Personal Narrative: My First Year At New York University

My first year at York University was a very difficult one due to circumstances that significantly hurt my ability to perform in school. During this time I could not work to the best of my ability because of problems at home that involved both of my parents. My parents would argue almost every single day and this affected me emotionally and mentally. These issues slowly began when I was in the twelfth grade, and then progressed rapidly throughout my first year at York University which affected all the courses that I attended that year. I also left many extracurricular activities such as coaching and tutoring because of these problems at home. I was under an immense amount of stress, and most importantly I was scared during these times. It was