As the semester comes to an end finals are nearing, life as we know it comes with great difficulties; however; living with a selective individual can make those difficulties become much easier.

Senior Sarah Kuczma recapped her high school experience with her brother Grant Kuczma who graduated in 2014.

“Having an older sibling at Tracy High was a very calm feeling because you knew you had someone at the school to look out for you when you needed it. My brother gave me some advice about what classes I should take and shouldn’t,” Kuczma said.

However, living with a brainiac can both help and hurt you.

“My brother and I were interested in very different subjects. Some of his strengths were my weaknesses and vice-versa; therefore, a lot of the classes I chose to take were because I knew I wouldn’t be interested in the classes he had taken,” Kuczma said.

Julia Jackman, a senior, is also the second sibling to attend the school. Kuczma and Jackman’s claims however intertwined.

“My sibling gave me advice for some of my classes, they would tell how much homework the class usually received and if the teacher graded hard,” she said.

“I would say that my academic and my brother’s all look pretty similar. All of us usually had all As and Bs throughout our high school years,” Jackman said.

Both Jackman and Kuczma’s older siblings attend four-year colleges in California, at Stanislaus and Chico.

“I hope to follow in my brother’s footsteps,” Jackman said.