Assignment 24: The Future -Keionna Bailey

I am entirely too excited for the end of junior year. I can no longer take it. A lot has happened and I just can't wait for it to be over. Biggest mistakes of this year was transferring to a different school for two days in which I thought was in the past but there are still some people who will randomly mention it. Another mistake I've made this year was getting a job at the end of junior year. That is by far the dumbest thing I have done because I went from being the most flexible person ever to planning out when’s the next time I’ll go to sleep. I work five days a week and it is very stressful. But enough about how dumb I can be…

Successes: Not that much has happened to me this year but my major accomplishments have been being accepted into national honor society and the chance of attending NLSC(National Leadership Student Conference). I have had other opportunities to attend programs like this one but with this new job, application deadlines escaped my mind.

Failures: I wouldn't say anything was a complete failure, there’s always a chance to learn from something that didn't go way that I planned it.

The major lesson that I have learned is to not spread myself too thin. I got so caught up in the thought of trying to impress future colleges in all the activities that I didn't stop to think of things that I was actually interested in. But luckily I've had teachers and my mom who have helped me through my decisions. I’ve learned that AP classes aren't always the best decision to make. I can take all the AP classes in the world but they aren't going to help me make the decision of who I want to be.

During the summer I plan to attend a couple of summer programs, work, volunteer, and have fun for the last summer going into high school.

I haven’t made plans for senior year. That’s too far in advance but I do know that I plan to concentrate on what I want to do versus what everyone else wants me to do.