Personal Statement: My Pursuit Of The American Dream
Personal Statement
I am a Mexican immigrant and as most immigrants, I had to trade all I had in exchange for the pursuit of the American dream. I was born in Guadalajara, Mexico; However, I was raised in a small rural area in the south of Zacatecas, Mexico where agriculture and livestock rising where the main economic activities. My family owned a small farm where we used to produce corn, beans, sugar cane, and other types of produce; we processed the corn and used it as food for the livestock. Since I was a kid, I had to help my parents with the farm, and attend school at the same time. The schools that I attended were a rudimentary rural school that consisted of a couple of classrooms and at most two teachers for the school. Even though these schools were less than ideal, the teacher's quality and the student's passion to learn created an atmosphere of mutual respect and healthy …show more content…
In 2011, everything changed when my family decided to move to the United States. This was one of the most stressful years of my life because I had to adapt to a whole new culture and language that I did not know. After the first semester in high school (second semester of freshman year), everything ran much smoother, and I started to slowly understand more and more. By my senior year, I was on the student council, graduated with a 3.80 GPA, and got accepted to all the Cal State Universities (CSU) I had applied. After careful thought, I decided to attend Cal State Northridge (CSUN) because they have one of the best civil engineering programs in California. As a first-generation college student, I struggled during my first year, but after that first year, I made valuable connections that had to help me succeed. I joined the American Society of Engineers (ASCE) where I got to a net of support of like-minded people who also had similar
I am a Mexican immigrant and as most immigrants, I had to trade all I had in exchange for the pursuit of the American dream. I was born in Guadalajara, Mexico; However, I was raised in a small rural area in the south of Zacatecas, Mexico where agriculture and livestock rising where the main economic activities. My family owned a small farm where we used to produce corn, beans, sugar cane, and other types of produce; we processed the corn and used it as food for the livestock. Since I was a kid, I had to help my parents with the farm, and attend school at the same time. The schools that I attended were a rudimentary rural school that consisted of a couple of classrooms and at most two teachers for the school. Even though these schools were less than ideal, the teacher's quality and the student's passion to learn created an atmosphere of mutual respect and healthy …show more content…
In 2011, everything changed when my family decided to move to the United States. This was one of the most stressful years of my life because I had to adapt to a whole new culture and language that I did not know. After the first semester in high school (second semester of freshman year), everything ran much smoother, and I started to slowly understand more and more. By my senior year, I was on the student council, graduated with a 3.80 GPA, and got accepted to all the Cal State Universities (CSU) I had applied. After careful thought, I decided to attend Cal State Northridge (CSUN) because they have one of the best civil engineering programs in California. As a first-generation college student, I struggled during my first year, but after that first year, I made valuable connections that had to help me succeed. I joined the American Society of Engineers (ASCE) where I got to a net of support of like-minded people who also had similar