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When I Came To Early College
I am becoming a woman, I have became a child, a teenager and now a young lady, but I am becoming a woman who will succeed in life because I have never gave up. Early college has not only shaped me into a better person academically, but a better person in life in general. Before I came to Early College High School, I was struggling socially, emotionally and academically. Coming from a family that didn’t have a lot of money, my parents didn’t go to college and eventually being raised by my grandparents, it was not always easy for me. In middle school I was bullied because of the things I wore, my weight, and how I looked. Then in 8th grade I heard about early college, in my mind I’m thinking “Do I really want to go to a school that does not have any sports”? Because I ran tack and I cheered, but then I thought to myself, “Do I really want to be bullied for being different, when I go into high school?” I chose my second choice, although it was hard to leave cheerleading and running for fun, I was going to start fresh, going to a new school with new people, and it was a place I could BECOME a woman. …show more content…
I made a lot of new friends, and no one ever judge me for how I looked or dressed. When I came to early college I wanted to be a Veterinarian and then I wanted to be a CEO, because you know who likes to be bossed around? Not me. I wanted to be my own boss. Academically my grades increased a lot freshman year. I struggled when it came to english but this school revolves around reading every little thing, in every subject. When I needed help I got help and if I failed I got a second try. This school is all about second

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