Personal Narrative: My Freshman

When I took my first success profiler in the beginning of my freshman year, I was okay with my score and looked at it as a starting point, expecting natural progression. As any eighth grader would be, I was more than ecstatic. .Now I have experienced all the wonderful perks of being a freshman, and have a very different point of view than I did when I was fresh out of middle school. Ninth grade had an incredible impact on my mindset, and it was difficult to say the least. An enormous workload, early mornings, sleepless nights, and the level of patience that was required forced me to address problems I didn’t even know existed. The hard work made me identify the reality of high school. In order to analyze my development or decline, I will compare and contrast my old and newest maps, highlight improvements, and set goals for the following year. My first profile was about 63.6% in the green, and by my second profile it dropped 27.3% to 36.3% green. The highest score was an 84 for my self-esteem, and remains
Freshman year was not my best and I know I could do so much better. To avert disappointment and negativity in general, I plan to be more self-aware of significant issues and actually act for a different outcome. The Personal Skills Map helped to classify my strengths and weaknesses, and I am grateful to have such a useful tool to aid me in improving and most importantly keep moving forward. High school may be a challenging time with many expectations to adhere to, but I think it is one they key lessons to be learned (without them, what would be the point?). I will apply the quote by Rachel Wolchin, “The new year means nothing if you’re still in love with our comfort zone” to my own life in order to fulfill my