Day: April 28, 2026

Studying

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I think by the end of the year, I will have officially lost all motivation to study, even if it’s for a quiz. Even when I have opportunities to study or do homework, such as in study halls or during free periods. I still choose not to. I wish I could bring myself up to have just a little more motivation. Sometimes it feels like I’m doing badly in school because of it. Especially since tests and quizzes are what school is all about. I don’t remember the last time in class when I actually learned something interesting, unless it’s history. Sometimes I feel like certain classes are useless. I think to myself, how is this going to impact my life in the future? Well, it’s not. Because half of what I’m learning now is information I’m never going to use. Though sometimes I do enjoy school, even if I hate to say it, I enjoy the people, some of the classes, and just being social with a schedule. When I’m on break, it’s the best thing ever, but sometimes summer can get a little boring. I think worrying about colleges at my age doesn’t make sense because I’m still so far away. I just want to get out of high school because it’s a drag.

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SCU or UCSC

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May 1st is in seventeen days. I have seventeen days to decide where I will spend the next four years of my life. Where I will sleep, where I will study, where I will meet new people, and hopefully where I will thrive. Considering factors like housing applications and looking for a roommate, I’ll probably need to make a decision much sooner. Over spring break, I toured both UC Santa Cruz and Santa Clara University. I was sure that I wouldn’t like SCU and that I was going to commit to UCSC as soon as I got home. When I began walking around SCU, I was pleasantly, but inconveniently surprised; I actually really liked it. On the drive home, my mind changed; I loved SCU, and I was sure I would be attending in the fall. Later that day, when I finally saw UCSC, my decision was again complicated. I loved both schools. Each one was gorgeous, but in vastly different ways. Seeing the people on both campuses, I feel as though I might fit in better at UCSC, but the consistent rain and shade may make me a bit depressed. SCU has D1 sports, which could be fun to watch, while UCSC only offers D3 sports. SCU’s party scene is definitely more lively as well. SCU was smaller and much easier to navigate, but will I be sick of that after four years? UCSC dorms are pretty bad, and they only offer communal-style dorms, and none of them have kitchens. Since there are no kitchens, students are forced to get a meal plan, and I’ve heard the meals are pretty terrible. Santa Cruz, the city, is absolutely perfect, though. There is so much to do, it’s right on the beach, and just absolutely stunning. Santa Clara, on the other hand, isn’t nearly as charming. SCU is more prestigious, and they offer great suite-style dorms, and even the communal-style dorms are decent, and they have better dining hall food. There are better post-graduate opportunities, and the housing crisis isn’t as severe as it is in Santa Cruz. The pros and cons point to SCU, but is it the right choice? There are so many factors to consider and it makes my head hurt. I don’t want to make the wrong choice, and I want to thrive and be happy. I wish somebody would just tell me what to do with complete confidence in positive results.

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over break

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Over spring break, I did almost nothing except play soccer and work. I worked 4 days last week and made over 600 dollars, and I would have made more if so much of it wasn’t taxed. I also played a soccer game this weekend, and it was the quarter finals, but we unfortunately lost, and now we’re out of the state cup. It was a game we should have won, but the refs were so bad, and we ended up going into penalties because we tied, and all my teammates suck at taking penalties, and only my teammate and I scored, and everyone else missed. We need to practice penalties, which is something that we literally never do. Other than soccer and work, I tanned the rest of the break on the days that had good UV. I also hung out with some friends and went to Ventura to go to the beach and to In-N-Out. 

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