My black and white transcript reflects that I have excelled in all subjects, but what it does not reflect is what “gray area” subject I have dedicated the most time to understand. Social science has caused me to struggle the most because it is a process of number and factual memorization. From vice presidents to court cases, I have spent countless hours learning major concepts and minor details of world and American history. Learning from others’ pasts is essential in a society’s amount of progress and this concept of learn from others’ mistakes is one of the main reasons history is taught in schools and has been a motto I have learned to live by.
Although my grades in Social Studies classes look average or above average, I have put in more effort to earn these grades in this subject than in any other subject. I know that every grade I have got in a history class have been earned by my hard work and exposed my academic potential. My most recent history classes have been Honors World History and AP United States History.
In Honors World History, I struggled during the first semester because I had trouble memorizing every nation’s
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When I first enter the class, it was full of strangers and I initially felt uncomfortable in the class, but this quickly changed. In this rigorous, fast-paced course, I was forced to learn American history on a tight timetable. I was not used to working in that type of environment resulting in a C in the AP course, but during the semester break, I did everything from buying prep books to making timelines; my approach led to great success in the second semester. Nearing the AP exam, I worked with my classmates and teacher to form study groups before and after school. Evidently, I learned the information and passed my AP U.S. History exam. My classmates and I formed a special bond, because we all struggled to adapt to the course, but work hard together and passed the