College Admissions Essay: My Pursuit Of Educational Goals

Growing up I never had an educational goal. I never had a career plan. The closest thing I had to either was hoping to get a construction job with my cousins. I was born in Mexico and moved to the US when I was seven. I was in ESL (English as a Second Language) until fourth grade when I was finally became “a good reader and speaker”. Neither of my parents finished high school and the highest educational achievement goal my parents had for me was to at least get my GED. Then something strange happened, I realized I liked science, I liked to read and I realized that I actually really liked school. With my background, no one expected me to graduate with honors or go to college. To this day when I see family members I have seen in a few years they are surprised, almost impressed, that I am in college. …show more content…
There were many times in my life where I could have settled. I could have learned English and slacked through school, but I wanted to learn more. I could have settled for my high school diploma, but I wanted honors. I considered majoring in general business, but I knew I could do more; Science, specifically microbiology, was my calling. Most recently I was minoring in food safety so I could get a bachelor’s and get a job after graduation but I knew within me that I can still do more. I want to challenge myself. I do not want to settle and wonder if I could have done more. I am determined to take advantage of every opportunity I have available to me and prove to myself, my family, fellow Latinos, and the harsh demographical statistics, that I and anyone like me (a Latino, Immigrant, low-income, first-generation, queer college student) can still achieve anything in this country if they are determined and don’t give up on their