How Mrs. Nguyen Changed My Life

Everyone gets the chance to meet many people in their lives, but there is a memorable person who helped you become the character you are. I may have met this person not too ago preparing myself for high school, but my counselor Mrs. Nguyen was a major driving force in helping me become myself again. Without a counselor who was willing to be patient and assuring during my time of weakness, I would have certainly destroyed my high school career and potentially my future. Before meeting Mrs. Nguyen for the first time, my final year in middle school was a major decay compared to my previous years. I was struggling emotionally and mentally, feeling like at times I was going to burst into tears and constantly calling myself a failure. My grades suffered tremendously as well, barely passing with D’s and C’s and saying my parents were disappointed was an understatement. 8th grade was definitely one of my worst time periods in my life. I met Mrs. Nguyen for the first time when she came over to my middle school to talk about high school
Depending on the grades you earn will determine the school you can go and what future you will be able to achieve. Mrs. Nguyen became my counselor and I was able to see her more often. Freshmen year was an improvement compared to 8th grade, as this time I was able to pass my classes and feel some comfort of success. Unfortunately, the same could not be said for my sophomore year, as once again I started becoming depressed, mainly from the amount of stress I was feeling with the amount of classes and work I had. My grades and mentality dipped down once more, and Mrs. Nguyen was upset at my downward spiral. There was a point in time where I was angry at her for yelling at me. Eventually I told her about my problems, of how I was suffering with depression, my confidence was low, and how my mentality worsens every time I fail at