Lifetime Goals Analysis

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My ultimate lifetime goal, while rather broad, is undeniably to lead a life that makes me happy. I have many smaller goals built up around said goal to make sure it is not just a vague dream I claim I will work towards. In order to have the happy life that I desire, I will need to put myself in a position that will allow me to become successful in a job field that I enjoy. The career I have decided to spend my time pursuing is of a literary nature. I plan to start my experience in this field, after I earn my degree at your school, with a position on a newspaper or another small scale media entity. I will gain experience in the community and eventually work my way towards the job I ultimately desire; a book editor for a company in New York City. …show more content…
To firsts focus solely on my academic checkpoints, I have a few that I intend to keep in mind as I begin my final year at Joshua High School in the city where I have attended school for the past thirteen years. I will end every six weeks with my usual top grades in all of college and AP classes as well as any other classes I may be taking, I will always study for any tests or exams I have to make sure I am fully prepared and know all the information I could possibly need, I will maintain my current position as the third highest ranking member of my class of over three-hundred students, I will organize my assignments and study materials to ensure my school life does not become too cluttered and overwhelming that it affects my performance, and I will work as hard or harder as I have every year in order to do all of these things. Keeping myself organized has not always been a main priority for me, and have been working on improving this fault and will continue to do so to make sure I stay on track with my goals. Only one grade below 90% has made it onto my report card in the past three years, the one incident due to my freshman Honors English class, and I do not intend for that to happen again. My grades hold importance to me in more …show more content…
One way to have new experiences and broaden my mind is branching out past the classroom and taking a more active role in my school. I have found myself branching out farther and with much more understanding as I go farther into my high school years. At the end of my eighth grade year, the only extracurricular activity I intended to participate in was the Social Studies Academic UIL team my brother had acquired a spot on his senior year. The only set in stone goal I had in my mind was to become good enough to make the team and do well in competition. By endlessly studying the topic material for that year, which was Native Americans such as the Comanches, I pushed myself to ultimately take first place individual in the District competition as well as help secure my team’s first place position and move on to compete in the Regional competition. My sophomore year I remained on the Social Studies UIL team and also become a member of my high school’s dance team, the Joshua Sweethearts. I once again placed at district, third place individual and first place team, and learned what it means to become a part of a team and family. This past year, my junior year, I once again took a great interest in UIL and spent an absurd amount of time studying about the United States executive branch with a particular focus on Woodrow Wilson’s