I feel as if my external distractions as an adolescent led to difficulties in my academics, which resulted in my struggle to graduate to high school. However, these struggles have helped me to grow as a student as well as appreciate my education here at Cal State Monterey Bay. After a rough start back at my local Junior College in Modesto, I managed to get focused…
Experience is the source of knowledge whether they're bad or good. It gives us confidence, courage, and strength. It is how life teaches us to love and forgive each other. In fact, experience is the worst teacher because it gives us the test before presenting the lesson.…
Don't be afraid to start over it's a new chance to rebuild what you want. Three changes. That's all I have for the new year. These three changes I won't want to make, but will make. One I will work harder in school to get the best grades I can. Two I will work on my attitudes towards my peers teachers and family members. Three I will focus on one thing at a time.…
College is the main thing on my friends minds. Where do I go? What do I want to be? How do I even get started? It’s all so stressful, it’s also very scary thinking about my future. The transition from high school to college is a big one, but it’s a transition I am excited to go through. Ever since I was little I always dreamed about going to college. My dream school was North Carolina, Chapel Hill; I was going to play soccer there. The person that influenced me the most for wanted to go there was Mia Hamm, I was going to follow in her footsteps by going to Chapel Hill and playing in the United States women's Olympic team.…
Entering into the 6th grade I was for sure that I was going to play sports in school especially football. Due to certain circumstances 6th graders weren't allowed to play any physical sports so I joined band instead. From getting chose to play euphonium, and playing my first note I knew that music was what I wanted to do and what I had a passion for. I continued to work and show my leadership skills and it eventually payed off and I became first chair and drum major throughout middle school. Going into high school I started to engage with music more. I joined my high schools show choir, gospel choir, and men's choir. I became section leader in the band my junior and senior year, and won numerous of awards. My second semester senior…
The target memory included events from my freshman move in day at Kutztown University. For this event I decided to test my memory against my father’s memory. My father helped me moved everything in and was with me all day, so we both experienced the same stimuli and it’s still moderately fresh in our memory considering it was only three years ago. However when comparing both of our memories I noticed some differences and contributed these differences to terms we used in class describing why our memories might have been different.…
Changing in High school is kind of tuff; especially when you are going to the best High school in the city. I had to mature and get on my “A game”, because there are other people trying to beat me. From football to scholar ships, I had to change really fast if I wanted to be on top.…
A common theme throughout my high school career has been overcoming adversity, even when it did not seem possible to myself or others. During my freshman year, I developed an illness that caused me to miss school occasionally. Though it was difficult with advanced classes, I was able to get through it and maintain a grade point average of all A's and A-'s that I was very proud of.…
Today, my family and I went to the mall for Back to School shopping, and all I have to say is it went the absolute worst way possible. As soon as we stepped into a JCPenny, my mother darted for the most plain shirts you will ever see. They were all the same too! It was a tacky plaid, two-buttoned tee with a butterfly collar. She didn’t notice I didn’t like it until she looked over at my uneasy face. “What? It’s only $20!”, she said. I explained how everyone poke fun at me, and how my rep will lower in the rankings. “You’re barely a junior in high school. What rep are you talking about boy?”, she replied. For the next hour and a half, it was the same problem. My own mother picking the ugliest clothes. To add insult to injury, I asked for some nice new Adidas, but she got me Zips. Zips! Those are the most embarrassing shoes you can own. She clearly saw my disgusted face, so she came up with an idea. “Since you don’t like your shirts or your shoes, what kind of pants do you want?”, she said. At first, I presumed this was actually something wonderful, but I spoke too early. I told her I wanted some high-water jeans from American Eagle. She then said they were too expensive, so she said we would get them from WalMart! Does she want me to get bullied? “Don’t argue with me boy. You said you wanted these jeans, so don’t…
I start my daily routine by waking up at six in the morning. I slowly get out of bed and stand up to stretch to help myself wake up. I then lay out my clothes for the day on my bed and walk to the bathroom to take a shower. I wash my hair, body, and face in the shower then get out and dry myself. I comb out my tangles while my hair is wet and apply product for my curly hair. I then brush my teeth while my hair air dries. After I finish brushing my teeth I return to my room to put my contacts in, put my clothes on, and get my bag ready for school.…
In the fall of 2014 I developed a severe case of depression and even after time in a primary care facility, I was unable to attend my senior year of high school in 2015. Instead, I moved out on my own where I wandered aimlessly without ever leaving my bed. To admit that my excursion through depression was still holding me back from reaching my potential and that I needed more help was one of the hardest things I have ever done, and also the best decision of my life.…
"It was a long, boring day in high school at Maynard Evans in Florida back in 2004, I was sitting in class staring at the green walls that surrounded me. I was feeling closed in while waiting to see if I passed the FCAT was scary, and I was feeling nervous. "All of this for a diploma?" I thought.…
I have no idea, but I did recently catch the campus equivalent of the bubonic plague and have been trapped in my cinderblock home for the past 58 hours. This flu has wrecked me despite how high my blood-OJ content is. Besides taking time to figure out just how many bugs are stuck in my lighting fixture, I’ve otherwise had about 57 hours to think. I’m a second semester senior, so that means I (erroneously) think I suddenly have tons of wisdom to share, even though I just learned that Café de Grasta even exists.…
Throughout my high school career I’ve went through some struggles. These struggles reflected in my academics. Thankfully, with my dedication I was able to overcome these personal…
The challenge began when I received the news that my dad had passed away. This moment not only brought me to my knees, but it also changed the expectations, plans, and possibilities I had envisioned in my head. The icon I had simply disappeared. He was no longer there to give a comfortable pat on the back, daily hugs, or words of encouragement. After his loss, along with the challenges teenage years usually brings, the various facets of my life slowly began to deteriorate. After numerous bad grades and disciplinary actions, I finally realized that internalizing my emotions was not the solution, but rather the source of my disappointments. It was at this point that I decided to embrace my loss, remember his words, and stand tall as a new man. A man, who is strong, determined, driven, and level-headed, just like my…