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Transition from high school to university
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It has been a long journey to get to where I am considered to be today. There has been many obstacles to overcome both academically and personally. ....... I have accomplished many tasks in my high school years, however, the one that truly molded me into who I am today is three years ago when I received my first Exceptional Bear Achievement Award. The Exceptional Bear Achievement Award is granted to those who maintain a 4.0 GPA all year long.
Mr. West, Hello. I am Rebecca Brown. I went to Sheridan Schools growing up and would like to return to teach English at the high school. Unfortunately, I have run in to a bit of a snag with financial assistance.
My proudest achievements would be when I became a National Qualifier for SeaPerch Robotics and Future Business Leaders of America. The first time I was a National Qualifier for SeaPerch, I had little thoughts about the topic. I was simply pleased that I can go to nationals. However, the second time I qualified, I realized the purpose of SeaPerch Robotics, which was to work as a team to accomplish a task. Not only was I proud of myself, but I was extremely satisfied with my team for fulfilling a task that no one else in our school has ever done.
I am first generation college student. I started Florida Gulf Coast University four years after I migrated from Jamaica along with my Dad, in pursuits of “an opportunity”- something that is very scarce outside of the continental United States. Before coming to FGCU, I went to Miramar High School; I graduated with honors and promised my Dad that within four years I would bring home my bachelors degree in Finance. August 14th, 2013 marked move in day at Florida Gulf Coast University. My first few weeks at Florida Gulf Coast University introduced me to the dreariest days and nights of my life.
Leaving Ecuador at the age 14 and coming to New York was the hardest decision I had to make. It wasn’t easy to come to a place where everything is new. The biggest challenge was learning the language. English used to give me a hard time in the school. In high school, I needed to carry a dictionary with me all the time; I took remedial classes and spent hours doing regular homework.
At Lake Norman Charter School, our motto is to learn, lead, and serve. The main thing I do is to learn. To learn means to gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in something by study, experience, or being taught. Learning relates to the motto because in order to do the other parts of the motto, you must learn. Students, like myself, live up to the learn part of the motto.
You walk into a classroom and see two dozen kids with faces filled with joy. They sit eagerly waiting for you to open your book and begin the story. You’re making a difference and all you had to do was read. This is the type of opportunity I was given on multiple occasions by the Literacy Express Program. I started participating in Literacy Express my sophomore year with the Holiday Express in December.
One spring day in fifth grade in Mrs. Carney's class at Nancy Young Elementary started as usual,at the time I was 10-11years old. When the day began we would always unpack our backpacks. First, we had Reading,then Specials. When we came back from Specials, my class would have Word Work/Snack. After that our class had Science and lunch/recess.
For the past two years, I have been inundated with letters from colleges, which were excessive to the point of forcing me to throw away unopened, unread letters because I was too overwhelmed with the enormity of the decision that lay before me. But Oberlin has somehow mastered the art of informing without smothering. I was sent postcards about Oberlin that told me about life at Oberlin, and showed me the soul of the school. I felt that Oberlin genuinely “wished I was there”, and I began to wish I was there, too. So when I started seriously researching my options I realized that Oberlin College had a vibrant, diverse history department, a dynamic English department, and offered a concentration in education.
“I’m late!” That feeling of dread and terror is something that everyone has or will experience in their lives. This happened to me while I was at Governor’s School for the Arts. I woke up to a pounding on my door, sunlight streaming in from the window. I threw the covers from me and looked towards the clock.
In my life, I’ve switched five different schools. One of these processes was challenging to fit in. In the year twenty fourteen I switched schools from Roberts Ferry to Hickman Elementary School. I came up to school that morning. It looked a little scary and intimidating.
Canada is a diverse country and includes people of many religions, languages and cultural groups. We need to understand and appreciate the cultures and build a relationship with people from cultures other than our own. Understanding and recognizing differences in religion, sexual orientation, parenting and class background will help us to prevent racial and ethnic biases and create a climate that welcomes differences. Also, building relationships are critical in building diverse communities to achieve significant goals. If I feel comfortable to talk about my own culture, then I think I will become a better at listening to others when they speak about their cultures.
It was a blistery day when I was born on January 28, 1997. I was due a month later, but that was not to be, as my mother Jill had to undergo a c section to have me. I was a whopping 5 pounds, and had to be transported immediately via helicopter from the St. Peter hospital to the Children’s Hospital in the Twin Cities. I had some lung function problems, but I eventually made it out of the hospital and back home. The doctors told my parents that I may have some learning difficulties, because I was a premature child.
"Change", what defines change? Where does it occur, and for how long? "Life" you might say; an endless battle with time, aching to bring a close to the story of rapid shift between the past, present, and future. Everyone experiences this dilemma, blessing, but is it change ? Change is the path from one point to another, a transition, not the end, but rather a noticeable mark .
My Greatest Accomplishment A truly great accomplishment is something that lasts and requires determination and extensive effort. For me, making the Texas Small School All-State Mixed Choir was my biggest accomplishment because it opened me up to new passions, taught me how to work hard, and set me on the path I am on today. In my sophomore year, I joined choir simply to get my fine arts credit out of the way.