Over the break, I am probably going to longboard quite a bit. I haven't been able to ride much lately because of school, but I will finally have free time now. We will also probably be hanging out with my aunt, uncle, and cousins because they will be in town from Florida. Finally, I will be playing lots of instruments because I really like to do that. For Christmas I asked for a MIDI keyboard, which is basically a little keyboard that can make millions of different sounds and is used for recording and things like that. Another thing I am asking for is a hatchet. I like to go backpacking and a hatchet is a very useful tool that I sadly do not have at the moment. A hatchet is kind of like a tiny ax. That is what I shall be doing for Christmas #collegetransition

I want to go to college because I can learn a lot of valuable things and having the degrees will help my business look better on paper. I am going to college for myself to help me be successful as an adult in the real world. The most important characteristic for me in college is that it has a good health and fitness program because I am going to be a personal trainer and my major will be related to health. I will be getting help from different adults I know and friends I know that are in college and also online information from and about colleges. I want all of these sources because a good variety of sources will help me get a better idea of what a college is really like. College is going to help me further my knowledge in the career field I want to enter. #collegetransition

Over the break, I am going to get lots of food and lots of sleep. I will also be working out a lot because my personal track workouts start over thanksgiving week to get me in shape in time for track this year. I'm hoping I can make it to state. Since there will be no school, I will probably get bored which means I will probably build something exciting because I like to make things when I get bored. Plus, the weather is supposed to be good, so it'll be a nice time to go outside. #collegetransition

The job I found is a guitar teacher. You can work with guitar stores if they have a program for giving lessons already. Ellis County Music Center offers guitar lessons and they said they are always looking for new teachers. The teachers get ten dollars per lesson and they can teach many lessons per day. The lessons are on Saturdays so they are good for kids my age because there is no school on Saturdays. You don't need work experience, you just need to know how to play guitar like how they want it to be taught. #collegetransition

I thought the movie was very interesting. My favorite part was probably when Liz got in to her high school. It was cool seeing that she had the commitment to put herself through high school and it was cool how the teachers and other people at the school worked with her to help her succeed. If I hadn't grown up in her situation, but was thrown into it slightly later in life, I do not think I would have been as resilient as her. However, I feel like if I, or any other person, had been put in the same situation that we would have responded the same way. She grew up her entire life with the situation she was in, if we had been born into the exact same home and experienced the exact same things, I think all of us have would have been just as resilient because the things that happen in your life are what shape your personality. I am not trying to take away from her amazing accomplishments or anything like that though, she did do some incredible things with the hand life dealt her. #collegetransition

The most surprising part for me about my budget was the price of staying in a two person dorm. It was over a thousand dollars! I expected the cost to be more around the price of a normal apartment. Maybe $600 dollars a month. Whenever the time comes for me to be on my own like this, I will be ready for it, but right now, I am not ready for all of this. I am not saying I couldn't do it if I had to, but I don't want to rush into it all. I am still trying to enjoy what's left of my childhood. I don't think the responsibility will be an issue for me though. I did realize that I need to start learning to be smart with my money and maybe even start setting money aside for the future. To prepare for that, I can buy a mountain bike and things like that now with my parents' money so that I can save money. Just kidding. I will probably just try and learn more about budgeting. #collegetransition

When I grow up, I would like to be a personal trainer. I think being a personal trainer would be an extremely fun career for me because I love working out and being healthy. As a personal trainer you can help people who don't understand how to be healthy which is cool because so many people are brought up without understanding how to properly take care of their body. When I go to college, I want to major in kinesiology and minor in sports psychology. I want to either be a weight loss specialist or a corrective exercise specialist. Weight loss specialists focus on weight loss(obviously) and corrective exercise specialists teach you how to prevent injury when you work out. I think personal training will be a really awesome career because a desk job would drive me crazy. As a personal trainer, I never have to dress up, I get to make people work out all day, and I can enjoy moving around and having fun with my job. #collegetransition

I am not a very stressed out person the majority of the time. However, I can get very stressed doing homework. I have a pretty busy life with sports and other priorities outside of school so after all the time it takes to get done with my responsibilities for the day, the last thing I want to think about is essays, projects and worksheets. Over the last couple of years I have been working on staying more organized so that I do not get behind in my classes. When there is only a little homework I am fine, it only becomes stressful when I have been procrastinating for weeks and it all piles on at once. #collegetransition

Organization

A. The tool I use to stay organized is a planner. Having a planner helps me a lot because it is small so I can easily keep it with me and it has plenty of room to write down anything I need to remember.
B. Procrastination adds countless extra struggles to your life. When you put off your work until the last minute, you become overwhelmed and get stressed over projects that would be very simple if you did the work early. If you start your project the night before it's due, you have no choice, but to do all the work that night, but if you start early, you could space the work out so you hardly have any work at all to do.
C. A good way to fight procrastination is to eliminate your distractions. Don't watch TV or do anything else that is unnecessary until your assignment is done.
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Hi my name is Jordan. I am expecting to get at least one or two scholarships out of this class to help me get into the best college I can, without spending a ridiculous amount of money on tuition. #collegetransition