I Am A Great Guy Who Always Been Labeled With The Word `` Mediocrity ``

Rudy’s best friend was the only one who believed he could. Though Rudy’s grades were not great in high school; he worked hard to get decent grades in college. Rudy was given the opportunity to attend a community college to earn better grades that would get him into Notre Dame. Rudy studied endlessly to get B’s and A’s in his classes. The road to reaching my goal is a difficult one. To develop a story will be a long, difficult process and I will struggle with scenes and character development. My goal will be difficult to achieve, but I will never stop working hard to achieve my

She recalls the struggles, the fun, her failures and even her success in the end (Harding, 2011). The personal story shows the real road it takes with decisions we make “when entering college, Harding wrote that she began college because she felt it was expected of her”(Harding, 2011). College students often make choices based on what they perceive as pressure to do so by others like councilors, parents and even society. They enter college thinking this is what my plan should look like and not making choices that are the best for them. Harding said that in the end “ we all become graduates of one of the finest universities in the world- and already, nobody much cared how we got there”(Harding,2011). To me this shows that even if you pass by the skin of your teeth, you can still fail in the end. A diploma is not the end result that maters the most. Students need to choose colleges that appeal to their needs and goals and not just go to get a diploma. If students spend no time studying weather boarded or not liking their studies, then what difference does the diploma make in the end. Students would just have a degree that often goes unused in life but the costs is ever mounting to these students. The financial cost, the cost of failure, loss of energy and time, causes many students to never finish their education or even to avoid going in the

The sweat was dripping down John’s face as he pushed the weights off his chest. Everyone ran towards their bags after a student said there was a gun in school. Twitter was the first source that everyone checked just to make sure. Boom! The door slammed open as Coach Ben yelled “Hurry up and get out”. John’s heart started beating faster and faster. No one knew what was going on. As students were running to the gym everyone was panicking and pushing each other. John could feel the burn on his elbow but he didn’t know what it was. When everyone got to the gym John’s elbow was covered in blood. Everyone was told to get down and stay quiet. Later on coach told everyone a student brought a gun to school and was planning on committing suicide.

These thoughts have been consuming Dan's mind for the past two hours, slowly filling his body with great amounts of stress and anxiety, which eventually overcame his entire being and took control of his actions, ensuing in the forceful push of his schoolwork out of his sight. Tears began to develop in his brown eyes, but he immediately blinked them away, not wanting to feel even worse about himself. After all, crying would make Dan assume that he has lost the battle between himself and...himself. In other words, he does not want his emotions to get the best of him, or interfere with his life outside of his college

Craig is a fifteen year old boy living in Brooklyn with his family of four, and all he wants is to succeed in life, if he doesn’t kill himself first. He is depressed and pretty much hates his life, he wants to be normal. His best friend, Aaron, stole his crush, Nia, which makes him hate life even more. His stress eventually manifests itself in an eating disorder, use of pot, affected sleep habits, and suicidal thoughts. So, he admits himself to a nearby psychiatric hospital. "I'm fine. Well, I'm not fine -- I'm here." (Vizzini, 11) Many teens deal with stress themselves and cope in many different ways, and don’t pay attention to what is going on within themselves because they are too busy just making sure they are doing what they are supposed to be doing.

Every living human being has the opportunity and ability to do what he or she feels is just for the world. Although, in the present age, society seems to lack the figures of “social beings” (cctwincities.org). These social beings are seen as up standers. They have the charisma and dedication required to relentlessly pursue and never give up on a cause that they feel strongly about; be it through their words or actions. Craig Kielburger is often referred to as an up stander. At a very young age when Kielburger’s passion towards helping others to promote the common good began, his parents encouraged him to go for it [,] [t]he only failure in life is not trying (Kielburger, 1998, p. 13). Through the many institutions that Kielburger works with,

As the narrator starts his life in college as he has many situations that he is forced to deal with that will shape his journey to his self-discovery. The time his spend in college he is able to look back on the philosophy of the college is inessential to become who he is in the future.

