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    of school, I thrived academically and was able to obtain outstanding grades. Years later, when I entered my sophomore year in high school, I set a goal for myself which was to obtain a 4.5 GPA. In order to achieve my goal of academic excellence, I would have to take rigorous honors classes, sacrifice hours out of my day, change my studying habits, and seek outside help for chemistry. In order for me to obtain this academic milestone, I had to make the decision

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    being undecided for awhile is fine, you probably want to have some idea of what you want to do when you start the college application process. You want to make sure you make the right college choice, and there’s nothing worse than finding your dream school only to realize it doesn’t offer the major you’ve ultimately chosen. Even though you know you can’t put it off forever, choosing your major can be tough. When it’s time to starting making solid decisions about enrolling in college, many people have

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    Schools that offer technical tracks for students have a higher percentage of graduating students than those who do not. Forcing students to take college prep classes rather than applicable classes such as technical including; automotive technology, health professional, home education, business and marketing classes. Students deserve the fair advantage to choose between entering the job force, or going to college. As important that jobs are, and education is, it is important for students and government

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    the best of the best; setting exceedingly high expectations for myself, often leading to disappointment. Today, for someone to be considered of any importance, they must prove themselves as worthy of belonging or being accepted. It seems like everyone has something to prove because of the realities of living in such a competitive society. In most cases proving yourself as worthy has a slight chance of granting acceptance into society. When I did well in school and wanted to share my achievements with

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    hardships because Odysseus and his crew go through many difficult times where they have to make the right or wrong decision. Just like how my friends and I have to make very hard choices everyday at school and even on the weekends not at school. During these high school years and even after my high school career and move on to my actual life. There will still be choices that I am going to have to make that can change my life just like Odysseus and his journey trying to head back home to his family

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    Setting goals are the first step of turning dreams into a reality. For as long as I can remember, going beyond than what is satisfactory, and striving to become a chemical engineer became my goal. Ever since I was nine, my parents pursued me to become a chemical engineer as my career. At first, I didn’t grasp the idea well and neglected what my parents had pursued. I thought that my parent’s expectations of me would be forgotten over time, and I would settle for a satisfactory job. But as I grew

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    I am not a traditional student who, after high school graduation, is sent to the university to become a professional. I did not have that privilege. Due to life circumstances, I was forced to work to help my mother, who is a single mother, to support my little sister and my older brother who still lives in my native country, El Salvador. To clarify, he had medical problems when he was born and had to be submitted to multiple surgeries when he was little. Reason why, nowadays, he utilizes a wheelchair

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    education can be one of the biggest challenges in a persons life and may turn out to truly be an experience that most are not willing to undergo. It is better stated than said that being a high school graduate gets a person further in life than being considered a high school dropout does even though some high school drop outs still

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    My Goals In College

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    As an aspiring high school student, of course the thought of college would be on my mind. To make it become a reality, I’ll need all the support I can get, especially when it comes to financial resources. Of course as a high school student I’m bound to have life centered goals. As a short term goal I plan to graduate high school, which I will accomplish this coming May. Another goal would be getting a summer job to help my mom start paying my university’s tuition. I know that a summer job will not

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    a trajectory-changing education? At Building Excellent Schools, the answer is rooted in sound and relentless execution on all the core fundamentals of running a school, i.e. the academic program, school culture, and operations. At Educate78, the answer is rooted in designing a school experience for students that is authentic to a particular community and also allows for deeper learning. As a lead petitioner in the process of founding a school – and a fellow of each of these organizations – I have

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