How Ive Changed Since Freshman Year

On the very first day of school, a few seniors joined my friends and me at lunch. They offered advice and encouragement about high school, in a manner that never once made me feel like an ignorant freshman. The whole time I was expecting them to steal our lunch money or some other ridiculous juvenile prank that movies want

Recently I had a male friend make a racist comment that related to a friend of mine that he is not fond of. I immediately defended her since she was not there to do it herself. There was a large crowd of his friends around, but I stood up for my friend anyway. A couple years ago I would have been too frightened to vindicate her, with no one there to support me. Now I know that I should stand up for what is right, even if I am standing alone. If people ridicule me for this, obviously they are not worth being friends with in the first place. I have enough confidence in myself to not be bothered if every single person I know does not particularly like me.

Now when I walk the hallways of Roosevelt I do not allow myself to be rammed into the walls and other people, but at the same time I do not shove other students out of the way. I will go out of my way to assist underclassmen in need, whether concerns their locker or their books sprawled about the floor. My confidence enables me to approach people I do not know, and I know this a valuable quality I possess that will help me throughout

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