Things Every High School Junior Should Know TKG

Things Every High School Junior Should Know Junior year is rough. There’s just no sugar-coating it. So, in this blog post, we have a few tips, as well as some thoughts to help you get through the morass. It gets betterYou don’t have to go to an Ivy League school Quality (of extra-curriculars, friends, parties) over quantity You don’t need the title to do the work And the work that you do is more important than the title (whatever it is you need to be able to talk about it) Do things before you think you should Identify the right teachers for your recommendations very early on Don’t fall in love with any one school Be happy for your friends when they have successes Don’t get arrested (unless you’re at a protest)Don’t get suspended Just, don’t be stupidGo to the school dance Read more books Be nice to your parents. And your siblings. Consider that someone is photographing everything you’re doing and posting it on social media Study really hard Skip the community service trip to help underprivileged kids in anot her country Get a jobCultivate a nicheâ€"your extra-curriculars should fit into that niche Become the president of whatever activities you’re involved with  Regulate your social media presence (schools will look, and so will your future employers)  Keep up with the news Start your own company Keep a journal Learn how to scramble an egg   Learn how to do laundry Be nice to other kids. You don’t know what they’re going through. Get published You’re probably not going to get into an Ivy Taking a college summer course does not help you get into that schoolBe mindful of putting things on your resume that make you look privileged   Community service is not (usually) required to get into college Your essays shouldn’t be about a life-altering or tragic event Don’t text and drive Don’t compare yourself to othersBe creative in your application essaysBreak form in your application essays Do research for a professor one summer If you’re not going to play sports in college, don ’t invest all your time in them in high school Get enough sleep. (No, we’re not joking) Exercise! Cut yourself some slack Ask for help when you need it. You’re never alone.   Try to spend more time in nature and interacting with humans than your phone  Don’t compare yourself to others (it’s so important, we’re saying it twice) Spend your summers wiselyStudy for your standardized testsStudy some more You are more than a test score