This I Have Learned (This I Believe)

it's crazy how the 8-numbered student id we got in kindergarten is the same one that another kindergartener gets when we graduate in 2025. i still remember trying to memorize it, using it for a lot of my passwords. the numbers aren't significant, but the past 14 years of schooling are. high school especially for me was not the smoothest road but the way i have come out of the experience is so much more than i can imagine. 



this i learned: 

- the world is bigger than high school. we get so caught up in school, homework, APs, and grades- we make it our entire world. to some extent, this is fine but i believe it's important to have a mindset that thinks about life as a whole. throughout my high school experience, i was burnt out so much i didn't really make time for anything else and i regret that now because balance is so so important. i did realize though this year to make time for the thing's that truely mattered to me outside of school while still maintaining good grades and self care. as an individual, we have to separate our work and our personal life. we have to make time for the people and things that matter to us or we'll just be in a rut. at the end of the day, we're all just living on a floating rock so who cares. 

- choose kindness. i feel like everyone goes through a phase where they're in drama or cause drama or just be involved in thing's they shouldn't really spend their time and energy on. biggest thing i definitely learned in high school is to always choose kindness. you dont know the silent battles people go through, so instead of the typical high school drama everyone glorifies, choose kindness instead

- having strong values. values show your character, and again, it is so important to just have strong core values that you stand on every single time. just being honest and sticking to what you feel is right when you're surrounded by many different people with different mindsets. 

- failure vs success. failure is one of the hardest things a high schooler can go through at least once in their lifetime. maybe thats getting lower than an A or actually failing and getting an F. i think in order to succeed, you have to fail. doesnt matter if you're the smartest or dumbest person. failure teaches you a lot and makes you go through emotions that you have to go through to be a better individual. 


- surround yourself with intelligent people. not academically intelligent, but emotionally intelligent. having good company can make the biggest difference. people are such a big part of high school. not everyone has to stay and not everyone leaves either. but make connections, memories, and meet new people who show up for you every day. HAVE FUN. do not stay in all day and do school work. touch some grass.

- effort matters more than perfection. effort in anything is so important. atleast you tried and trying ur best is all that matters. 


- heartbreak is inevitable. date, it teaches you a lot. everyone in my opinion, should experience teenage love. doesn't matter if it ends badly, atleast you get to experience something so deep in high school

- discipline is key. everyone says 4 years dont determine your life, true but they can change your life. you could end up going to a whole new state, ivy league, and more. so it does matter. your grades do matter. everything you do does matter (in terms of education)

looking back, it’s surreal that the same 8-digit student ID I struggled to memorize in kindergarten will vanish from my daily life as i walk across the stage in 2025. that number, insignificant on its own, has followed me through every login, every lunch line, every late night of studying, and yet it barely scratches the surface of what the last 14 years have meant. especially in high school, where nothing felt easy and everything felt intense, i’ve come out stronger, more grounded, and more self-aware than i ever imagined.

the grades will fade, the hallways will empty, and the little dramas will disappear, but the values you build, the lessons you learn, and the person you become will stay with you. this i’ve learned: life is bigger than any test, and the only thing more important than reaching the destination is who you are while getting there.

so thank you, student id. you were just eight numbers, but you carried a whole lot.











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