Freshman Year Reflection

One change in myself that I have experienced during my first year of high school is my maturity level when it comes to my academics. Before I came to high school I would put my personal life before my school work because it would bore me to death, not saying that it doesn't bore me to death now, but I know that my school work is more important for sure. Before I came to high school I would just wait until it got extremely late to do my homework and go to bed really late and wake up and be tired during the day. Now I come home, rest for a little while, then do my homework and focus, that is, when I have homework. Sometimes I get behind but in the end I always get done what I need to do.This change that I have experienced has been very good for me because now I put my school work first because it's what I know I'm supposed to do and it will help me in the long run to do it when I'm supposed to so I don't get very far behind and have a lot of work to do at the of the marking period. Even though sometimes I still get behind a little, it's never as bad as it was before. I believe now that my grades are very important now because of the colleges and because I've never wanted to fail anyway and I always wanted to make sure I got good grades. I remember one specific time when I had a science project due the next day and I hadn't started yet, then I fell asleep and woke up around almost 1:30 am and did my project. I think that my grade was okay but I knew I hadn't put a lot of work into it and that I was really tired. Overall, that is one of the biggest changes that I have made in my first year of high school, focusing on my work more, and I think that it has been a good change for me.