Now I am looking forward to furthering my education after high school and taking care of my family the way I always wanted. In final conclusion, being on probation was a bizarre journey. Also, taught me a lot in life from start to end. Which started to show me that my friends weren’t for me, I did thing I regretted, I ended back on probation, and it made me the person I am today.
Lani: I was helping for someone’s project for COMM 245; I was in the video lab, in the studio. I was on campus and decided to contact everyone I knew who comes to the school. I remember I sent out a snap saying guys I think there is a shooting, be careful and then I started sending out individual texts to people making sure they were okay, like hey are you good? Stay out of an area.
What my freshman-sophomore self refused to do was essential to my own downfall: without finding myself in friends, family, and serving others I would not be the happier person I am now. Recovery from a change in routine was not the easiest, but it was very possible. When my father was taken away from my family due to unfortunate circumstances, I was also given me the opportunity to mature earlier than others. The tragedy that afflicted my family and childhood could have been prevented, but the experiences and knowledge I gained was necessary for me to become adaptable, independent, and realizing the importance of having loving friends and
Since that turn around I’ve achieved my highest gpa ever of a 3.7, I’ve been selected for programs that weren’t even a possibility before and I’m being considered for the National Honor Society, which in and of itself just goes to show how much hard work I’ve put in. Truly, I feel refocusing my life is the greatest display of my character because it shows not only how strong-willed, smart and responsible I am, but also shows my
Hi, my name’s Donovan. I’m 17 years old and graduated this year with honors. I was raised with Christian values in mind, and attended a Methodist school. I was raised in the Christian faith yet I find myself, as with some of my friends who were raised in the same conditions, we seem to be growing farther away from our upbringing as we age. I find myself simply not understanding as time goes by, a complete polar opposite from the song ‘Farther Along’.
Before coming to Job Corps, I had days when I was so depressed, I just stop doing what was right and from that point on, the street was the only I saw myself. The family was my enemy, friends were no longer there, at least the ones I thought I had. I didn’t want to talk to anyone because I had nothing positive to say. I can honestly say my biggest mistake I made as youngster, was me giving up on school. I could have cared less about all the wrong I have done.
“Set,” Bang! The gun goes off and I quickly shoot ahead of the rest of the field. My strides long and quick as I sprint for the track. I can’t hear anyone behind me, I must be a good 10 meters in front of everyone else. I run around the track and continue to sprint across the field back to the crowd of parents, friends, and girls soccer players who were forced to attend this last cross country meet of the season.
As a result, right now I am in tenth grade, and I still look back and tell stories of my past. Of how true dedication turns into something magnificent. That is what mistakes do for us, to never walk out from that door, to keep yourself in something you love and you know you can improve greatly in. This obstacle was hard for me, but I never refused to
Not too long after that I was kicked out of the home I was living in and became homeless. I stayed in random places and
It took me about 2 years to find myself and know where I belonged. My behavior has improved, I know how and when to approach people. I’m also more involved with my education and I make goals for myself. I’m done having
I had good grades, I finished my old schooling and let all my problems go. I was also preparing myself for next semester. I got all the books I needed early and I made a good schedule to follow. Determined to finish out the rest of my high school. I attained that I was self destructing my progress.
At this time of year, I begin to look back at my life after 12 hard years of schooling. Throughout the course of my life, there have been many ups and downs, but these up and downs is what made me who I am today. These influences have shaped my values, attitudes and beliefs towards life. There have been many important people and events that has impacted my life. One of which is family and the media.
On the bus ride home, I thought about my first day of high school. I was still astounded by the fact that I could finally call myself a 9th grader. I thought about all of the potential things that I would accomplish in the next year. I thought about how different I would be at the end of my high school career. From my first day experience, I was excited for what this new school would bring to
Starting over Starting over might be easy when you are young, but if you are middle age and already have a stable and calm life, it is very hard to start over. My family and I moved from Egypt to The US three years ago, so we had to start from scratch. We found systems in the US are different from my country. After we found a good residence, our concern was finding employment. I was a science teacher in my country, so I tried to find a job in the educational field, but there were a lot of requirements to get a job as a teacher.
14 years have passed since I took my first steps into kindergarten. Back then, everything was all fun and games. Who would have known that time would fly as fast as the speed of light. In a blink of an eye, here I am now, writing an essay for my college application. Different ideas and thoughts popped up in my head, including the cliche introduction that I presented.
