me want to get as far away from California as I could for college. UCLA‚ a 50-minute drive from my home in Irvine‚ did not seem as exciting as going off to the east coast by myself‚ which was always how I envisioned my college experience. As a naïve 18-year-old‚ I figured I no longer needed my parents’ help. I would go to Baltimore and be fine on my own‚ because after all‚ it was through my own hard work that I had been accepted to college. My mom‚ having left her home in California to go study in
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When I first came to Austin College‚ my goal was to earn great grades and get into medical school. Although I was involved in multiple of co-curricular activities in high school‚ my plan for Austin College was to do what was required to reach my future goal of becoming a family doctor. Yet‚ the various organizations at Austin College sparked my interest‚ and slowly but surely I began to get involved. Although I have been overwhelmed at times‚ I quickly learned that being involved in the Sherman
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I am doubting myself‚ physically and mentally. Will my body be able to handle college athletics after everything I’ve put it through? Am I smart enough to maintain the grades I have been expected to have my whole life? But before I can even think about these things the real question is constantly making an appearance in my head: do I even really want to be a college athlete? I could never imagine that part of my life gone and knowing that all those practices and games were
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While most people may focus on the academic side of a scholar‚ I feel there should be a much broader definition. I would define a scholar as an individual that is dedicated to their education‚ uses their God-given talents for the benefit of others‚ and pushes themself in all of their endeavors whether it is spiritual‚ physical‚ or mental. This would promote a much more well-rounded person. Placing more emphasis on an individual’s drive‚ ethics‚ and integrity in addition to their grades or test
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The dream that I have is to go to college. However‚ college can be very expensive‚ but I will not let finances keep me from reaching my dream. I learned about scholarships at the beginning of 7th grade‚ and now that I am getting closer and closer to my senior year‚ I will take every opportunity I can for those scholarships. This scholarship is one of my first opportunities to receive some money for my goal‚ and I do hope that I am able to receive it. As a student‚ my responsibilities are to complete
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school graduate I was more concerned about things outside of college. I forced myself to go to college‚ but I wasn’t too sure what I wanted to be yet‚ so I started off with Radiology Technician. I didn’t strive to do my best‚ which knew I could have. As long as I made a passing grade I was happy with that‚ but with medical programs being competitive‚ that wasn’t going to cut it. When I graduated high school‚ I knew I needed to go to college‚ so I signed up like any other high school graduate. At that
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In my interactions with numerous scholars at college‚ I observed that there was a large disconnect between how Americans and Chinese people view certain issues. I realized with China’s growing global presence‚ individuals who understand the perspectives of both countries would be in a unique position
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One of the greatest challenges i believe that our generation will face is finishing high school‚ going to college and getting a job. One of the reasons that most teens wont finish high school is because alot of them are often peer pressured into doing things that will delay or prevent them from finishing such as getting pregnant‚ getting caught up in gangs and drugs. Another reason that teens may not finish high school is because they may not get required services that they need in order for them
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My goal is to graduate college on top of my class‚ debt free and at least a 3.0 GPA. My dream is to graduate with a bachelor in Health science on top of my class‚ I will be the first to graduated high school‚ and went and graduate college. I don’t just want to graduate; I want to graduate with flying colors. My obstacles are the same as any college student such as time‚ needs and wants‚ excuses‚ not focusing enough (distraction). I find myself sometimes having a hard time deciding my needs and wants
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Throughout my entire career as a student‚ I have put into my mind that I need to do the best I can‚ so that I can be accepted into a great college and receive scholarships. I worked hard every year so that I could earn great grades to raise my GPA. I am now ranked fourth in my class. I selected challenging and advanced courses ‚ so that I could increase my GPA even more. Every year I took classes that were honors or AP. I chose not to focus on the easy elective options‚ and instead I chose to take
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