Dear freshman,
Welcome to the next four years of your life.
You are now entering the mystical realm of high school. Now you’ve seen the movies, you’ve read the books, you’ve heard the stories but you’ve never experienced anything quite like this before. Congrats on graduating middle school by the way. If you’re expecting high school to be similar. Well, you’re wrong. High school isn’t just middle school with harder classes. This stuff will prepare you for your future. Life starts getting right about now. Trust me, I’ve been there. And don’t think for one second that you can halfass your whole time here. It’s time to buckle down and work hard because what you do here can affect the rest of your life.
First things first. Do your homework when it’s assigned, or as soon as possible. Work piles up so much faster than you could ever expect. Do it before it gets out of hand. Trust me I’ve been there. Weeks of overdue homework piling up on my desk and computer. It causes more stress than you could possibly imagine. No matter how much fun you’re having while not doing work, waiting until the last minute is so much worse. Put some time aside at home to do homework, whether it be immediately when you get home or when you’re relaxed on your couch or in bed at night. Long story short: don’t procrastinate, you’ll only regret it.
Now that’s not to say you can’t have fun while during your time here. Don’t be the person who just goes home after school never to be seen until the next day. Have a life. Coming from someone who’s had an extremely active social life and an almost non-existent one heed my advice: find a balance. School should be taken seriously, whether you want to learn it or not the lesson is probably useful. Pay attention. However don’t take it so seriously that you lock yourself away in your room just to do work. You don’t want to find yourself constantly sitting home at night just watching Netflix and eating pizza all alone, but you also don’t want to never have time to do anything for yourself such as homework or some peace and quiet. You should learn quickly that finding a balance between fun and work is key.
Don’t get too stressed out. It’s not worth the effort. Many times throughout my high school career I’ve wanted to cut off all my hair and run away to a different state. Don’t make the same mistakes I did. Sure, you should take your work seriously but don’t stress yourself out. I’ve seen what it does to people and it's not pretty. If you ever feel overburdened just stop what you’re doing and take a breath. (I know that’s pretty cliche but I’m not done yet) If you’re in a situation where you just have too much work and you don’t know how to handle simply make a list. Write it on your hand, type it on your phone, put it wherever. Make a list of everything that needs to get done right now. Writing everything down clearly so you can see it in front of you will allow you to focus and realign yourself.
Above all do what you love. Find your passion and run with it. High school is the time to make big decisions and everyone knows it's a stressful. Don’t worry everyone has been there and everyone has gotten through it. Take one step at a time and work through it. And just a little advice: don’t start any drama. No matter how much you like watching it on TV, real life drama is no game. But remember have fun and look forward to the end.
Sincerely,
The guy you probably wouldn’t listen to if I was saying this in person
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