"Looking Back" Survey

I interviewed my oldest sister named Andrea, which recently graduated this year.

   The first most important thing that she learned in high school was that you have to listen to your teachers, even though you might not like them, you still have to respect people older than you. The second one was that any extra credit offers they give you, take advantage of it in order to get a better grade in that class. The third one was if any teachers gave you a chance to re-take a test, and you didn't do very good on it, even if its on a Saturday or afterschool, go to school to retake it. These were important because she was able to graduate from high school with this.
    When I asked her if she could go back in time and change what she did in highschool she answered, "Well first of all, don't have a boyfriend because they get you off track in school. But if I could go back, then I would've changed the counselors mind of getting me out of AVID because that really helped me." She said AVID was the way to go, in order to be accepted into a college or university, easier.
   The person she learned most from was her AVID teacher, in which she had throughout freshmen, sophmore, and junior years. She learned from her by being able to help her break down things that she really didn't understand much. She never gave up on my sister, even when she gave up on herself. She pushed my sister, and thanks to her she was able to graduate this year.
   The advice she would give to a student to help them have a good high school experience is to start well, starting in your freshmen year, because once you mess up, you'll be doing a lot of extra work. Take advantage of extra credit offers, don't be lazy. Do your homework on time, so if you want to go to a party, you won't have to worry about the homework you needed to do or turn in.