Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge. How has this challenge affected your academic achievement?
An overwhelming amount of students commit to the challenge of taking as many Advanced Placement and Honors classes as allowed to in high school. Yet, this can often lead to crippling stress; ironically, such a workload only manages to hinder their academic success as well as dwindle the motivation these same students once had. I know this because I was one of these students. When the school allowed me to take AP courses, I challenged myself to take as many of these classes as I could. At first, it was invigorating to know that I was embarking on a path that would