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Senior David Moya shares his experiences being a Non-Full-DP student and his year so far

By: Janvi Rao, Staff Writer

Jan 17, 2024

How is it to be “Senior” in high school? What does this transition feel like? A senior shares his experiences of being a non-Full-DP Student and how his life is different than those who are Full-DP Students.

Senior David Moya shares his thoughts on his school year so far, he shares his perspectives on his life as a Non Full-DP student and his postsecondary goals. He stated, “It is less stressful to be a Non Full-DP student because I have only a handful of DP classes selected than others and only have a few Internal Assessments (IA) to do, while other Full-DP students have so many IA’s to do which is very stressful and a lot to do amid other important things.”

David also gives an insight into one of his favorite classes, DP History HL 2, he talks about different concepts and lessons he learns in that class which helps him know more about the course and the purpose of knowing the intellectual side of learning History through essays and activities which is important to learn History.

“As a senior, I feel like this year is going smoothly and I have been doing well in my classes I think that as far as you are all caught up and on task even when the work is challenging and you are trying then the senior year feels uncomplicated”, says David. He shares his thoughts on being a senior so far, and shares advice on how senior year looks like when you’re all caught up in your work.

When asked about his post-secondary plans, David said that as of now, he is still exploring his options in Business Management and Physical Therapy. He said, “ I had a vision in my head since childhood that I wanted to work for myself and wanted a self-supervision career and when talking about Physical Therapy, I feel like it has changed my mindset over many things in life and improved me in many ways.”

In conclusion, Senior year doesn’t feel that bad when you are on task and know what your goals are then there is nothing that can bother you and make you worried about leading a successful and stress-free last year of high school.