Throughout my life, I experienced many events that would make most people unable to function socially, emotionally, or academically. These events include two divorces, five house relocations, and a transfer to a new high school during senior year. I consistently failed assignments and could not stay focused during class as my . Most teenagers would have given up here as the disappointment from both their parents and teachers would have destroyed their hopes for a successful future. However, this anguish became a catalyst for what would become a significant restructuring in both my demeanor towards schoolwork and my perspective on the future. Against all odds I was able to bounce back from the discouragement I had faced. I believe that this…
I am just your average teenager from Paterson New Jersey trying to make a better living for my family. Growing up in Paterson, I experienced things I should not have experienced, from deaths, drug dealing, to gang violence in my neighborhood. I come from a very big family where college was optional. But for me, I made sure to make it a priority. I come from your typical Dominican family. My parents migrated to this country in 1993 with nothing to their name. Two years later I was born. The sacrifices they made to provide a better living for me were enormous. I know the only way I can make them proud and paying them back is by being successful in my studies. It took the support of my family get here where I am right now in my life.…
I take pride in being a Mexican/American college student at Santa Ana College. I have been through my own struggles in life just as everyone else has in this city. My motivation has and shall always be my family. I push myself forward in life to be able to give back to my parents and my community. The only other person in my family that has completed college is my mother. While still raising me and working as a teacher, she received her Master’s Degree in Child and Adolescent Studies and has been a great inspiration for me to keep studying. Now she is working as a director at the SAC Child Development Center.…
The many benefits to returning to school and some of the obstacles I had and have to overcome to see my dream come alive. What I want to see happen and by faith it’s going to happen.…
Having grown up in a single parent home with two sisters who did not complete high school, made the pressure for me to succeed unimaginable. The constant reminder of achieving greatness has stuck with me since I was eight years old. Throughout middle school I was top of my class, in high school I graduated cum laude with a 4.4 GPA and currently in my 1st year of college I am top of my intermediate/college algebra class, I scored the highest grade out of all 5 of my psychology teachers classes, and I have an A in my Philosophy class. My educational goals consist of gaining knowledge throughout my entire life, achieving higher than my goals, being as involved as I can possibly be with my college/ community, and continuing to prosper. Ever since…
Fortunately, by the fifth grade my parents were able to rent an apartment nearby our school and had found jobs in multiple Brownsville restaurants. After the move, things became much easier and we were able to have a much simpler life, though we were never able to forget the hardships we experienced and the effort we put into enhancing our lives. Today, I am sure my successes as of now are gratifying my parents as I am in the top 10% of my class, the Co-Captain of the Golden Stars Dance Team, member of the National Honor Society, Piano Club, HOSA, and in TRIO UTRGV talent search program. I attend rigorous AP classes to improve my opportunity to attend a university and have the finest future I can give myself. Although my triumphs may not look like much to most, I can assertively say that the trial of going through difficulty to have a superior future has been overcome with the comfort of focus, strength, and the right set of mind to build a better tomorrow for my family and…
A passion is a strong and barely controllable emotion. What am I passionate about? I am passionate about achieving my goals they are very important to me. They are not just goals that don’t get me anywhere,such as growing my hair out or learning how to do a certain makeup look. I set goals for myself that I know will get me somewhere such as making all A’s on my report card and\or making a good grade on a test that is coming up. I don’t just get rid of the goal if I think I can’t do it,I try my hardest to meet that goal and make more goals that I can carry out. They are not just school based ,but also they may be based on how my lifestyle is and how I make it better. Also , I had made goals in the past based upon eating healthier and maybe…
Later on I realized it wasn’t right for me to throw away what my parents worked so hard to give me: an education. I told myself to keep trying hard, so that I wouldn't fail a grade. I was determined to have the better life my parents wanted me to have.…
My own struggles through academic courses in America provided me with expertise which taught me how to rise through adverse circumstances. During my time in high school, I started volunteering at the STEM Academy where I would teach young kids and participate in extracurricular activities with them. My personal academic struggles inspired me to help young kids who might not have the same help that others receive. The immense amount of satisfaction I receive by volunteering at the STEM academy teaches me to push through my academic success and accomplish my…
My interest in education is the reason I have great confidence in my ability to succeed in the college environment. As a member of the National Honor Society (NHS), I know what hard work is. I have participated in several academically beneficial programs with my school including: NHS, student council, the junior planning committee, and the college excel program. These programs have trained me for the pressures of the real world, forcing me to multitask in order to meet various deadlines. It has allowed me to become a well-rounded person. This will help me in the future with the strains that career may place on me.…
My urge to a higher education will lead the way to a successful career and possibly a beautiful home in a good community. I will also be able to set a good example for my little sister and my nephews and nieces. Having them realize that although our family has struggle for many years due to these intuitions that oppress us there’s always a way around it. I feel privilege in a sense because the struggles that my older family members went through were lived experiences that made me stronger and strive for a better outcome. The endless nights that my parents worked to provide me with food and shelter has kept me alive long enough to change history. I have also come to realize that these forms of Institutional Racism exist on many levels. The fact that we were redlined and segregated from good neighborhoods with lack of proper resources leads my brothers to dropping out of school. Forcing them to work at fast food places living check by check causing stress upon which lead them to gangs. Which eventually had them in jail facing time due to these forms of…
Education has always been one of the most important things to me, and I am dedicated to learn as much as humanly possible. Throughout my high school career I have challenged myself by completing six advanced placement classes and taking other honors classes. I have taken these classes as a way to help guide myself for what is to come in the future in college. I was inducted into the National Honors Society during my junior year of high school, and I graduated with honors. Both of these successes are the two greatest accomplishments of my high school career. These two achievements prove how dedicated I was, and still am, to getting the best education I could. My quality of dedication will stick with me throughout my future endeavors.…
My main concentration right now in my life is my career in Human Services. The education that I am receiving at California State University Dominguez Hills has definitely changed the way I think in regards to people in the society and it has also giving me a background of problems I will run into and what I can do to solve it. I have learned that helping people will never be an easy job and that it can be stressful and frustrating. I will always remember to be patient, respectful, genuine, honest, and maintain myself neutral. My goal is to help as many people as I can and make an impact in their life and get them the help they need. I think it’s important to respect and understand other people point of view especially if they are different than yours. I believe that understanding where our clients come from will help us understand them and get them the help they need. I believe in self-determination and helpers should always remember that it’s our clients decisions what they want in life and we can’t force them to change. My goal for next year is to graduate and get my Bachelor degree. My education is important and I take every experience and opportunity to learn and grow into my career.…
In life, there are periods of transition in which individuals often face daunting challenges or obstacles. Overcoming these challenges at pivotal points of transition can impel the individual to develop essential character qualities and skills for surmounting adversity. My transition into high school was momentous. Here I knew that the decisions I made would likely have a strong impact on my future. Therefore, I had to be meticulous about the extracurricular activities I wanted to be involved in. This mindset allowed me to stay focused and determined because I wasn't focused on going to the next party or the new music that was out. I cared solely about the legacy I left behind. That is why I decided to run for student government at the end…
How I have become the person I am today stems from my empathy I have towards life itself and how fragile it is. Over the last 5 years I have suffered a tremendous loss of life in my family. Thru those trying times when I thought I couldn’t make it thru, my parents instilled in me that those events were making me stronger, thus allowing me to always continue going despite the ups and downs in life. I have a desire in me to always positively move forward towards my goals no matter any perceived obstacles in sight. I believe the person I am today will enhance the values at Towson University, not simply by allowing me prove that the words in this essay are not just words, but as a sincere person always willing to go beyond what required to make…