Why I Want To Get A's

On the first day of school this year, my English teacher had told the class that our junior year was probably going to be the most stressful year that we would have to encounter in our high school career. It did not take long before I was drowning in the daily, piling assignments, taking ‘life-dependent’ tests, and struggling through some days due to multiple sleepless nights that junior year is associated with. I would have to say that Jesus (and coffee) had a lot to do with my getting by this past year. Having to deal with a rough ankle injury, lost friendships, and the struggle of finding where I could fit in while being the best version of myself has left me exhausted. I was faced with a couple of adversities this year, however I believe that they not only brought me down to a low and put me through some rough patches, but also these obstacles brought me higher than I was before, opening my eyes up to the greater good. When people say that things happen for a reason, I can now say that I believe them 110%. God has graciously placed angelic and wonderful people in my life when I needed it this, and there is not a day that goes by where I don’t count these God-given blessings and thank him for lifting me up this past

“You haven't done so well with passing classes and that’s an issue, you have a decision to make, you can either stay at lakewood and not graduate on time, or you can move to an alternative school to make up the credits you need.” The words that no high school student want to hear. As a high school student, school was not my best interest. Yes, i can say that i was interested and determined to get done with my high school year and go to college and continue to persuade my dream in either becoming a cosmetologist or become in the culinary fields, but that didn’t go as planned. As the days go by everything becomes a challenge, School work gets harder along with the classes, also understanding everything that you learn even gets harder. Most people

I remember crying and asking the Lord “why me”! Things never seemed normal or should I say things never seemed right. Growing up in a dysfunctional family you kind of start thinking that life sucks and you will never get a chance at being anything. Then you start believing thatyour not smart. Your nothing and then it happens you give up. I did just that. I dropped out of high school. That’s when my life took a turn for the worse. One day I just started feeling that this isn’t what the Lord wants for me. So I started seeking him. I no longer wanted to give up. Instead I wanted to fight and get my life back. I did just that. I went back to school and got my GED. Later I kept my promise to the Lord and went to college. I found out in college I had a passion for nursing. I also found out I’m pretty smart. I can’t get enough of school. All I want to do is learn. Coming from where I came from I would not take anything for granted. If you give me this opportunity to be apart of your school I will give it my all. I promise your staff will not be disappointed. Sincerely;Ledroin

I have the drive and determination to obtain a degree and finish school. In my family’s history, it was always a challenge to finish high school. I knew that I wanted to go further in life because I knew I had the potential to be something. I then worked hard to obtain my GED. After receiving my degree, I have attended school so that I can work in the health field to become a CNA. This was a great journey for me. I had come across many bumps in the road, but I kept the faith and I worked hard so that I can complete what I had started. I desired to be a finisher, to finish whatever project or task I begin. Completing the course for my GED was a great milestone, but when I finished school recently and passed all the required tests to become a CNA, it was the proudest moment of my life. That is when I really realized that there is nothing impossible or too hard for God. I realized that as long as I keep Him first then I can do anything I put my mind to do. I have really grown and understood what it means in the book of James where it states “faith without works is dead.” I’ve always had faith, but I needed to grasp the concept that in order to be successful in life, you have to work at

I am Eulalio Mata. I grew up in Half Moon Bay which is located south of San Francisco. I moved to Elk Grove with my sister about a year ago, and so far i like it here. However, I still can’t get used to the hot weather, and also not living next to the beach anymore. This is my 3rd semester in college, and have only attended CRC. My first semester of college I had my major as Fire-science. I changed my major of being a firefighter after going on a ride along and seeing a horrific car crash. As soon I saw that I knew that I didn't want to see people and children in their worst conditions for the rest of my life. I decided to change my major to Liberal studies and be a teacher because I knew I could still help children and be

There were several times in which I felt like it would be easier to give up, but I knew I needed to get my diploma. The odds were against me . . . “you’re not going to graduate, you’re never going to do anything with your life,” my father would say, when we’d get into a disagreement. As much as I despised such words; eventually, I welcomed them with open arms. They sparked a motivation in me that I never knew I held before. I couldn’t wait to show him and everyone else who had ever doubted me, that I would

I didn’t know you were so unhappy with college. I can help you push through it. I went to college, and I struggled too. I don’t know anyone that doesn’t struggle. It’s normal to want to give up and quit, but it doesn’t help. After you escape this hard position that you’re in, you will be so relieved. Why don’t you just stay here? You don’t have to pay electric bills, water bills, or anything. Living by yourself is a lot of responsibility. If you think you are having a difficult time now, try paying a house bill with a job that doesn’t require college. You can stay here while you finish college. It will be easier for you.

My school thought me that we can be more religious, discipline, and smart at the same time. Honestly, i can't fit in with that school but yeah what should i do at that time? I just can't do anything, i'm doing something like I'm not doing anything. I don't have a lot of friends, i don't go to course because I'm to lazy, but now i'm regret everything at all. I'm not going to Medicine College like i want before. Like my parents really want me to be a doctor, but I'm just too lazy and not get that things seriously. At my senior year, i almost give up with all the subject. I really hate school, i hate senior year. But, I missed a lot of school. I sank back into a depression and began to struggle with my own anxiety. We moved a few times and my grades dropped lower and lower, but I didn’t

As a child, I always loved school. Sometimes I struggled with the work but I managed to pull through. As I got older and attended middle school I struggled the most with my classwork, I didn’t think I was going to make it because of my grades, I didn’t think any high school would take me. Whenever I step foot into the classroom I always thought to myself, I’m never going to understand the work I’m never going to learn this, but then I realized grades don’t define who I am. I’m more than a letter grade. 8th grade graduation arrived, I was the only one who didn’t receive an award. During the ceremony I felt ashamed, I felt like I could’ve done better and I know I could have. I felt like I let my parents down. But that ceremony opened my eyes, I knew I was smart and I knew I had the potential to learn and expand my education. Freshman year of high school came. I was nervous, I thought I was going to fall back into the same place I was in. I proved myself wrong. All year I studied hard, up long nights, I received tutoring my freshmen year, and I maintained a 3.5 GPA throughout my high school career.

