I Was A Music Major Is For Me

My transition into high school was as easy as taking a breath. I had always found school quiet easy and I never had to put much effort into getting promising grades. Before high school I had my whole life figured out, or at least I thought I did. I had planned that I would attend a law school or major in English. After a while of being in high school I started to realize many things. My parents did not have the financial stability to send me to a law school, I was not as smart as all the other kids, little by little I began struggling with a negative mentality about myself and my future. I slowly let go of my dream of becoming a lawyer and decided to join the Health Careers Academy. Soon enough, I began to have a deep interest in the medical field but then again I continued to have the same question; how can I afford going to a medical school? I did not know much about college or what it took to get into college. I assumed I just had to have a pretty transcript and that was all it took. My self confidence began to lower as I saw how other students cruised through their high school years so effortlessly. I never wanted to ask for help because I did not want to seem “dumb”. I would bite my tongue and hold in all the unanswered questions I had. My junior year, I was having a very difficult time. I had a tight schedule which consisted of almost all AP or honors courses. I slowly began to give up because I did not believe that I could do it. I let my grades slip failing almost

The only thing that experience has shown me is that without diligence and perseverance, nobody can be successful in the long run. Sometimes, people will be born into a richer family or will be more talented than you, but adversity is the finest blessing in disguise. The US Navy SEALS say that when you say you cannot keep pushing, you have only realised 40% of your potential. From waking up at 5:00 am in the morning to go lift with my track team, and sleeping less than 5 hours each day to handle more than double the normal number of courses in high school, I have always believed that this 40% rule is true, and will continue to do

Life is a long process of learning and developing as human beings. We constantly make mistakes that allow us the opportunity to learn and improve ourselves. I completely agree with author Ralph Waldo Emerson's statement " Unless you have tried to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow." because if we set limitations on ourselves then we will inhibit further growth. Only an individual's determination and persistence to achieve a certain goal will allow the individual to move past limitations and realize their true potential. The limitations we set upon ourselves will dictate the rest of our lives as we begin to doubt and undermine our abilities. As a student, the moment I accept the idea that I could

My moms raised me with a strong set of morals, including “hard work pays off.” Sometimes this can be discouraging when you work hard, but it doesn’t pay off as you’d like it to. I’ve always gotten the grades I strive for without much struggle. However, once high school started, everything changed. I’d work for weeks on a scholarship essay, and I wouldn’t even place. I’d work for months to get something published and then read other people’s names in the congratulations announcement. I’d constantly wonder: Who’s at the top of the class? Who’s going to win the end of year awards? When you consistently get the grades that I do, people just expect those grades. No one congratulates you on your hard work anymore, and you don’t always get recognized. Despite the lack of recognition, I still take pride in my grades, and continue to work hard. Getting great grades is something I know I can do, even when it’s difficult to do. The difficulty makes it even more satisfying when I see the hard work pay off, and I get the grade I wanted. I’ve encountered

No one was degrading my dream, it was just that, my score on the practice test for the SHSAT wasn’t good enough to get into Stuyvesant or any school. The SHSAT is out of 800 points. There are 2 sections, Math and Verbal. Each section is 400 points, the math section had 50 questions and the verbal had 45 questions. A school to get into Stuyvesant is around 600. I was getting around the 430’s. I always said to myself. “It’s too early to quit. Keep trying.” However, ever time I tried, I did much worse than I expected. Every time I took a practice test during the summer, I always think about the people I told my dream to and then I think what would happen if I didn’t get in. I had a poor mentality at the time, and I couldn’t handle all of this uncertainty. Then I questioned to myself, “Why are you taking this exam?” Then more questioned emerged, “ Do you really want to get into Stuyvesant? and “Are you doing this for you or someone else?” This really fragmented my will to do well in this exam. On October 25 2014, my Dad drove me to Long Island City High School. On the ride, I never felt this shaky in my life. My parents spent thousands of dollars for me to do well in this exam and if I don’t get in, I’ll never hear the end of it. On the test, I just didn't want to take it. Then something in me said to try your best. I tried my best on the exam. Once I was finished, I waited until they called time. Once I left, I was elated that I got this test over with. Near the end of April 2015, I was called by the guidance counselor. I went to her room and she told me to sit down. She gave me this packet containing info about my score on the SHSAT and what public high school I got into. I got a 443 on the SHSAT, and I didn’t get into any public high

I felt miserable listening to music and not being able to dance. As an impulsive intake, I also began my enlistment process towards the US Air Force. To me, it sounded like a great way to go since all the benefits would elevate me towards my goals (Including discipline that I surely needed, and still need). That has still taken way too long on my clock, and I’ve spent all these months thinking of what I would like to major in. Many great studies of literature, maths and sciences attract me but not as much as the arts. Within the arts, I find all these wonderful mediums where I can easily combine and learn as I

Do you really know why? Are you doing what makes you happy? If not then endeavor to do what Mark Edmunson did and find yourself. If you’re just doing what others what you to do, you’re most likely not going to be blissful, unless you authentically are you father’s son or mother’s daughter. Edmunson explicates his main conceptions of how college is virtually setting you up for failure and his influences on chasing his own dream and doing what he loves. In this speech, he went over how people don’t really go after what they want to and have many influences that make them go after currency instead of a career they will

Thank you for having us read the tragedy of Willy Loman, The Death of a Salesman. You can work hard at anything, but if you are not passionate about it, you will get nowhere. It reminds me of one of my brothers that didn't realize he was chasing the wrong dream until it was too late. At school he was pursing different subjects, but at home he was passionate about music and rapping. Since he was an exceptional artist, he decided to go to an art school. Soon he realized it wasn't for him and dropped out, and now he has to start over. We must realize now while we still have the time and resources what we want from life and what we are passionate about. If we don't ask ourselves these questions now, we may not have later to consider them.

