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For me, college wasn't something i thought about seriously. It wasn't until i promised my parents that i would make them proud that i started to seriously think about college and all the reasons why it was going to be hard for me to go. I was born in Mexico, i dont have the educational advantage that others have, so i have to work twice as hard as someone who as all the advantages. Now the only dream i have is go to college, graduate college, and make my parents proud. They're the most important thing to me, i owe them all i have. I'm scared of not being accepted or not have the money to pay, and i do not want my parents to work twice as hard just to pay for college. They promised me that they would help me, all i need is the desire to study, but i don't want to take advantage of their kindness. I am grateful they tried to give me and my siblings a better life and a better education coming to this country, and i hope that people look at who i am, what i have and the things i can do. You may think that from all that i have said i only want to go to college because of my parents, but i feel that this is for me too. I want to feel proud of something i accomplish, I want to tell everyone who told me i couldn't do it that i could and i did it. English isn't my first language, so reading it, writing it and speaking it, is not something i'm confident in. I was born in Mexico, and came here when I was 2 years old. I’ve been going back and forth between the two countries since i

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