Blog Post 15: The Final One!!

For my final blog post I was debating between writing a poem for incoming freshman or maybe a self reflection.  I ended up choosing to write a short letter giving advice and/or tips for the future seniors of next year (the IB Juniors now).  So here it goes:


Hello fellow IBers,

I know that you may not want to read this whole thing (is Junioritis a thing?) but I promise it may help with some of the stuff you're feeling.  As upcoming Seniors, you've got to be prepared to be the ones who rule the school.  You're also IB, so that helps.  Specifically concerning IB Lang and Lit that you take your senior year, you MUST read the books given.  I read a lot and I truly enjoyed the books, but I know a lot of people who didn't...they suffered.  It's ultimately your choice. But what you never expect when you walk through the doorway on the first day of school, is that when its all done, you tend to appreciate the little things.  When this whole blogging thing started happening, I had never used blogger before and it scared the crap out of me.  Now I love it and couldn't imagine not having a Blogger account.  (Mrs. G, I hope you still do Blogger assignments in the future.)

Also, SPEAK UP. Be opinionated.  Feel free to express what you felt while reading or what you thought about a passage's structure.  Participate in any way possible, and have good conversations with one another.  That is how you actually enjoy the classes (also Mrs. G is pretty freaking hilarious.)

This is so cliche, but don't procrastinate.  If you do, try to write just some sort of rough draft for an upcoming essay due date a week before it's actually due.  Of course, there are always other assignments, but you need English to graduate! Priorities, people!

Overall just be a good student.  Just Mrs. Genesky's english class alone I have taken away things that I know I will keep forever and life lessons that I needed to learn before college.  Be appreciative of everything that your teachers do for you because they actually are working really hard.  Nobody wants to see a student fail.  I have loved my years in IB even though at the time they were a pain in the butt.  They are so worth it after high school when you look back at your experiences.

I wish you all the very best in your endeavors and in life afterwards, and hopefully I'll see some of you at Elon! :)

Your fellow IBer,
Bella