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When I was 14 and my brother was 11 years old my mom got an opportunity to teach in United states of America and she had to leave us for a while I was surprised by hearing the news I was sad and unhappy. Before leaving to America, she promised us that she would return to India. We were so exhilarated as we were going to see and fly to a new country, and I was also euphoric that nobody is there to stop me from doing anything because my dad was really fun loving, caring, and friendly person and my mom was totally opposite she is strict, disciplined person we were very much grateful to our dad he took care of us with lot of patience

When I first started college, my academic goals were to learn as much as possible, join a Christian fellowship, get into the criminal justice program, decide whether or not to go to graduate school, and to graduate in four years. In addition, to also to either get a job or get accepted into an internship. My overall goal was to enjoy and make the most out of my college experience. My career goals back when I was a freshman, were to figure out if I want to join law enforcement or go to law school and find a job in the field of criminal justice, while being happy working the job. Over the course of two years, some of those goals have been achieved and some goals have been changed.

My father wanted a better life for us, he thought life is making choices, and he wanted his Mom & children near him so he can be a father to us . In 1999 ' when my father calleds my Grandma and said, " we have to be in Kenya in order for the process to be porcessed. I still can remember how terrified I was leaving my homeland I had to leave my mom , freind , and my relative in Somalia.The process takes sometimes before you get approved. We moved to a place where everything was different culturly , religiously, and they spoke a language that I could't understand I was surrounded by a new environment and everything seems so hard . But then i adjust to that alien environment. I made friends , i learned the laugues "Sawahili" I was in a different land and I learn a different culture , there are a lot of surprises and somethimes difficult things that impresses when you are in a country that you have never been

There are many things that can hold people back from goals that they are determined to accomplish. Despite these hardships and dilemmas that we face, if we have fight in us and the correct work ethic we are bound to succeed. I personally have faced my share of obstacles in my life and have been through plenty of hardships. However, I always overcome them in one way or another. For example, when I first walked the halls of Harlingen High School I entered as a shy but ambitions freshman with a lot of friends and unfortunately a lot of enemies. I was always put down due to play playing ability in band. I constantly tried to get better and better and that’s when freshman region auditions came along. I was excited to be able to actually compete

Since my Freshman Year at Highland Park High School, I knew that I wanted to attend Rutgers University. From time to time I would ask my parents to drive me across the bridge that dives Highland Park and New Brunswick; the home of Rutgers University. Sometimes there was bumper to bumper traffic but I did not care. I knew I was eventually

Never would I have expected to be in a position where I have experienced more failure than success, scared that I would never become the person I want to be, or having to tell my family I failed. This all seems like a horrifying nightmare from which I am yet to wake. However, to place the blame on anyone but myself would be to deny my own shortcomings, and inability to handle the adversities life has thrown my way. My current position is not one that happened overnight, nor is it a reflection of my intellect, but rather the result of an inability to adapt to a new environment while running away from home life. Having entered the American school system in

dream to continue my education and finish my Criminal Justice degree, but life kept happening and

How much are you willing to sacrifice for another life? When it came down to my parents they had to sacrifice everything. Moving from Albania to America was one of the hardest obstacles they faced, but it was one of the greatest gift that our family ever got. When I was a little girl I dreamed of coming to America. Most of my cousins lived here and I always heard of the opportunities and success I could have. Every time my cousins would come to Albania they would tell me all these stories. When they left I always wished to go with them, but I was always told I couldn't go and I never understood why. My parents would tell me that I didn't have papers. On day my dad secretly went out and played the lottery. In America, the lottery is the opportunity to winning millions of dollars. In other countries, winning the lottery is life changing.It's being able to come to America, a place I always imagined being magical. My dad always tells me, you will never lose anything by trying something new. You will either win or learn. If it wasn't for him applying for the lottery, I would have a very different story to tell, (try to talk about how my life is changing, in what access you have in albanian and what the lottery has been life changing

I entered high school, and I made it a personal promise and goal to absolutely succeed and push my limits. So far, I have succeeded with this goal. From the beginning of my freshman year, I made sure I took the maximum amount of classes, and I finished each course with an A. I took advantage of an internship program at my school, where I shadowed one of the science teachers at my school. Throughout my Sophomore year, I continued this. I finished each course with an A, except for Biology, for which I finished it with a B. I am now in my senior year, and I continue to be successful with all of my classes.

The difference between my sister and I were our age, but that was not a big deal, we were really close. When mom and dad were at work, she had responsibility as the eldest sister to take care of me and my brother. We were always watching my 3 years old brother’s favorite movie, Tarzan. It was nice spending time together with my brother and sister. Days later, I heard my parent’s conversation about going to America. My mind was in shock and I was scared. My mother told me that we were moving because, “America is a country of a new beginnings; better education and job opportunities”. I came to America when I was eleven years old from Mexico. Leaving behind family, friends, traditions, culture and our country was a hard decision for everyone to make. I remember saying good-bye to my family and friends; it was one of the hardest situations from the process of a new beginning. I had a question, Will I see them again? It was a question with no answer. I did not know when I would see my family and friends again, but there was hope inside me. What really affected me the most was saying good-bye to my sister Miriam. She did not like the idea of coming to the United States, because she had a life in Rio Bravo, I think everyone did, but I had no choice.

In 2004, my family emigrated to America from Pakistan. Our lives in Pakistan were better than most. We lived in a huge condo and my father owned a plant nursery which earned him enough money to support us. However, my parents wanted their kids to have a better future and become something great one day. This wasn’t really possible in Pakistan; the education system wasn’t great and it wasn’t safe either. Because of this, we emigrated to America so my siblings and I could achieve the American dream through proper education. Little did I know that my life would drastically change.

Before my arrival to the United States, I had been living with my aunt and uncle for about one year, that way, my parents could establish themselves in the U.S. before my sister and I arrived. A few months after I celebrated my seventh birthday, I moved from Ethiopia to the United States, so that I could be reunited with my parents. The excitement of being able to just hug my parents again eclipsed any fear I had about traveling half way across the world, away from anything I was previously familiar with. I knew my life was never going to be the same once again, and after 13 years of living here in the U.S. I can fully attest to that.

Do you know the struggles and how immigrants feel about leaving their whole life behind in their native country? Well, I should know, since I am an immigrant who has migrated from The Dominican Republic to the United States. A lot of people do not know how difficult it is for people to leave their countries, it has been five years since I came to the United States. The situation was very hard for my family and I. Since I was 2 years old, I have lived with my father, but I have always been really close with my mother. My father and my grandmother decided that moving to the United States would be a great opportunity for me and my siblings. I was excited, but at the same time it was a very difficult decision because I had to leave my mother behind.

I decided that USNA was the best choice for me in my early high school years while beginning my college search. So far, I was unsuccessful in finding a challenging enough university that appealed to my interests and extra-curriculars. I had never seriously considered military life before, much less a service academy. But, when I found them on a college rankings website, I decided they were worth a look; I was surprised by what I found. The academies are completely different from any other university, in that they are able to emphasize physique, mentality, and morality in addition to academics. Given my extra-curriculars, I was very excited to read that service academies culminate everything into one remarkable experience.

Being from a third world country and having to grow up there for a while I have learned the importance of never giving up and to rather face a challenge head on, work hard, and essentially be able to overcome that challenge. All my life I have been faced with challenges ranging from poverty, emotional challenges, and just wanting to do well for myself and my family. Once my family and I moved to the United States of America I finally had an opportunity to education so my biggest goal for myself at the time was to do well in school and eventually work towards a degree after leaving high school. I managed to accomplish this goal through elementary school to the present as I was constantly on the honor roll year after year, in honor programs,