Outside looking In by jason

Outside looking In by jason - April 2016 Scholarship Essay

Not to long ago there was a young student named Jay. Jay did all his assignments & attended all of his class. He never skipped class or talked back to the teachers;but all that changed soon as he made it to 9th grade.He went from outstanding scholar to incompetent hard-head.He started hanging out with the elder students trying to be like them.this turned out to be to jays downfall.Soon his grades dropped,his teachers detested him,& He never went to class.Unfortunately, he was retained in 9th grade while his senior friends went on to graduate & live their college lives.
furthermore,The moral of this story is don't try to fit in be yourself. Indulged in some extracurricular actives & Join some clubs build your resume for when you get out of high school. Make friends with people who want the same things as you out of life. Set goals for yourself so you can maintain that edge on your classmates;because many of your classmates do not have goals right now.Many of them are just living life similar to Jay which is a path to destruction.
In Addition,Playing sports is a exceptional way to make friends & feel more prominent.Sports is a good way to exert energy & keep your GPA up to par. Sports can also keep you out of trouble & if your good enough you can even get a scholarship! Doesn't free money sound stupendous to you? Well if you keep your head in the books & do not get involved in the crazy antics of high school you will go a long way.