College Admissions Essay: Being In The Classroom

From a young age, I was taught that with hard work and dedication you can reach any goal you set. The high expectations that are placed on me, by both myself and my family, were originally created in kindergarten. I went to kindergarten already knowing how to read. A few weeks into school, after first judging my ability for herself, my teacher decided to send me to a first-grade classroom for our reading time. Being in a classroom with kids who were all a year older than me gave me a yearning for all the knowledge they had, but I hadn't learned yet. This curiosity for knowledge in all aspects of life has pushed me to take AP classes in all subjects, and even explore areas of my interest further after school. Also, being in an older class gave myself, my family, and my teachers high expectations of what I am capable of. In elementary school, these …show more content…
They first signed me up for dance when I was three because they said I loved to stomp around the house, so tap seemed like the perfect outlet. And while it started out as a joke to my parents, dance has turned into the one thing I can consistently look forward to having on a daily basis. Having a little brother always looking up to me around the house forced me into a leadership position within my family. I credit it with giving me the confidence to pursue a leadership position on campus and in clubs as well. Not only am I in the top 1% of my class, but I was also able to start a club for the prevention of sex trafficking, and I hold a position on the leadership board for most of the clubs I am in. At the end of my junior year, I actually went back to visit my kindergarten teacher to thank her for starting my education off right. Turns out, she had completely forgotten about sending me to another teacher, which I couldn't believe since that one decision entirely shaped by personality, both in and out of