Short Essay- "Time management has been the hardest skill to learn"

Tell us about the most significant challenge you've faced or something important that didn't go according to plan. How did you manage the situation? (*) (200-250 words)

I smiled as I floated down the bright pink river which smelled like strawberries...

BAM! My head suddenly jolted backwards as I felt a heavy kick next to my legs. My eyes opened to meet Mr. Berman's deadly gaze. Oh no...I had fallen asleep in History. Again. Come the advent of high school, the numbing pang of exhaustion crept up on me multiple times a week during class. Because I was still accustomed to inefficient working habits from previous years, it meant staying up until the crack of dawn almost everyday in order to master class material and finish other tasks. Thus hardest skill to learn in high school has not been integrating trigonometric functions or cross-breeding fruit flies, but time management.

Gradually, and at first grudgingly, I've grown fond of the crisp white, lined "to do" pages of my agenda book. Though, I may just as well call it my holy grail as it contains the neat ink scrawls which discreetly but surely keep me sane: "Finish calculus homework by 5:30; change out violin strings on Saturday; sow button back onto blouse before concert." As overwhelming as a long to-do list may initially seem, setting time goals to finish my tasks gives me a sense of self-discipline and motivation. This "discipline" needn't take away life's simple pleasures however. With careful planning, I know I'll have enough time left to squeeze in another enthralling chapter of "Einstein For Dummies" after homework AND stay awake for Mr. Berman's class the next morning.

Overall, I think it's pretty good, you could reword the 'heavy kick next to my legs' so it's clearer exactly what is being kicked.

"Thus hardest skill to learn in high school has not been integrating trigonometric functions or cross-breeding fruit flies, but time management."

Not sure what you're trying to say, but the beginning doesn't work grammatically.

"sew button back onto blouse"

Thanks!! Yeah totally agree.

no problem

My head suddenly jolted backwards as I felt a heavy kick next to my legs. Might clear this one up.

has not been integrating trigonometric functions n or cross-breeding fruit flies

It will be OK after such minor adjustments!! :)