It was my last year of high school! Finally made it to my senior year and I was so excited. I was happy about all my classes except AP English. I was not the best in English classes, but I always turned in my work. I just knew this was about to be the worst class ever and I was right. I started off with a D in the class. This was my first time ever receiving such a low grade in a class. i was so hurt, but it motivated me to do better than what I had been doing. I took more time to myself to read over the material, even stayed after school to work with my teacher who was very supportive of me. Basketball is another thing that kept me motivated to stay on top of my school work. you are not allowed to participate in sports if your grade is not at least an C average. I worked my butt off to pull that grade up and it pulled off. I was able to finish the class with a B- which was a huge accomplishment for me. That grade meant the world to me and nobody understands how hard i had to work for it. There were times i had to give up practice to study a little more. I had to call out of work, stay in from partying, even give up my phone for a little while. All those things felt so horrible at the time, but it was so worth it once i got my report card in the mail. One thing that matters most to me is my GPA. i was so afraid of what might happen to it taking this class, but it was all okay. It was all okay because i set aside the things I wanted to do, to maintain the things I needed to do. Not only was this an academic lesson, but a life lesson as well. I learned that no matter how hard something gets, never let go and keep striving for whats best for you.
