The Consequence of Slacking as a Freshman

High school is a time for making friends and having the time of your life. But what you really need to remember is that high school is also the time for learning and the time for college preparation. You need to remain focused on your ultimate goals in high school. With all of the excitement and distractions it is easy to lose sight of them. Many students find themselves saying,"Well, I'll just raise my GPA next year...". What they don't realize is that it takes double the work to do this. What they also don't realize is that colleges mainly focus on the first two years of high school education. If you you goof off your first to years of high school you could have drastic consequences. However, even if you do well your first two years of high school don't start slacking then either. You could give your college second thoughts about accepting you. High school also the time for college preparation. As a freshman you should start thinking about what colleges you are interested in and what you are interested in majoring in. It's better to start early than late. A good tool for the college matching process is a website I use frequently:http://www.mycollegeoptions.org/. This website matches you to colleges nationwide by information you input and also sends it to colleges nationwide as well. Colleges that reply back are placed under a list called: Colleges Interested In You! The best advice I can give is: study hard, learn much, have fun, and stay focused!