How To Write An Essay About My Ap Psychology Course

Physics is my new found passion; however, I realized this very late in my high school career. I recently finished my first physics class, AP Physics 1, and found that I loved the subject. The inclusion of advanced mathematics and science intrigued me and lead to my search for other ways to involve myself in the field. Although my grade in the class may suggest that everything went smoothly--it did not. I experienced my first failing grade in

Both the struggle to adapt to a new learning environment and graduating from a small private Christian high school, which taught me great values, but regrettably did not offer AP chemistry or physics classes, resulted in me not being adequately prepared at the time to excel in these courses, regardless of the amount of time and effort that I spent studying. Furthermore, by changing learning methods and studying intensely, not only did I significantly improve my GPA, but also in time excelled in upper-level science courses like organic chemistry, microbiology, parasitology, biotechnology and biochemistry. To further improve my GPA, after college graduation I decided to take courses in sociology, psychology and retake courses in physics and chemistry. My drastic improvement in school, which started in my sophomore year, allowed me to have an average GPA of 3.75 for the remaining six semesters. Currently, I am planning on taking more courses in the spring not only to continue to improve my GPA, but also to keep

As I progressed through my education, my habits slowly improved, eventually earning myself mediocre grades in mathematics and the sciences, which unbeknownst to past me, were heavily mathematically based. By the end of junior year I began to realize the true importance of everything I learned, despite it's perceived relevance at the time. The peak of my efforts culminated in a otherwise fairly average achievement -- a 3 on the AP Physics exam. To some, perhaps even a disappointment -- to me, the smart alec who's eyes were forced wide open to a world that is not forgiving to the lazy, it meant everything. The concepts and mathematics of Physics relied heavily on both knowledge and application of algebra, calculus, and geometrical ideas -- subjects I subjected myself to struggle in. In an attempt to prove to myself that I had the knowledge and mastery of these ideas, a course that was designed to incorporate them all was a true litmus test of my abilities and how far they had progressed to earn myself something only I may be proud

Throughout the time I was in middle school I lacked support from both my parents. I didn’t have anyone to push me to try and receive good grades and both my parents cared very little whether I passed my classes. Lacking parental guidance, I received poor and failing grades throughout all of middle school. I created a poor working habit and had the mindset that school was not for me. It wasn’t until the end of my 8th grade year that I realized that the grades I received could ultimately shape my future. By then I was far behind from other students who had received good grades all of middle school. At the start of high school I was placed into regular ed classes and put in elective classes just to fill up my schedule. These classes put me

Advanced Placement classes sent me to the hospital. Education has always been a blessing for my family and I. Both my parents only speak Spanish and little to no understanding of English. That is why at a young age, I learned to be a translator when my parents needed help. Therefore, I aimed to make my parents happy by academically performing well in school and helping my younger siblings at home do the same. I came across Advanced Placement and Honors classes near the end of my first year of high school. I realized that I was bored in my regular English class, but I thought nothing of it because I thought it was the same for every student. I earned an A+, and my counselor introduced me to Honors classes. I relished the Pre-AP Language Arts

In this country there are a great majority of opportunities, but for some reason in our school there aren’t as much educational opportunities as other schools in this nation. As a person that will do anything to succeed I have to take advantage of the educational opportunities that are offered. One of the educational opportunities I have taken advantage are the AP and Honors classes. These classes are more rigorous than the other regular classes and have therefore helped me be better prepared for college. The AP classes I have taken are; AP Euro, AP US History, AP Spanish Language, and AP Chemistry. As for Senior year I am taking AP Calculus and AP Government. I found out about these classes by being told by the school, I always wanted to

“Are you sure you’re in the right class? This is AP Physics.” Engineering was no longer my dream, but I still loved mathematics and physics. I maintained high grades in advanced level courses within these disciplines, while learning painting and three dimensional modeling. I spent half the school day in the office, having to get

I have learned that throughout our high school years we grow and develop new skills every year to conquer arduous obstacles. I am going to take it all the way back to 10th grade. During my sophomore year, I thought I was a pretty decent writer, usually above average, so I decided to take an honors class. The first day I was placed in a higher level of English, I thought, “Okay, how hard could this be?” To my surprise, they were assigned chapter books to read on their own and had a month to read them along with packets to complete. I was overwhelmed with work and decided it was a bad idea. I switched to a regular class and decided to be a big fish in a little pond, meaning I would be one of the smartest in the class, instead of an honors class

