Last junior year wasn’t the first time I had this problem but I think it hit me the hardest.

I was enjoying school like usual when my teacher dropped my graded exam face down on my desk. I looked up at my teachers face when she did it and I already knew the news. It hit me I’d screwed it up again. The grade was low. (It wasn’t bad but it certainly wasn’t what I was expecting.

At the end of class, I asked her how my final grade was looking.

And I went home disappointed.

This wasn’t the only class this was happening in too. It was a week of bad news and I was already three quarters of the way through the school year.

I was always a good student but I was never as good a student as I wanted to be.

Early in the year I was a star. I worked hard. I focused. I got impressive results.

Later in the year I lost my luster. I got distracted. I lost interest. I didn’t pay attention to my results.

And last junior year, this realization hurt me.

How could I get into a good college if I always let myself get crushed late in the year!?

That’s when I decided I needed a New School Year’s Resolution.

What Is A New School Year’s Resolution?

A New School Year’s Resolution is just like a New Year’s Resolution but for academic goals.

It’s a way of committing yourself to an academic goal. Whenever you make a decision after this resolution, you’ll have to make it considering your long term resolutions.

If you’re wondering whether you need to study or not then you’d have to decide, will this help or hurt my chances at achieving my resolution.

This is a resolution, I believe, needs to be made publicly.

That is to guarantee you suffer the consequences of embarrassment if you fail to achieve that goal.

And that is why I’m posting this today.

My New School Year’s Resolutions

It my my senior year and I’m going to be publicly committing myself to these resolutions, right here, on this public blog.

That means you get to watch my successes (or failures.)

You’re my means of guaranteeing my success. (And thank you for that, by the way.)

I’ll tell you how you can benefit from this at the end of this post.

My Resolutions

Get At Least An ‘A’ On All Assignments

I’m perfectly capable of this at the beginning of most school years but near the end of them I’m always struggling because I lose focus. This year, I’m committed to staying focused on this goal all year.

Keep Track Of All My Grades On All My Assignments

I’m going to keep a spreadsheet with all my assignments for all my classes listed. I’ll sort them by the type of assignment so I can use the class syllabus to estimate my final score at any time.

Post On This Blog Once A Week

I’m going to write a quick post on this blog at least once every week to remind myself of my commitment to these resolutions.

What About You?

Since you’re being so awesome about helping me achieve my goals:

I want to know what your goals are. What are your New School Year’s Resolutions?

You can comment or you can send me a link to your own post about it.

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