Welcome to this blog on a day in my life as a high school student (freshman edition)
For the past 30 minutes, I’ve been searching the web for an interesting topic to write a blog on. However, it got me nowhere. And then, 15 seconds ago, I had the idea to write a blog on a day in my life as a high-school student. So, here it is.
This blog is definitely not going to be an “advice” article where I give you tips on how to improve yourself in some way. This blog is simply an article that takes you through a day in my life. You may not be interested in knowing about my routine, and that’s totally fine with me. I guess I’m writing this blog as a way to reflect on my daily schedule and routine.
You’ll find that I am not productive all the time. Yes, I do get distracted. Yes, I do procrastinate. But, even though I’m not the most productive person on Earth, I do like to believe that I am more productive than I am not productive.
For a little background information, I’m a freshman in high school at the time I’m writing this and I’m also part of the JV tennis team. I’m not part of any clubs yet, but outside of school, I partake in a few activities.
This blog will take you through a typical Tuesday in my life. (I honestly don’t know why I chose Tuesday.) But, at the end of the blog, I’ll mention some other tasks I complete on other days of the week.
Without further ado, here’s a day in my life as a high-school student:
Morning
6:30 AM: The alarm rings… I click snooze.
6:39 AM: The alarm rings again… I click snooze again.
6:48 AM: The alarm rings for the third time. This time, I get up.
6:49 – 7:30: During these 50 minutes, I get ready for school. I do brush, take a shower, get dressed, and do my hair.
7:30 – 8: After I’m finished getting ready, I head downstairs to eat and pack my lunch. For breakfast, I usually make an acai bowl, which I’m obsessed with.
8:05: I leave for school!
8:30: School starts.
School:
8:30 – 3:30: School. I take 6 periods, including biology.
After School:
3:30 – 7: Tennis
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I have games. The game itself doesn’t last for 3 hours, but transportation and waiting until all players are finished add up.
On Mondays and Wednesdays, I have practice. Practice lasts for about 2 hours.
Regardless of whether I’m in practice or playing a game, I always have fun and make the most out of it.
After Tennis:
7 – 8: At around 7, I’m back home and I take a quick shower to freshen up. I then eat dinner with my family and we watch an episode of a show, usually Modern Family.
8 -9: This is the time I take to focus on homework or studying. I don’t get that much homework as a freshman, but there are still assignments I have to complete. For example, taking biology notes, completing a math worksheet, or working on an English project.
9 – 9:45: If I still have homework left, I finish it up (after procrastinating for about 10 minutes on Youtube or Instagram.) Otherwise, I go back downstairs to get a glass of water and spend time with my family.
9:45 – 10: This is the time to work on myself and myself only. First, I use Notion to make or adjust my to-do list for tomorrow. Then, I choose my outfit for the next day as well. I also meditate for about 5 minutes.
10 – Next Day: I usually get tired by 9:30 so I go to bed by 10. I know, it’s super early. But, it’s the perfect time for me to sleep. I don’t expect this to hold up next year and in the following years of high school, though. By sleeping at 10 and waking up at around 6:45, I get a little less than 9 hours of sleep.
Other Days of The Week:
Now of course, this schedule above is not an accurate representation of every day of the week. For example, on Mondays, I get the most homework so most of my night after tennis is spent doing homework. On Wednesdays and Thursdays, I don’t get that much homework so I’m able to spend more time with my family and watch TV with them after I come back home. On Fridays, I don’t have tennis practice so I come home directly after school and watch Netflix for 1-2 hours before working and being productive.
The weekends are a whole different story for me. I try to finish all my weekend homework on Friday so that I have Saturday and Sunday to work on other things. On the weekends, I spend 50% of my day working on my tasks and the other 50% to just relax and reset. For example, after breakfast to lunch, I write half of a blog. After lunch, I work on my other priorities. On Sunday, I finish the blog, and after lunch, I don’t really do anything productive except exercise.
The Takeaway:
Hope you enjoyed this post on a day in my life as a high-school student (freshman edition!) As you can see, I added freshman edition because I’m 99% sure this routine is not going to stick with me for the following 3 years of my high-school experience.
While this routine is written to the best of my ability, it is not 100% accurate because each day is a different day and new things come up. However, if I were to sum up the days, this routine would be the most consistent one.
I hope you were able to see both the highs and the lows, as there is no such thing as the perfect day. I do snooze my alarm twice before waking up, I do procrastinate before getting to my homework, and I do watch a lot of TV on some days. However, that doesn’t mean I don’t stick to my habits and that I am not able to cross things of my to-do list and get closer to my goals.
If you have any questions you’d like to ask me about being a freshman in high school, or any comments you’d like to mention about any similarities with your routine, please feel free to do so!
If you’d like to check out Notion, here’s the link: Notion
Also, if want to see a video about someone’s daily routine as a freshman in high school (not me), click on this link!
Last but not least, be sure to read my previous blog on the importance of daily routines!
This blog was fairly short, but I hope you enjoyed it regardless.
Thanks for reading, have a great day!