I went to a highly competitive public high school, where I realized the quality of education that countries like the US posses. Even though I was one of the best students of my school in Mexico, I was behind everyone in the US, so I decided to improve my math, science, and English skills. Life was a challenge during this time, but my mom and I were doing our best; I felt that my dreams were just a step from me, until things started to change. My mom’s bipolarity started to come back, and my dad started to think that she was cheating on him again. With this in mind, my dad started investigating and eventually found out that she was cheating on him. I wanted to stay in the US and challenge myself, I was ready to take AP and advanced classes during my junior year; however, that was not an option anymore. Moving back to Mexico I fell into depression; my family was devastated and my dreams were over. I only thought about my future and didn’t find an answer, I didn’t see an American university as an option anymore. Time passed and I remembered how we overcame my mother’s bipolarity: by seeing negative things as a motivation. I saw my return to Mexico and my parents’ divorce as a bigger challenge than just an AP class. I bought AP books for Calculus, Biology, and Physics, as well as preparation books for the SAT and other tests. I started self-studying for most of these subjects and tests while at

My life was never the same. I fell in love with the subject and finally felt as though I knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. No other subjects ever interested me the way psychology did. I had never taken an AP course in high school and found that this course was exceptionally challenging. The course pushed me to care more about school and the grades that I was receiving. The course opened my eyes to my future. I set a long term goal for myself, to become a clinical psychologist, and I was not going to let anything interfere on my journey to completing my goal.

At the beginning of the semester, I had trouble grasping the concepts of AP Physics because there were new ideas I had never come across. This led to frustration. I was scared that I would fall behind for the rest of the year. These concerns were revealed to my counselor whose reply was “nothing in the world is worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty. It does not matter if you don’t make a 100, as long as you strive for knowledge and understanding and you give it your best you will be fine”. I lived by those words ever since and soon developed an enthusiasm to overcome my frustration in the course and familiarize myself with the material.Through the use of Khan academy and after school tutoring, I was able to recognize the beauty

My problem was a lack of dedication and commitment. Realizing effort and motivation was imperative for future success, I decided to apply myself. I read the diagnostic from my test in detail on areas that I needed improvement on and got going. I spent the next 6 weeks endlessly going through various educational resources such as Free online textbooks, Khan academy and my dusty textbooks from high school. A strange pattern emerged during my late night study sessions, I would often find myself delving deeper and deeper into a topic than what was required for my test, what was once an annoyance to learn about soon became a profound joy. About 3 month peers were graduating, I took my test again and scored in the 95th percentile on every subject. Finally I felt like I had accomplished something, even something as fundamental as a high school

I looked down at the grade I got on my test and felt my heart drop, I had never expected such a low score. The most challenging AP class I took in high school was AP Chemistry because it was different from any other science class. I had some background knowledge in the class because I had taken honors chemistry the year before, but there was a significantly higher amount of content taught for each unit in AP Chemistry. There was also more hands-on learning in the class as we did many labs for each unit. One such lab included a titration lab where our lab group was supposed to figure out the mystery acid at the end of the lab. I enjoyed the labs and was interested in seeing the real world applications of the content we learned in class.

Throughout elementary and middle school, I was the star child, earning the honor roll each report card and receiving the highest reading points by reading challenging chapter books. When time came for high school, I was underprepared and shortsighted by what was expected of me. I decided to take on multiple honors/Pre AP courses but due to the lack of information my parents and I had, we thought I would succeed just as I had done in the past. Unfortunately, I encountered many struggles and setbacks in my first year and I was not performing up to par. I stayed up late nights, working hard just to pass my classes but to my dismay, I failed the first semester of Pre AP Biology. Without the proper information on how to develop study skills and guidance as to what challenges come with taking multiple honors/Pre AP courses, I was lost. Regardless of how long I studied, I still did not perform as well as I hoped. After two years of attending that

Junior year was a true test of my determination, skills, and perseverance. I faced some of the most common educational challenges students face such as the fear of not being able to pursue my interests because of not being good at it and worrying about how I compared to others. I decided to take AP Physics 1, brushing off warnings of how difficult it was. I wasn’t going to be intimidated, but rather take this challenge. However, I underestimated how difficult the class would actually be. When the teacher began teaching it was as if he was speaking another language. Even when I thought I understood the concepts, I would go to do my homework and blankly stare at the problems, not knowing how to even approach them. I felt helpless because no matter how intently I paid attention or how many problems I attempted, my brain wasn’t processing the information. I would study even more after listening to the lectures and doing the homework and thought I finally understood the lessons, until the quizzes came around. I would walk into class nervous because I knew I was still having trouble with the lesson; my heart would begin pounding when the bell rang as if it were a cue for my nerves and my palms would become sweaty. I would scratch my name at the top and began to read the first question, but I would panic when I didn’t understand it and my mind would go blank. I would get my grade back, look at the score, and slump in my chair- my score clearly reflected my lack of confidence. I