Personal Statement: My Experience At Hoover High School

When I think of a significant challenge, the thing which stands out in my mind is one of the biggest change in my life which was moving to the United States. I was in 11th grade in Pakistan before I migrated to the U.S. I had to retake that grade. I felt bad to be one year behind, but later I started to participate actively in all my classes, but the change of the type of study was the biggest obstacle in my way to get educated and be successful. There are many differences between the education here and the one in Pakistan. There were a series of challenges I faced after settling into the school like meeting new people and getting along with them. Because I was shy, it was hard for me to get along with others whom I didn’t even know. I knew

Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge. How did this challenge affected your academic achievements?

The challenges I go through on a daily basis is bulling from other students, being called names by my brother, myself not thinking positively, me not staying calm in situations, etc. The way I find strength to help me through my challenges is my mostly my parents, and my parents are, my mom Sue, and my dad

The biggest challenge for me this year was doing my work thoroughly. While on the surface this may seem like something that should be easy, for me it was the first year I was really unable to get away with only giving 75% effort on my work. The assignment that really got me to understand this was an active reading assignment we had early in the school year. When we got into class we were told to define the word “affectation”. While I had read over the article I had not taken the time to define every word and got a 0/5. This assignment was my abyss because of the fact that I missed points that I could have easily received had I spent just another 30 seconds to completely finish my homework. The majority of my challenges occurred after my abyss. A major challenge for me came in my writing. At the beginning of the year I did not realize how important it was to truly stick to the writing process and take time with my writing. In past years I had been able to get away with occasionally drifting off topic during my writing and it took me a while to understand how exactly to approach a paper. Throughout the year I went through a transformation in my writing. After a few writing assignment I began to understand how to approach a paper and my writing has grown since. This year in humanities has left me with a gift. Through Humanities I learned a couple things that I will take away with me and use not just for the rest of highschool but for the rest of my life. One thing I took away was how to approach my work. When facing a large assignment it is important to not be intimidated and procrastinate starting your work. While the first few days of such an assignment can be challenging if you focus and knock out parts of the assignment slowly and concisely the end result of your work will be much better and your last few days doing the assignment will be far less

Being that it is a day before quarter one ends, my biggest challenges so far have been keeping my grades at a proficient level consistently. When it comes to my academics the struggle these past few months was in my Pre-AP English class. Every other week or so we would take reading check quizzes to make sure we were reading our books and that we understood any confusion we might have faced. My social life is a whole other story, to make it short we are  middle school students going through everything WE could possibly think of that has nothing to do with real life problems; also change happens and it takes time getting used to. I am handling my self the best way I know how when it comes to me… well let’s just say I’m a handful in a positive

The first challenge I faced was fitting in socially. I frequently experienced being ignored and laughed at. These days were tough and I could only tell myself that things would get

When I arrived at Frontenac High School today for my internship, I found out that Mr. Buzard was sick. He had left the substitute teacher with what the students should be working on for the class. I was able to help the students with their assignment today. It was the first day that I have actually felt like a teacher.

It’s been almost one year since one of my proudest and at the same time the most dejected moment of my life; graduating from Joel Barlow High School. For the most part, I was ecstatic to be graduating from high school and looking forward to attending college in New York City. I was excited to have my first taste of being independent and the thrill of moving from a town where nothing interesting ever happens to a city where I could spend my time doing whatever I wanted At the same time, I knew that my graduation would be the last time that I would be able to see my closest friends together for a while. I used graduation as a chance to say my final goodbyes to everyone I knew before I moved away for the summer. Even though I told people I was

The greatest obstacle I have ever faced in my life has been, and will always be: language barriers. When I was approximately six years old, my family decided it was time for me to attend an afternoon English school in addition to my morning education in Spanish. At the time I was still in Bolivia and the process for my family's documentation had just started. I did my best to learn the content that I could memorize, however, I never put the same effort in the spoken part of the course. My lack of effort in the spoken field affected me greatly six years later when our paperwork had been approved and my siblings and I moved to the U.S. As much as I bragged about being bilingual to my family, I realized shortly after my arrival to the United States that it wasn't true; I understood what people said, but it was in vain if I couldn't respond and express myself to those around me.

The time that I faced challenges in my life would have to be when my mother was diagnosed with a thyroid cancer. It happened when I was about to be released from Navy in South Korea, and my plan was to go back to the United States and finish my study. Even though that I was not a model and responsible student at Indiana University, I thought I have grown since I served my country. So, I thought I was ready to go back to school and finish my education. However, my mother was diagnosed with cancer two months before I was being released and I decided to stay home to look after my mother and get a job to meet our family’s financial needs because my mother could no longer work and provide for both me and herself. It was a pretty tough situation

In my lifetime I've encountered multiple challenges, one of them being attending a new school for high school. The new high school was Strive Prep-Excel, in this school I have had to experience change on a regular basis. Change is something that is not susceptible when it comes to the constant loss of teachers. The loss of teachers was inconvenient not only for me, but for all students. It was also difficult emotionally. I overcame all the change by working extremely hard to adapt to different teachers and getting used to change. Now when I encounter change I know how to handle it, instead of having it be a toll on my life. Overall, I believe this challenge has bettered me as a person, it has taught me that change does not have to be a negative

5* Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge. How has this challenge affected your academic achievement?

August 2009, in the dead heat of summer I awoke with excitement for the day to come. Shooting up out of my bed to look at my clock. It reads six o’clock in the morning. Going down my checklist in my head I start getting ready for the day. Today is the first day of band camp. Two weeks of sweating your ass off in the blazing Florida sun and enjoying every minute of it.

When I was in junior high, I found my group of friends. I thought we would all stay close forever, but things changed throughout our years in high school. I went from feeling like I had a family to feeling like I been left behind and forgotten.

5* Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge. How has this challenge affected your academic achievement?