While I was training, I did not think much why I wanted to become a drum major. I only wanted the attention from being a drum major, and this became clear during my audition. My frequent embarrassing mistakes revealed my degree of dedication and everyone knew I lacked the interest and the skill to become the next drum major. Realizing trying out for drum major was not what I really wanted, it felt I have wasted my whole summer. Steve Jobs once said, “The only way to do great work is to love what you do”. This quote accurately described my situation because becoming a drum major was not something I loved. It was simply a way to achieve something else I loved, and this ultimately costed me at the end. Now while applying to college to become a veterinary doctor I can confidently say I am pursuing what I find truly empassionating. However, instead of panicking and rushing to finish my applications all at once, I am facing them one at a time with dedication. It is because the last lesson I learned has to do with time

If a person wakes up every day and does the same thing they did yesterday this person is not allowing himself to grow. Everyday at work or school challenge yourself to master a different ability, it could something as small as learning to cook a different type of food. A person who has abilities in many different fields is looked upon with favor from society. In high school the most popular kid is going to be the kid who gets good grades, is very athletic, is very social and is all around good in many different things. He was not just born with those gifts, he worked he's ass off every single trying to master those things. In wrestling my coach say every day you do something hard you may not want to do, you get 1% better and this is the same with life. Do not just sit on the couch waiting day by day for life to get better, go out of your comfort zone, find your limit because everybody has one but most will not find what it is. Limits are the one thing that hold us back from being next to perfect. Some people will find their limit in one thing and never try to find it in other field. They want to accept they will never be an amazing person, they just want to stay in their comfort

My quality of sound started to sound better and I just knew I was getting closer to my goal. By the end of my eight grade year, my technique had gotten better and I was ready to be a part of the North Salem Wind Ensemble. When I got to high school, I choose band as one of my electives, hoping that I would be placed in Wind Ensemble. Unfortunately, I didn’t make it into Wind Ensemble. From that day forward, I worked harder and practiced like never before. Then, my sophomore year came and I made it into Wind Ensemble and all of my hard work paid off. I knew that if I worked hard I would accomplish my goal. I would go to the local music stores and buy music books so that I could practice, learn, and study new music. I knew that in order for me to make it into Wind Ensemble I would have to practice every chance that I got. This was one of my biggest goals for entering high school and I wasn’t going to give up on my goal no matter how difficult it had gotten. It was a struggle taking my instrument home daily and studying my music outside of my school work but I still managed to do it anyway. I believe that working hard is important because when you work hard in life you accomplish your

My teachers once said to me “There are no wrong notes but how you play them, the feelings you put in and how you play them in time. It’s all about your timing.” This advice has stayed with me the most and looking back over the last year I can see that timing is everything not just in music.

I have doubted my ability throughout my whole life. Since, I was a kid I had a constant battle with myself regarding my abilities. It had interfered with my goals. Most recently, I had to change my major because I know that I was not going to make it. Throughout my high school career, I’ve always wanted to be in the medical field. More specifically, I’ve always wanted to be a nurse. Although when I started researching I found that it was very difficult getting into a nursing program. From there, I reevaluated my abilities and what I actually wanted to do with my life.

The 3rd family member to go to college and the 2nd youngest in the family. Isamar had a lot of guidance from her 10 sisters which only 2 sisters were able to graduate from college. Which you may think that she had a lot of support since she is one out of 13 children in her family (10 girls, 3 boys), but she had problem getting the money to get to college. So she had to get a part-time job at Kohl’s so she could be able to get money for college, which her older siblings were able to help her little bit with the money. When she graduate and was able to afford college she decided to go to San Jose Community College which she studied how to be a social worker. Since she wanted to help families get together, since she said that she liked the feeling of helping others.

So I just went with what I had done all my life, music. I loved music ever since my first piano lesson when I was eight but it soon turned into a chore. I began to hate playing but still I continued on. I often told myself that I would get better, but the more I thought about being a band director for the rest of my life the more I started to realize this was not for me. Then after a lot of thought I changed my major to business. My life seemed to be going know where. There was so many things that I knew I wanted to do I just did not know how to pursue them. I had always wanted to open up a small business so I thought maybe I will try this. Still I could not shake this feeling that I had no idea what I needed to do with my life. I prayed and prayed for God to show me a sign, anything. The sign did not come until my last semester at ICC, when someone suggested that I could study anthropology. At first I had no idea what it was or such major existed, so I did my research and found this to be the major I was looking for. I already had the University of Tennessee in mind and when I found out that Anthropology was offered I knew this was the right