Monday, May 16, 2011

Advice to freshmen by Jose Dimas

Listen up fresh meat! You are about to start High School one of the biggest phases in your lives. You all will enjoy these next four years, believe me, but take the advice I am about to give you and use it wisely. Sure you’re going to be nervous entering your freshman year at Cedar, but don’t worry about it; who doesn’t get nervous? Trust me you won’t be the only one. High School should be taken very seriously because the teachers aren’t going to tolerate all the nonsense like being late or not coming to school, not completing work assignments, not doing your homework, and goofing off in class.

If you do have classes with some of your friends try not to talk to them so much because you will get distracted, lose concentration, miss out on important information, and the worst of them all maybe even fail. This happened to me the first time I took Biology. I used to sit in the front of the class and was passing but one day I decided to change my seat and sit closer to my friends. Everyday we would pass the time by in class by goofing off and talking, getting no work done.

By the end of the semester I learned that I failed the class due to the fact of me getting distracted and not attempting any work. I had to take the class all over again and really regretted not passing the first time. This isn’t elementary or middle school anymore. They will not baby you anymore. You either pass or you don’t. It’s your choice. No pointing fingers and blaming others. It’s all on YOU! These are the mistakes I made and I wish I would have known before it was too late. Please learn from my mistakes and do the best you can because you’re going to be glad you did in the future.

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