What I Learned To Be Successful In High School

Throughout high school I lived a very privileged life, one that I now realize I took for granted entirely. My parents transported me to every soccer practice, track meet, cross country meet, and science fair with no complaints ever. They provided me with a sufficient amount of funds to spend every week for whatever I decided I needed at that moment, and also contributed every possible thing I needed in order to be successful in high school. To be quite honest, they did everything that made me the student I am today. I distinctly remember walking into the counselors office each year with my mother so that she could help me make my schedules. We decided I would take at least two AP classes each year and that the rest of my classes would be Pre-AP. …show more content…
This was a complete and utter shock for me because at the time I was under the impression I would: go to school, go eat, go back to my apartment and then sleep without complications, and that, would be my daily routine, but I was absolutely wrong. For someone who has never had to pay for anything by herself up until this point in my life, it has been incredibly challenging. Saving money is a prestigious skill, one I definitely have not acquired, and I believe that to be the biggest roadblock that stands in the way of me being successful in college and earning my degree because without money it is nearly impossible to attend college and in my case, medical school as well. Money is one of the main contributing reasons of why young adults do not enroll directly into a university, and if I would have known I would be paying for my own education during August when my mother’s bomb of an announcement was thrown at me, I more than likely would have enrolled into a community college first. I work at HEB Monday through Friday at two to eight, and Saturday and Sunday, seven to