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Self Reflection

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Prompt: Some students have a background, identity , interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.

Truth: I will better myself for my younger sister's sake.

Fearing failure is common for me. Most often in life, people reach a pivotal moment where they want to prove more of themselves. Starting my freshmen year I already knew how it felt to fail. I had struggled catching up with my peers on how fast they understood everything. And had trouble quickly understanding what the school work was and how I needed to do it. I had felt embarrassed because other students would give me looks that made me feel uncomfortable to speaking up if I needed help. I later than realized I shouldn’t care what people say to me or how they would look at me because I know what matters most and that is my education.

I remember times when my sister would walk into the room and ask me to play school with her. As she would walk in I would set a pillow down for her to use as a desk and she sat in front of it.
“Kassidy” I called out.
“Here!” she responded with a big smile on her face. I would tell the agenda of what would be done. We would start out with a game. It was usually our favorite which was concentration. After that we would go into the more academic work. For instance, I would teach her, her multiplication. We would always play school until I noticed how frustrated she would get

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