, I thought I was going to be far behind the other kids, but I was already committed to all A’s. I was still wondering how hard a class could be, even after I met new friends and nice teachers. Many people told me that honors
To be in the Science National Honor Society would be one of many great accomplishments that would make me proud. Science is part of life and drives me to pursue a future in that field. To be part of this society would help me gain a better outlook of the world around us, and answer questions that may appear to be unsolvable. Being able to live in a new era of science opens up opportunities everywhere to learn the new technology and new found knowledge on science discoveries, and it would be an honor to be a part of something on the horizon. I am driven by science and want to learn about newer discoveries that are being found everyday because those studies usually interest me to push myself into becoming more eager to study these types of
Some may take the easy way out, but others challenge themselves and take on what the world throws at them. Even though they may not achieve the results they would like, they keep pushing themselves and don’t give up. Not everything in life comes easily, so some sacrifices have to be made for the long run. Of course there will be those whose only goal is to just pass, nothing less, nothing more, but there will also be those who go above and beyond. We, as AP students, know that for a successful career, college is the first step and colleges look for students who challenge themselves in a tough course rather than getting a 100 in a regular course.
While I was thoroughly committed to the extracurricular activities, I have decided that my academic career was the best way to focus my abilities in order to reach my goal. Doing well in all of my IB classes has been my number one priority. With education being my number one priority, I strive to maintain a high grade point average. At the beginning of the junior year, I struggled with finding a manageable balance between all my activities. My GPA dropped due to my struggles in the beginning of the year.
One of the classes I was most excited for this school year was AP Physics. I had not taken a physics class since my freshman year, and I was extremely excited to begin doing physics at a higher level knowing that I had completed calculus. On the first day of class my excitement was proven warranted. Started the class, with an exciting competition to see what we had retained from our previous physics classes. The challenge was to roll a small metal ball off of a table and through a hole that is exactly the same size as the ball, but you only had one try.
I was even placed in honor classes, yet those classes still turned out to be quite easy for me. I had nothing less than an A, but that was all about to change once I got to high school. I had already missed the first four days of my freshman year, so I was already lagging behind. But the one class that I never seemed to stay afloat in was my Honors English 1 class. I was never good on tests, essays, or simple reading assignments.
Westchester High School has always offered a limited number of honors and advanced placement courses. Last year, to my dismay, only Mr. P. was teaching the AP Physics class I had my heart set on. From my peers, I had heard that he was an unskilled teacher because of his poor classroom management and lack of instructional time. Taking this class was very important to me because I enjoyed science, wanted a challenge, and hoped to get AP credit. So beforehand, I already knew that I would have to learn AP Physics on my own, but since I have had experience with terrible teachers before, I felt that I could handle the class and was ready for the challenge.
Throughout high school I have tried to take classes that were not only challenging, but would also be relevant to my future. I have taken nine AP level classes since sophomore year, and I have thrived in the difficult coursework that is meant to be college level. So far, I have proven my hard work and dedication by passing all of the AP tests thus far. I have also taken advantage of the advanced math coursework that is two years ahead than normal. I began this track since the fifth grade, and I continued and progressed all these year.
I knew I liked science and I didn’t want to fail at it, so I bought books and studied. It was a challenging class, yet my dedication paid off to only further my persistence and drive to
As can be seen, throughout students academic careers whether high school or college, it is clear that people have to work hard to earn phenomenal grades. In life nothing is handed to people , and even though you face obstacles along the way you have to keep going. Personally, I have faced plenty of obstacles throughout my high school career that could have interfered with me reaching my highest potential. However, I have worked and worked as hard as I possibly could to reach where I am today. I’ve had many instances where I could of just gave up and threw in the towel, but instead I got back up when I was knocked down.
When I was in high school, my grade-point average was a measly 2.3. I did poorly on my SAT scores, so my only option was to apply to a community college. I was thankful to be admitted to Ohlone College, as my grade point average is now a 3.4. In retrospect, I realized that my success in community college was because of: hard work, dedication, and continuous growth. Freshmen year of college, I took a psychology class.
From 2014 until now I have witnessed several of my younger siblings graduate before me. The bittersweet moment of seeing someone younger than you doing better, is a strong moment. You can either let it demotivate you or you overcome it . John Wooden once said,”Failure isn't fatal, but failure to change might be". I declared myself as a failure in 2014 because I was suppose to graduate from a traditional high school.
It is 7:56 PM, I step out the bus, hopping over a mysterious liquid on the sidewalk. Speed walking my way home on the torn up gravel sidewalk. I walk by a group of fellow residents of my neighborhood. Questions immediately surface to the front of my mind, with apprehension: “Did I stare for too long?” “Does my walk look too flamboyant?”
Ding, Ding, Ding! It’s the start of 5th period. I am in Mr. Lippert’s 6th grade science class. Today, there is a test on the unit I hate so much. Something about magma that comes out of the water or something like that.
Ever since I could remember math was my favorite and strongest subject. In middle school I received high grades in the highest math classes available to me both years. My freshman and sophomore were similar to the prior two years of middle school. I did fairly well without having to commit 100% of my efforts, since the subject had always came naturally to me. In middle school, and even in the beginning of high-school I never felt compelled to put forth much effort in order to achieve a high grade in my math classes, as well as all my other classes.
