The Upward Bound Program

Student essay

I would like to participate in the upward bound program because, It seems very fun and entertaining. I have heard it's a great learning experience and I want to be a part of it. I think it may beneficial to me mentally because it's good to have some fun every now and learn. I hope to get the opportunity to connect and experience things with other students, and prepare me for things in life that are to come such as college and being in a college environment that I may not be a custom to. I want to be successful and go to college and have a good career. I believe upward bound will help me to reach and conquer my dreams. I think it may also help me figure out how to become a pediatrician or even insight me with other careers that I may be interested in. I come from a family that's not very good with academics but were great athletes. I can have the best of both worlds with Upward bound to motivate and help me want to do better. My parents and teachers are kind of a good help but, I think upward bound is better. They say education is the key to success. I want to be a successful person and have a good life. Sometimes i think about how hard people say it is in college and taking test that make and break your chances of getting a degree. The pressure and the college life its self makes me second guess. I believe upward bound can show me how it is and answer my questions. My dad taught upward bound when he was younger, he told me it's a great experience and it always good to see what it's like doing something your parents once did. My mom and dad are on me a lot about staying on top of my grades, and helping me learn about my career, and asking me about what college I want to go to. They always tell me hard work pays off but, no one can you do it for you, you have to do it yourself. I want to be something in life, I do the best I can do in school. I sometimes get irritated when I don't get things in a class or remember what a teacher tells me. I get so irritated because I know it can get it. In middle school I wasn't in any gifted classes, I thought I should be in them my teachers did too. Come high school I have accelerated classes. People have told me I'm smart and have the ability to learn more if I just put my mind to it and focus more. I think upward would give me that extra push I need to succeed. My goals as a student in upward bound would be to keep good grades throughout the school year, stay focused, and do my best in all classes. Seniors have told me how great upward bound is and how much it helped them get through. I hope to do the same some day and, be able to tell younger people under

me what it helped me with and got me through. I will be a great student in this program and not and embarrassment. I hope i will be able to attend the upward bound program, and be proud to say I was a part of upward bound.