Essay On My Social Anxiety
Rahul Kumar
Senior
Latin School of Chicago
Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma-anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.
My Social Anxiety
Transitions from schools
Social body and student life
School freedom
Getting healthy from junior year to senior year
Finding myself in new experiences: meeting family friends, trip to the grand canyon, feeling more confident.
Essay
Experience is golden, it is the key to success and and the key to closed doors. In my opinion, the best way to open these doors is to accomplish hardships …show more content…
High school was a big step for me, and a bigger step for my parents. Early on in my journey through high school, I was a stubborn child with the nack for the king’s throne. In other words, I thought I was the coolest kid in the school. Coincidentally, my biggest problem was no one else, other than myself. I was always afraid of what other students would think of me. Freshman year, I was stressed, depressed, and confused. I always wore headphones, because music was always my sanctuary. Who was I? What will I become? Is this my new family? Sophomore year has begun, with the workload building and my familiarity with the students, growing, I started to gain confidence. Sports was never one of my priorities. Physical Education seemed to be a distraction to me, ever since the daunting moments of middle school dodgeball. These high school years gave me enough confidence to start moving on and to become a healthy and strong individual. I decided to join the water polo team mid-winter, where I made new friends and new connections. Water polo was a significant challenge, being the hardest sport in the entire school, I triumphed with a mouthful of saltwater, new friends, and
Senior
Latin School of Chicago
Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma-anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.
My Social Anxiety
Transitions from schools
Social body and student life
School freedom
Getting healthy from junior year to senior year
Finding myself in new experiences: meeting family friends, trip to the grand canyon, feeling more confident.
Essay
Experience is golden, it is the key to success and and the key to closed doors. In my opinion, the best way to open these doors is to accomplish hardships …show more content…
High school was a big step for me, and a bigger step for my parents. Early on in my journey through high school, I was a stubborn child with the nack for the king’s throne. In other words, I thought I was the coolest kid in the school. Coincidentally, my biggest problem was no one else, other than myself. I was always afraid of what other students would think of me. Freshman year, I was stressed, depressed, and confused. I always wore headphones, because music was always my sanctuary. Who was I? What will I become? Is this my new family? Sophomore year has begun, with the workload building and my familiarity with the students, growing, I started to gain confidence. Sports was never one of my priorities. Physical Education seemed to be a distraction to me, ever since the daunting moments of middle school dodgeball. These high school years gave me enough confidence to start moving on and to become a healthy and strong individual. I decided to join the water polo team mid-winter, where I made new friends and new connections. Water polo was a significant challenge, being the hardest sport in the entire school, I triumphed with a mouthful of saltwater, new friends, and