Junior Year Goals

It's a strange feeling, knowing that I will be an upperclassmen next year. I still can't quite wrap my head around it -- the idea that this time next year, I will be applying thoroughly frightens me, and I feel as if I'm running out of time. I wish I had a couple more years to think about what I want to do with my life, squeeze in more extracurricular activities and consider the fast-approaching future. But seeing as I don't have those few extra years, I am determined to make the most of the ones I do have.

This year, I have a couple goals I hope to meet. The first is keeping up my grades; ideally, I would like to maintain my 4.0 UW GPA, but this is the hardest course load I have ever taken, so I know that it will require a lot of hard work and time and effort. Still, I've promised to myself to push myself to do as well as I possibly can.

I'd also like to get a job or internship of some kind. This summer, I was lucky enough to work as an intern, and it was an experience I really enjoyed. I would like to participate in something like that again.

I also want to continue with the extracurriculars I'm doing now, all of which I genuinely enjoy, and try out a few new ones as well to broaden my horizons (how cliched does that sound?) I have a pretty packed schedule, but I truly want to be involved in as many groups, clubs, and organizations as I can, because I have really enjoyed the ones I have participated in in the past.

Most of all, I was to make sure I don't over stress myself and keep things in perspective. Yes, school is very important. Yes, I was good grades and I want work experience and I want to go to my dream college. But at the end of the day, I want to truly enjoy my high school experience, because you only get one. And I hope to make the most of it.