Preparing
for
grade
12
is
something
I
hadn’t
really
thought
about
as
it’s
technically
just
another
year
of
high
school,
but
it’s
not.
Up
until
this
point,
I’ve
just
been
skimming
by
on
everything
involving
school.
I
hadn’t
done
my
homework
unless
I
had
to
for
marks.
I
barely
paid
attention
in
class,
and
I
only
put
in
the
effort
for
my
final
summative
in
classes
I
liked.
I
realized
that
for
some
of
the
more
competitive
programs,
like
AFM
that
I
want
to
apply
to,
they
look
at
grade
11
final
marks.
I’m
in
grade
12
and
my
grades
matter
more
than
ever
before,
I
need
to
get
my
act
together
and
prepare
myself
for
this
last
year.
My
main
plan
to
successfully
pass
grade
12
with
marks
that
would
be
acceptable
for
university
admissions
is
to
set
aside
my
social
life
and
focus
on
school.
When
I
say
set
aside
my
social
life
I
don’t
mean
locking
myself
in
my
room
all
year
while
doing
nothing
but
school,
I
just
mean
I’m
going
to
spend
more
of
my
free
time
doing
things
like
homework
and
studying
rather
than
going
out
with
my
friends.
I
also
plan
to
focus
more
on
researching
University,
yes,
I
have
already
done
a
lot
of
research
but
I
need
to
do
more.
So
far
I’ve
only
really
looked
into
the
University
of
Waterloo
as
it’s
my
first
choice,
but
I’m
going
to
spend
more
time
looking
at
other
schools
because
who
knows,
I
might
change
my
mind.
These
are
the
two
main
things
I’m
going
to
be
focusing
on
to
prepare
myself
for
grade
12.
