Not surprisingly, high-school students’ goals center on academics. In an interview with high-school upperclassmen at BASIS Independent School – Silicon Valley, juniors and seniors told JSR what their 2016 resolutions are.
“This year I made a resolution to bring up my grades,” said junior Katrina Le, “because as a junior, grades are extremely important for college applications.” Another junior, Amy Zhong, had academic-center resolutions as well, but rather focused on keeping a balanced life of both education and health.
“I want to be able stress less about school and studying, but at the same time I want to be productive in my education and community. I’m trying to find a balance,” said Zhong.
As half the school year is over, many juniors may still be adjusting to the hectic school-lives, continually studying for exams in order to get accepted to their dream universities. Thus, juniors at BASIS Independent School – Silicon Valley, a private STEM school, are focused on achieving a successful academic record. On the other hand, Stephanie Kim, a senior at BASIS Independent School – Silicon Valley, says her resolution is to exercise more.
“I’m going to be traveling a lot this summer with my family because I’ll be graduating high school. Over the school years, I haven’t been able to travel much, so this year I’m going to do a lot of it. That’s why I need to exercise to prep myself for all the food I’m going to eat,” said Kim.
Seniors are currently finished or almost finished with sending their college applications; thus many are finally able to relax after the stressful 4 years of continuous studying, exams, and essay-writing that will determine their future university. Thus, in comparison to current juniors, their resolutions may be slightly less academically-oriented.
In addition, according to the Statistic Brain Research Institute, 47% of people usually have education-related resolutions. Seeing a small representative group of high school upperclassmen at a private high school voice their resolutions, education, indeed, remains a high priority for many students.