So today I started school. I have quite a bit to say about THAT, so I just decided to make a list. It's part of my self-campaign to get my brain out of Don't Give a Crap about Anything Besides Avatar mode and back into Actually Motivated to Do Important Things mode. (This is not helped by the fact that my best friend and all my relatives don't start school for at least another week.)
PRO: We finish school on June 1.
CON: We started today (August 18).
PRO: This year, our first-semester finals are the week before Christmas break, so during break, we don't have to worry about anything.
CON: No more Christmas-induced laziness for a week right before break.
PRO: Shiny blue locker instead of crappy yellow locker.
CON: Shiny blue locker located in most crowded corner of school.
PRO: Chemistry with two people that I actually know very well.
CON: Chemistry. Every day. All year. No breaks.
PRO: Get to see multiple friends again.
CON: Don't have any classes with said friends. Must resort to sitting together in chapel and talking for six minutes at a time between classes.
PRO: Spiffy new backpack (with polka dots, I may add).
CON: Separation anxiety involving myself and old, worn-out, reliable backpack.
PRO: Lots of people to interact with.
CON: Lots of people to interact with.
There's also the added stress of HOMEWORK and AP CLASSES and WAKING UP EARLY, of course. (In case I haven't mentioned this before, I am forced to drag myself out of my immensely comfortable bed at the ungodly hour of 5:45 AM.)
But despite all that, I actually like school.
Now all I have to do is get that book about How to Not Die During AP Chemistry*...
I suddenly miss middle school. A lot.
*If this book actually exists, PLEASE TELL ME. I'll love you. Forever. Platonically, of course.
AP Chem...ooh. that class brings back memories. both good ones and bad ones. As far as the "how not to die" books go, if your teacher goes through problems from the textbook a lot, see if you can get the solutions manual for the textbook. that will help like SO MUCH i cant even explain. And get one of the AP study books too, like Kaplan or Princeton Review. Go through that during the year too along with the class, so like when you cover one topic or chapter in class, review it in your AP study book too. it usually works better than trying to cram before the AP test in May. :) probably the most helpful will to make sure you're good buddies with the smartest people in the class. :D
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