In 8th grade, instead of baking cookies or cake in cooking class or drawing pictures in art, I took German 1 to put myself in the position to be placed in AP German my senior year. My freshman and sophomore years of high school I took Photography to work towards taking AP 2D Studio Art along with other AP/accelerated sciences, maths, and english classes. Certainly, there are other students that took just as difficult of courses that I did, but I pushed myself to excel in other courses that others may not have taken.
Throughout my high school career, I have always hustled myself to take these high course level classes. As a freshman I took Honors and Accelerated classes, and by my senior year I was in all AP classes, except for P.E. When I tell
However, junior year of high school changed that: I was given the opportunity to take either AP Psychology, or AP European History. I felt that the obvious choice would be to take AP European History, since I’m European and therefore already had a solid foundation for succeeding in the class, but something inside me told me to take a blind leap of faith and choose AP Psychology instead. This choice proved to be one of the greatest decisions I have made in my life. Through this class, I emerged myself into the world of psychology and fell in love with it. I didn’t complete the assignments to get a good grade. I completed them because I cherished every minute of it, and I started applying the materials learned in class to real life
During high school, I took AP Calculus 1 and AP Calculus 2 which helped me to gain an insight on how challenging the workload of a college course would be. Although it was a challenge, I still persevered through it and found that afterward I had gained many new strengths that I hadn’t previously had which have been beneficial to me even now. Taking these classes
The biggest failure I experienced was back during my Sophomore year. The hardest class in the high school was AP World History in which the requirements were hours of homework a night. Many people tried to convince me not to take the course due to the fact that it is considered the hardest class in the high school. My mom tried her hardest to try and persuade me to take a different class but I felt that it was a requirement for me to take it to prove to the colleges that I was up for the task and that I was prepared to do the work necessary to succeed in college. The course required reading a whole chapter in the text book in three days and take a quiz to prove that we read and understood the topics. This is where I struggled the most because memorizing the chapters and the major topics was very difficult unlike others who could recited the
Through my high school years, I have taken many challenging academic courses, extracurriculars, and community service. By taking AP classes through high school, I have become more prepared for challenging courses in high school and have become more responsible and independent for challenging work, from these Ap classes, I have become more prepared for Honors College. since sophomore year, I have taken the highest level course available. By being in a regular level course I did not feel as if I was being challenged enough and desired more. The high-level courses challenged me and pushed me further as the more challenging it gets the more prepared I would be for the future. As a highly motivated student, I like to be around other students who
I had just won first place in the oldest, most competitive sewing contest in the country! Something most people could only dream of had suddenly become my reality. So why wasn’t I happy? Why did I feel like I was being whisked off to prepare for the Hunger Games, groomed and fussed over by people who didn’t care about me?
Throughout high school, I have challenged myself both in the classroom and out in my community. By taking the honors classes, while participating in as many extracurricular activities as I can, I have learned the importance of balance and commitment. My school offered many dual-enrollment courses with conjunction to the local community college as well as Seton Hall University. These classes prepared me for the rigorous workload of college classes, while giving me the opportunity to earn college credits as a high school student. In addition to the dual-enrollment program, I have taken several AP classes that too transfer to college credits. I always challenged myself to take the upper-level courses because I want to be as prepared as I possibly
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I'VE BEEN SUPER EXCITED FOR THIS TO COME OUT!!! For those who don't know this is one of my anticipated of the year (you can check out my list if you haven't already, I posted it in September). But since this is the last book of the series I don't feel the need to write a very long non-spoiler review. I won't write the reasons why I love this series so much in my Top Ten list if you would like to check that. The series starts out in this futuristic world where a young girl named Cinder catches the eye of Prince Kai, the future empire of the Common Wealth. The only problem is that she's a cyborg, part-human part-robot. For this book, I would give it about a 4/5 stars. I was definitely a great read but it wasn't my favorite book in the series, I honestly felt that Cress was the best book, then
My difficult courses has taught me to always give my best effort no matter how hard the task at hand is. I have taken three advanced placement classes and four honors classes. Taking on these courses I sacrifice leisure time to study. I study between two to three hours a night for these classes so I can do my best. This is exemplified with me getting all A’s in my classes last semester. The monumental lesson I learned from my course load is to
I have always succeeded in all of my courses with high marks, earning a place in the National Honor Society. I have been in accelerated English, math, and science since eighth grade and took my first Advanced Placement course in tenth grade. Midway through tenth grade, I made the decision to graduate early considering my senior year would be very minimal in course work. To graduate early, I took economics independently last spring and challenged the U.S History and Government course. I am currently taking thirteen credits in college courses and going on clinical rotations three times a week in the hospital through the New Vision Medical Program.
I have been teaching for 6 years, and in that time I have been exposed to thousands of students, and it should be no surprise that every year there is a small group of students who modify my worldview, make me better, and teach me necessary lessons. Reilly Edgar is one of those students. He walked into my theology class second semester of his junior year with a quiet and respectful demeanor. I had spent the previous semester laying the foundation for a trusting relationship with his classmates. We were about to enter into the world of morality where the progress of the class would be predicated upon the student’s willingness to engage in discussions on pressing issues such as racism, sexual assault, gender roles, sexuality and abortion. Reilly
Education and learning expert, Carol Dweck, says “For no matter what your ability is, effort is what ignites that ability and turns it into an accomplishment.” This is the philosophy I adhere to. Throughout high school, I have strived to take the harder classes and to challenge myself instead of taking the GPA boosting classes. Life only delivers the amount that you are willing to give. I am and always have been willing to go the extra mile and to push myself to new limits. I want to continue this philosophy throughout college by taking the more rigor courses that the honors program will offer. I believe I have the passion, the perseverance, and the strength to achieve these goals.
German culture night here at und was an awesome experience. If it wasn’t for this class I probably wouldn’t have went to this event. I would have just stuck to my routine and stayed at home. I would not have gotten to experience what some of my culture is all about. I think it was a really cool experience. The two students that but it on where really great. Jessica Heller did an amazing job. I didn’t really get too involved into the event I was kind of nervous since it was my first time attending one of these events here on campus.
Best Christmas ever. Our family is probably having a great day with my cousins. We are now enclosed by German district. Bastogne, 7 ways in and 7 ways to out. Germany totally enclosed us and our supply line is pledged. It’s just 101st airborne and a cameraman. I came down here to see how bad is the situation by stationing in the front line. The sun is setting and everything is painted with red. all you can hear and smell was firing sound and gunpowder. everywhere.
I have been very blessed in my life by excelling in school. Although I do very well in my classes, there are a couple classes that I have had to work twice as hard in. To be specific, I have had to work exceptionally harder in math and science.