1. Put down the video games, grab a camera, and start making shit. 2. You're starting high school soon. First, quit band. That is time wasted that you could do what you really want to do. Also, fuck what other people say about you. Focus on you. And don't go into the honors classes. Take the college prep ones and breeze through. 3. Save some fucking money. Ten years down the road you're gonna thank yourself.