It all started when I first realized school was about to start yet I knew my junior year was going to be the most important year. I had no motivation to go to school I wasn’t ready at all. My classes were great besides algebra 2 I never liked math at all. When I first entered my algebra class I knew from the start it was going to be a long year. Few weeks went by all I ever did in algebra was sleep or be on my phone I never really cared about the class because I thought there was too much to learn that I didn’t even want to learn anything. I never did my homework and in class work I was to lazy to do it but my teacher Ms. Suca knew that I had potential.

The academic pressures my teachers in middle school were not present at this school. I was a part of the Scholars program, which allowed us to take AP Human Geography freshman year, and I thought it would be more of a challenge. Unfortunately, it was not. Still, the school’s environment is great. The teachers are very supportive and caring, and the community is social and tolerant. The only flaw is academics. I am a lazy person at heart, and since I was not forced to work hard, I ended up procrastinating my work. I knew it was bad to procrastinate, but I did it so well I decided to improve it. I was then able to do work that would take a regular student a day, finished in an hour with the same resulting grade. Since academics were already taken care of, and I had no desire to do much, I ended up not doing many extracurricular activities. During freshman year, life at home became harder. Since my sister was on her way to college, we had to start finding out how we would scrounge up the money to pay. Luckily, my dad has military benefits that helped my sister with tuition, but not the dorming. We were still piled up with bills from the house and insurance from our vehicles, it felt like everything was piling up. In the end, we slowly decreased the bills and costs of school by spreading them out. Everything became steady again and my sister went off to college. This event had helped me see that piling things up

Growing up, education was not the first priority in my family. Education always took a backseat to helping my mother who is mentally and physically disabled and my 10 siblings. By the time I was 18 years old, I was able to administer my mother’s insulin shots, give my mother the correct dosage of her medication and when she would have a seizure attack, I knew how to calm her down. I found comfort in knowing that I could assist my mother, and when we would go to the doctor for her checkups, it was always good reports. Unexpectedly, my father slipped into a diabetic coma for over 3 months, before passing away from kidney failure years after. In addition, my older brother was sentenced to life in prison with no parole. Everything seemed to go down hill from there. I started getting bad grades, hanging out with a bad crowd. My interest for anything started to slip away. There was a particular moment where I was sitting in my car at the beach, angry about my father’s death, and I thought to myself, “what could I do to make things better”, and it was then I had realized that I couldn’t change what has happened to my father, nor my brother, but I can change what is happening to me. In turn, this realization and being involved with my mother’s health, the motivation given to me by family, peers, and teachers all led me to want to pursue success though my greatest

I have always loved school, from my first day of kindergarden to my first day of high school and almost everyday in between. I always excelled in school, even though I moved around a lot. I had already been to four different elementary schools by the time I was in the fourth grade, and one more for half a year in sixth grade. I had a rough childhood aside from all of the moving. Growing up my life was never really normal. I had two moms, which nowadays isn’t that big of a deal, but 15 years ago it was. My life was fairly good until I was about five or six when my moms got a divorce. At the time I didn't know it but it was at that point that my life started to change forever. After the divorce my parents went to court for custody and one of

For once things were going okay , I honestly woke up one morning , after thinking hard about my life and what I want to make of it . At the rate I was going , There was no way I was going to graduate from high school . I started to feel guilty , that I'm given this opportunity to receive free education so that way I can grow up to be successful in every way , yet I chose to not accept it because I was not happy with how my worker treated me and how my life was going at all , and figured there was no way I was going to make it out of high school . After feeling that way , I thought to myself that I should try to get in contact with my guidance councilor just to see what I was going to be doing the following year . She told me I needed 12 more credits , In one school year I can make a minimum of 8 . Anxiety filled me with the thought of not walking down to get my diploma , and I knew I would drown in self loathe if I couldn't graduate with my class of 2017 . Having to pull some strings , my school councillor and I found the plan to help me accumulate all 12 high school credits , it was a miracle . So in order for me to achieve my goal , first I was required to earn 1 credit back at summer school , I have to earn 8 credits at Jonathan Law , complete an afternoon program at alternative education in which I can acquire 2 credits , and lastly I must be employed all school year , working a minimum of

My first semester of my first year at Glendon College is soon coming to an end with only two papers and one final exam left to write. As I reflect back on the semester, I recall telling myself at least once a week that I wanted to drop out of school, followed by many breakdowns, crying fits and calling defeat. The past few months, haven’t been at all easy for me, I have thought many times I wasn’t intelligent enough to be in university, I was disappointed with some of the grades I received and I was constantly engulfed in a swarm of stress. Despite all these tough times, I have had many good one’s as well, I have made new friends which are now integral to my everyday life and I have enhanced my knowledge to a new degree.