My Life After High School

It all started at the age of eighteen when both of my parents left Mexico to start a new life in the United States to live the “American Dream.” The pressures of conforming to society quickly sunk in and before they knew it, their entire life was dedicated in raising their six kids and working nonstop for forty years. Throughout all those years of being in the US, not once did they decide to continue school to at least get their GED. Having a mother who only went to the sixth grade and a father who dropped out of high school freshman year to work on the fields, definitely put some pressure in regards to continuing my education after high school. As a little girl, my parents have always made it extremely clear that furthering my education is the most important accomplishment one can do in order to successfully achieve your goals.
With that being said, being the first person in my family to have graduated from a four-year university and received my bachelor’s degree has been one of my biggest accomplishments. There were so many times when I wanted to quit school because working full-time and being a full-time student at the same time was extremely overwhelming and stressful. But with the love and support from my family, I knew that I could do it; that I had to do it. Failure wasn’t an option in my book and being able to prove to my parents that leaving their entire life in Mexico and moving to the United States for a better life was worth every single struggle and obstacle they