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You are using an outdated browser. For a better experience, please upgrade your browser here. The first day of high school was terrifying, writes year-old Emily Spangler. Here's how she overcame her fears and leaned into freshman year. I grew up watching movies and TV programs that showed high school freshmen getting thrown into empty trashcans and their heads dunked into dirty toilets.

What if I was going to get shoved into a locker and made fun of? What if my schoolwork was harder than I expected? Fear overwhelmed me to no end. It would shape me into the person I was going to become and help me find what I wanted to do with my life. I was afraid of messing up and not being satisfied with the results.

Once I got into the routine of everything, however, those fears disappeared. But as I head into my sophomore year, there are a few things I learned along the way -- that helped me lean into school, and into developing myself. They always seem to stump me and my grades. My school counselor, teachers and parents advised me to ask more questions in class about the homework.

I school went after school for additional assistance. What I learned is that whether it's about the lesson or the homework, it paid to ask questions. In Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg mentions time and time again that asking questions is vital for one to make progress in their career.

Yet once I got to high school, in a building with nearly a thousand club people who intimidated me and who, I thought, were smarter and more talented than I was, I shut down for the first few months. I noticed other young women were doing the same. Was it because we were all freshman girls and were probably experiencing the same emotions?

Were we scared of the boys and other girls and did we want to dumb ourselves down so we could come off as cabot attractive? Teachers also find class productive gay there are discussions and appreciate it high their students participate. When my freshman World History teacher held discussions regarding the topics we were covering in class during the week, I learned to state and back up my opinions, as well as learn about opinions my peers had.

I learned the importance of being in charge of my education and the value of my own thoughts. I Decided to Get Involved Though balancing everything can be challenging and overwhelming at times, getting involved will help you accomplish your goals and get you to where you need to go, whether in sports, clubs, theatre or groups outside of school.

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I co-direct ProgressWomena website that promotes progressive politics, feminism and empowers women to get involved in the political arena. Getting involved has given me a voice in issues that are dear to me and have helped me overcome my fears of putting myself out there and be my own cheerleader. During freshman year, I was intimidated and scared of what others thought of me, and what they might say about me behind my back.