I’m not going to dwell too much on looking ahead to college.
You have enough to worry about without needed to worry about something that is
years in the future. However, your high school guidance counselor is going to
bring it up, and there are some details you do need to worry about, so…
Classes: You need to take the hardest classes you can find. You
tend to rise to the challenge you put yourself to; if you take harder classes,
you will be able to deal with harder challenges outside of school. If you can
qualify for advanced placement classes, take them; they not only look good on a
transcript, but they also help give you a cushion when it comes to grades. The
last consideration is that you need to take the hardest schedule of classes you
can handle: In California, for example, there is the standard schedule to
graduate, one for the California State University, and one for the University
of California; the one for the UC needs to be really debated as it’s the
hardest of the three schedules, but gives you the most options later on.
Activities: Something else that looks great on a resume is
being active after-school. This is in terms of sports, academic-related
activities, or even holding down a job. The idea is that you have interests
outside of school, and that you do well at them. There are a number of
different activities you can participate in; just find something. Also,
remember that they are supplementary to an academic career; if you grades go
down too far, you need to cut back on the extra-curricular activities and
buckle down on your classes.
Although there is a good reason to resent having to worry
about your future now, you do need to start laying down the tracks for it. Even
if you are planning to be a musician, and therefore think you don’t college, it
is nice to allow for as many options as possible later on down the road. This
is just more of accepting more responsibility as your role changes; you need to
make plans for when you get older, and part of that is to gve yourself as many
options as possible, to allow for plans that may change for one reason or
another. This is probably one of the best ways to get used to it, so embrace it
fully and see what the best you can do with it. Besides, you may like some of
the classes…
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