When I was in high school, I always knew I wanted to acquire a higher education. I was taught how important, beneficial, and prosperous a higher education is, and although I also knew how challenging, expensive, and fluctuating it could be, I wanted one because I knew that it will all be worth it. When I decided to go to Glendale Community College (GCC), I told myself to expect everything and to know that I was here for a reason. My first semester of college, which was the fall semester of 2016, was full of learning and adapting experiences, but it was also a successful accomplishment. I achieved academic excellence, and as Presidents’ Honors Scholar, I received a certificate of recognition. I have always been an outstanding student, because not only do I enjoy learning but I also like to …show more content…
When I started the semester I was scared, anxious, excited, and nervous because I did not know if I would be able to continue to be an outstanding student at a college level, and this certificate of recognition made me realize that I was. This experience still helps and motivates me to continue to prove myself wrong when I feel uncertain about my academic performance. Currently, in my fourth semester at GCC, my major is psychology and I am planning on transfering to Arizona State University to continue pursuing my BA degree next school year. At first, my major was not psychology but Spanish, since I wanted to be a Spanish teacher. Although I still want to become a Spanish teacher at some point in my life, I decided to major in psychology when I took the course PSY101 in my first semester of college. I wanted to major in Spanish because I had not explored any other fields, but my first psychology class helped me realize what I really wanted to do. GCC has given me the opportunity to explore different subjects and courses to define my