Hello everyone!
Now that the school year is finally beginning, I wanted to figure out what my goals are for this upcoming year. I’m now a sophomore in high school so things are starting to get more serious as far as planning for college/the future, and I tend to have high expectations for myself in general. That being said, it’s important to have general life and well-being goals as well, so not all of these will be academic.
- Get straight As – The basic goal of most students, but still important to me! I was successful in this last year, and I want to keep it going.
- Actually learn and get immersed in classes – Grades are important to me, but I want to make sure I’m genuinely engaged in my classes and applying the information to real life. I think as we grow up it’s important we do this; we won’t be in a school environment forever so it’s important to take advantage of our classes and teachers now.
- Find something (a class, activity, field) I really enjoy – I’ve been looking for that special something that really stimulates me and that I LOVE to do forever. Now that I’m getting a bit further into high school, I hope that brings me closer to finding it.
- Get more involved in extracurriculars (possibly leadership roles or starting my own projects) – This is a priority for me this year since my activities were a bit lackluster in freshman year. Similar to my goal #3, I want to find more activities that I love and enjoy doing, and that I’m good at. I also would like to be a bit more comfortable taking on leadership roles and initiating things when I have my own ideas.
- Improve my confidence in all aspects – I want to work on self-love and being confident in my own abilities, just being nicer to myself in general. I’m really hard on myself, especially when it comes to school and achievement, so hopefully being a little kinder and focusing on the positives will give me a confidence boost.
- Find a better balance with time management – This year I have a lot more on my plate with different activities, harder classes, and other time commitments. I’m a dedicated planner-user, but I’ll need to really schedule my time well in order to manage everything and still maintain my sanity. I don’t want to be a stress mess, so I want to find a routine that works for me.
- Make more time for fun/social things – Going along with time management, I still want to have time to do things with my friends. Last year whenever things got too busy, I easily got overwhelmed and would cut off social activities before anything else. I want to make memories with my friends and enjoy the year, so I want to make a lot of fun plans with them.
- Travel more (college tours!!) – I LOVED my Europe trip and although I don’t think I’ll be going anywhere abroad anytime soon, I definitely want to go on more adventures. Mainly, I would like to start touring colleges so I can figure out what type of school I would like to go to and just to see more of the U.S., as I haven’t been to that many states.
- Get a better idea of what I want for the future – This goes along with the college tours thing, but I’m a huge overthinker and planner as I’ve stated previously, so I hope this year brings me closer to finding what I like and what I want to do. Planning for college is very important to me, and finding my genuine interests is also something I really want to do.
I hope this list gave you some ideas of goals you may have for this upcoming school year and inspired you to make your own list! This year is definitely going to be a busy one, but I have a good feeling about it and I think there are a lot of good experiences coming our way. Let me know if you have any requests or questions as always, and stay tuned for more content.
-Brooke
adventures of a typical high school student 