying might have been something wanted to be known for themselves before it was too late.

In general, there’s so much advice I would want to give to incoming freshmen students. But one of my favorite reminding others of is to never manipulate your way out to get a grade you desire. Working hard will be worth it at the end of the day. There will be endless amounts of possibilities. So, starting now will give you a great head start to accomplish future goals. As Mahatma Gandhi said, “the future depends on what you do today,” which is written on a sign still hanging up on the wall of my chemistry class.