“Ambition is the path of success, persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.” When I commenced high school, I did not possessed a dream nor a goal, I just went to school due to the fact that my parents requested it to me. Therefore, I was not an active academic student, I just went to class and entertained myself with my classmates. At the end of my freshman year, I was ranked as number 49 of my class, I did not even knew what the definition of “G.P.A.” was. Moreover, at the end of the year there was a celebration for the top five and ten percent of each class, the “Honors and Achievements Awards Ceremony”, when I walked through the stage to obtain my medal, I felt so proud of myself. However, I did not knew what was I proud about; proud of losing time …show more content…
Actually, as time progressed I felt how the exhausting classes became “normal”, every time my friends invited me to go out, I already knew that I was going to stay at my home in order to do my homework, but at that particular time, it was okay; it was my routine and I was completely happy about it. Consequently, every effort I putted in my education payed off, from being the 49th student on my freshman year, I was able to graduate as number 7th with an almost complete scholarship here in The University of Rochester, and with my parents rejoicing in joy from my achievements. To conclude, I am aware that I will repeat every single negative feeling I had to tolerate during that period of my life when I make my transition to the college life, I will endure every obstacle that comes in my way because I want to succeed and create an impact in the world, I will persist through the worst in order to achieve my