Emerging Scholars Affect My Life

Before coming to Boys State, I was negative towards and opposed to any kind of camp, youth group, or “educational getaway.” I have always been that type of kid who never wanted to bond with others my age and in essence, leave my comfort zone. The only exception to this was if I were accompanied by a friend (someone whom I was comfortable around and close with). When I first found out about Boys State, I deleted the email (like I would normally and truthfully do). Weeks passed, and the deadline for registration was closing in. It wasn't until my high school counsellor told me that this was a wonderful opportunity for displaying leadership that I began to seriously consider applying. I realized this was an accomplishment that I could include

There was absolutely nothing that could set me apart from the sea of designer purses, overly expensive shoes, and cherry flavored lip glosses. In high school, it seems if you weren’t marginalized into a group or follow the status quo you were seen as the misfit. One day, I experienced an epiphany in the back of my Government class, I wasn’t content with the illusion of the perfect teen. I had acceptable grades, I was well liked by most of my student body; however, I couldn’t come to the terms that I neglected what really mattered to me. At home my family would describe me with words such as: “eclectic, unique and remarkable.”, but at school I conformed into a person with a lackluster personality. I reckon that college is a place where each student is not the same and has the ability to be their true selves without being judged. This being, another reason why I respect your institution on the importance of accepting different cultures and

In school, I tried to blend in the best that I could. I liked all of the things that the other students liked, I tried to dress like them, I tried to act like them.

The author convincingly argues that racial microaggressions are the most common concealed and explicit forms of discrimination prevalent in PWIs and white students are consciously and unconsciously involved in racial behavior. Therefore, students of color feel isolated, segregated and humiliated, which creates negative consequences on their academic performance and relationships with white peers. The taxonomic classification of racial experiences validates an amorphous nature of offenses such as second class citizen status, assumption of criminal outlook, and racially charged comments or

One of my many aspirations at the University of Texas is to become a principal factor of the scholar community. Being a pertinent part of this highly-educated group will be a crucial part of my future as well as my fellow colleagues at UT. Not only will the Forty Acres Scholar Program help pay for my education at the University of Texas, it will teach me the values of education and teaching others. The scholarly community will help me branch my passions to other people so that they can also be shown the same light that was shown to me and they can see what made me adopt my taste in sports, music, and life in general. They can do the same, which will increasingly make college life much more amusing. This great opportunity will provide everyone

Whenever I first started high school, I wasn't sure of what clubs and sports I wanted to be present in. I have consistently been the person to set my mind to something and then run far, far, away with it. For some reason I always had the problem to get past the first step; discovering what I wanted to run far away with. At hand, my freshman year I don't honestly think it was ever a question that I had the "Alpha" personality. I wanted to lead my life in a strong direction so, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) seemed like more than the perfect club for me.

My involvement and character in school has drastically improved through my years. At the beginning of high school, I was very shy, awkward, and scared. Far too intimidated by the upper classman to even breathe in the same direction. Therefore, I did not join any clubs or any opportunity for involvement. As freshman year came to a close, I realized that I shouldn’t try to slide through high school without attempting to make my mark.

This meant that when the time for college and scholarship applications came, I wasn't completely clueless. I had a much better idea of what I wanted and wasn't afraid to advocate for myself; I got help from my teachers, my pre-college mentors and even current college students.

Living arrangements for Black students can be more uncomfortable than their classroom or general campus experiences. Harwood, Huntt, Mendenhall, and Lewis (2012) analyzed racial microaggressions in residence halls at PWIs and their impact on undergraduate and graduate students of color and identified four microaggressions that Black students were faced with including: (1) racial jokes and verbal comments, (2) racial slurs written in shared spaces, (3) segregated spaces ad unequal treatment and (4) denial and minimization of racism. Lum (2008) states that ethnic theme housing options provide a safe space for students of color at PWIs to discuss issues of race among other topics. Even Black students who do not live in ethnic theme housing choose to spend time there for the same reasons. In addition to ethnic theme housing, Black students also join cultural groups to help cope with an uncomfortable environment as discussed

As I was reading the traits and characteristics it takes to be classified as a Type I student, I realized that I had a lot of similarities. For starters, my personality and social structure, does not change when I am around different people. For me distinctively, having to constantly switch personalities can become confusing and exhausting, so I prefer to be consist with the personality I have. For example, I will not act differently when I am around my peers and teachers; my actions and character stay rooted. I also have a strong desire to triumph. Throughout my high school career, I had immersed myself in multiple organizations in and outside of school. From the well-known national/international organizations like the National Honors Society, to local city organizations like The Casa Grande Youth Commission. Because of my involvement with these organizations, I was able to build a strong foundation of

I have found my niche in high school. I have chosen to take every AP or honors course that I can fit into my schedule, and I taken advantage of leadership opportunities. However my world was far from perfect.

Which building is most closely connected to my discipline? The building that is most closely connected to my discipline is Swayne Hall. This is closely connected to my discipline because it taught me that there is a figure of knowledge to master. Also, there are skills to obtain in academics so a person can proclaim disciplinary skill. Swayne Hall is closely connected to my discipline by its areas of training, focus, study, talent, subject matters, and

Now if there is anything that distinguishes me from my classmates is that I have the mindset for change. We live in a world where every minute something changes whether it be a new piece of technology, medical advances, law, or foreign

For four long years I felt as if my high school was in a different world in of itself. I had spent that time interacting with an extensive amount of groups, or “cliques”, and getting to know what they do. Through my experiences, I had begun to realize what made this “subculture” high school of sorts run like it did. High school is an incredibly dynamic time for people, and I had changed as a person dramatically from my freshman to senior year. Like many, my freshman year was quite awkward, as remnants of my middle school self remained with me. As time went on, how, I talked to more people and grew out of my passive and shy personality. This did not just randomly happen without reason though. I began to learn and realize who I was and whom I enjoyed talking to in school, which explained why I spent so much time socializing with multiple kinds and groups of people. Everyone’s concept of “normal” was different, and high school was where I learned that lesson and will never forget.

Searching for a fresh group of friends only got more and more difficult as the years passed; it left me depressed, and I remained lonely the majority of high school. Finding a solution to my problem seemed nearly impossible. Everybody already had their set group of friends and people that they associated with. Trying to become a part of the cliques that were already set and stone always came with an obstacle. The teenagers at my high school are not typically open to change, they like everything to be the way they are used to it being and are not willing to welcome new additions to their lives. Considering all of the previous factors, I decided that attempting to place myself in groups that have already been established was not going to benefit me in any way.