Personal Narrative: How Education Changed My Life

school at the time. My grades were not the best as missing numerous assignments and

This event is a big part of who I am today because, I had to take on a lot of responsibility when my mom was gone. My dad lived in Utah, and my mom worked full time and went to her classes full time. So I saw her for about 15 minutes before and after school, and on the weekends but she

I was given an Honors degree from amy high school for maintain a high GPA and participating in multiple extracurriculars.

to me. I have had straight A’s all my school years, and I would like to keep it that way. Even

My final year there was when I finally had a breakthrough and maintained acceptable grades in all of my

second chance. I wanted to change my mentality and I wanted to do better at school, therefore I

I also received a couple of honor certificates in different subjects and this made me think to myself, “maybe I’m not so bad after all” It was such a big deal to me, because some of my friends and teachers had told me that they didn’t really see any potential in me, and always compared me to my siblings. I proved them all wrong, and also made myself proud.

I am very satisfied with the grades that I have received all four years during high school. During my freshman year I really struggled getting good grades because I was really unmotivated and I would never do my work because I didn’t like the new environment that I was in. Once my sophomore year hit, my objective was to maintain all a’s or b’s. I was really ambitious to get good grades. Up to this day I have had great grades and my grade point average has never been lower than a 3.5. After a while of managing my good grades, I realized how easy it was, all I had to do was to study and do my homework. I will continue to use my knowledge that I learned from school in my future.

up very quickly. Since I have straightened up my academic act by disciplining myself, I am

The bell rang and I basically ran out first, perks of sitting in the front of the class. One more class and it's gym. I mean I'm a kinda athletic person. One week into senior year and I already don't want to come to school. Wow, typical me.

some personal reasons, which dropped my grades from As and Bs to Bs and Cs. I tried my best

Not taking this class as seriously as I should have and not being able to properly juggle school and work all kept me from completing assignments on

During this time I missed school and pull away from my closes friends. My homework suffered and my grades reflected this. I was a week behind in math class, completely lost in my advanced placement biology, and having a hard time getting out of bed. This was something I

Throughout my high school career I have been able to accomplish several of my personal goals. One of the goals that I accomplished was being on the honor roll every nine weeks throughout my four years of high school. With maintaining a spot on the honor roll, it has earned me a grade point average of a 3.214 out of a 4.0 scale. Another goal that I accomplished for myself was, being able to participate in school actives such as the varsity scholastic bowl team and the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America. This was an accomplishment for me because while I was participating in these organizations, I was also able to give back to my community and the people in it. The last accomplishment that I have achieved throughout my high school career, was being able to gain acceptance into the college of my dreams, that I will be attending in the fall of 2016.

into the National Collegiate of Scholars with University of Phoenix; I was a 4.0 student.