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Application Essay To The Imagine-It Academy

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When we were children, we were raised on this a belief that if you desperately wanted something enough and were motivated to work for it, you could achieve that goal. As a child I loved art and my parents would always find me drawing, trying to improve my skill.

When I first entered high school, I chose the Imagine-It academy, which is apart of Venture Academy, because it was known for its art and technology. That year was when I learned I had social anxiety and wasn’t just shy. I had a hard time going to school and talking to the teachers, as well as the students. My immune system was starting to get affected by the stress, to the point where I would miss a few days to a week at a time just from being sick. I switched schools my sophomore year, to a school I where I was more comfortable and had a better chance of getting classes that would help get me ready for college. I gained …show more content…

So I switched schools again, this time to Delta Vista, the college prep academy. At this school not only am I taking more vigorous classes, I am also dual-enrolled in Grand Canyon University, where I am taking courses such as English, U.S. History, Sociology, and Statistics.

Which leads me to my educational goal, which is to be the first person in my immediate family to graduate from a university. Both of my brothers are currently in a local junior college, and they have said they feel as though they are squandering their time, and I would prefer not to feel the same way.

My major choice as of the present is exploratory, due to me wanting to pursue multiple educational avenues and identify with something I can be passionate about. I have always been apart of events and teams for my school and community, and would like to continue helping out throughout my college

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