<p>Trying to start fresh, what to do?
I recently graduated high school, I'll just give you my record</p>
<p>9th/10th/11th-
Straight A's in most difficult classes, no good teacher relationships, no focus,
participated in many activities, didn't excel in any</p>
<p>Got accepted to the University of Pittsburgh Honors College, 1550 SAT, around 700's on subject tests, no AP</p>
<p>12th-
Skipped 40 days of school (out of 180) B's and C's, quit all activities</p>
<p>Started looking at my future and fear being ill prepared and having a college career like the one I did in the first three years of high school, one with no energy or focus, just getting by obsessing about grades and working for a couple of lines of text on a resume, whatever people say is required for the next step</p>
<p>I would greatly appreciate advice on how to proceed, I was thinking about doing shadow studies and trying to find what I want to do/look at my skills and personality to find a career and volunteering for a year and studying, working to be prepared for whatever that is, then going to college after a year of gap</p>
<p>I was wondering if anyone had any ideas for career exploration, my skills and personality generally fit science
Also for volunteering I was thinking Americorps, any suggestions or opinions on the program are appreciated
Do you guys have a real focus? How did you find it?</p>