Many people believe that their image and prestige is the number one thing they should be worried about. That if they don’t perfect in school and go to a prestigious school that their life won’t amount to anything. Well let me tell you that this is a naive and mislead view of the world and completely untrue because those that have actually made it in this world either stumble into it on accident or because they actually decided to work towards improving themselves before improving their transcripts. Let me tell you the story of Andre Holguin, a 23 year old young man who was bullied as a kid, had a hard time fitting in, and did horrible in highschool yet somehow has

With no relatives to guide his way, Reyes would be the first to travel down the college road. Regardless, he was up for the challenge and began enrolling in advanced placement courses from middle school until high school. He dreamt of huge ACT scores, AP credit, and rigorous work that would ensure college readiness. Unfortunately, Reyes’ was never able to focus the energy required in advanced placement. The same classes he thought would rise him to college stardom become his end. After performing poorly in all his AP classes, Reyes’s GPA was so low, kids taking regular education courses were better off. Things were so bad, schools such as Texas State and Texas Tech University returned letters of rejection to the poor senior. The people who were “too dumb to get into any regular school”, as put by most college seniors, were labeled “losers”. It was an embarrassing time for Reyes’, but still, he decided it was time to change his ways. He’d always wanted to attend the University of Texas at Austin, so he decided if he had to attend community college, he would fix his image by transferring to a prestige’s

A student’s life is one of the many subjects that binds each and every individual together regardless of their upbringing. In Alfie Kohn’s essay How Not to Get into College, the side effects and sacrifices that students must make in order to achieve success are clearly stated and outlined. Personally, I believe that every point that Kohn approaches in his work is the truth and expresses the views and personal struggle of every student. In respect to my personal experience through high school, the overwhelming pressure from parents, societal pressure to become something of use and personal pressure to make sure the expectations are met are the problems I have faced in getting ready for the future.

Despite Chris’s living situation he was expected to do very big things growing up because he was a genius. Toward the end of highschool he accepted a scholarship to Reed College, which he later noted was a mistake. After his first year his mother forgot to sign the financial statement for the renewal of the scholarship and he lost his opportunity for an affordable college education. Instead of sticking up for himself against the University, he didn’t explain it was a mistake. After working for a couple years he tried college again, enrolling in Montana State.

Marcus sits with his ankles crossed, hugging his legs, and resting his forehead on his knees. “How did I get here,” he wonders. When he met Mayang in Melbourne he thought all his dreams were coming true. His future seemed to be laid out right in front of him and she was the key. Now, he sits alone in a dumpster. “I’m just like the rest of the garbage,” Marcus thinks. His whole life he wanted to be a part of something bigger. But like usual, when he had the opportunity to better himself, he fucked it up. “You’re so fucking stupid,” Marcus says to himself. He smacks his own head with the palm of his hand repeating,

He was learning to adjust to college life: studying, lacrosse practice, working, and his mother was very sick. The first year of college was his hardest year. He failed two classes because he didn't study a lot. He played around a lot and did not take his books serious he didn't care. “I failed my first semester but fought hard to get straight B’s afterwards.”

Dennis Price hopped on the bus in his usual persona as a normal high school student, while not looking forward to consent torment from his peers. He never thought highly of himself, but thought he was an average person deserves respect. “Why must I go through this”, he said to himself as he finds a seat, while they looked at him in a dishearten fashion. He finds his seat as the bus begins to take off to the school and he heard a familiar voice whispering in his ear; “why don’t you do all of us a favor and just kill yourself”. Dennis ignored the student’s whisper and sits in his seat alone and wondered when he will stop hearing the noise. He was a positive person, but knew something had to be done in order to build himself up and do something unimaginable. The bus pulls up to the school and Dennis is always the last guy to exit the bus. While he leaves, he is stopped by the bus driver and he tells him to “keep your head up and be stronger than what you are”. Dennis hopped off the bus thinking about what the bus driver told him and indented to keep a positive attitude despite the noises. He intended to keep his positive outlook as he walks inside the school and heads towards his locker.

In June each year, high school graduates in Iran take a rigorous, centralized nationwide university entrance exam, called the Concours, seeking a place in one of the public schools. It 's unfortunate that only 10 percent of applicants will be accepted. In The U.S, all the students, superb or lousy, have the opportunity of studying in a college. In the U.S, I’ve met lots of people who were not doing so great in high school; fortunately, the transition from high school to college has made them an exceptional student. In Iran, Komeil was one of my best friends,and despite the fact that he was not doing a good job in high school, I could say with some confidence that if he 'd gone to college, he would’ve changed.