Education has always played a significant part in shaping who I am and what I believe. It all started with my parents who left their careers, loved ones, and the country they called home solely because they believed in the power of education. They envisioned a better life for my brother and me and the way to obtain it was through education in America because to them, this served as the key to success. If we worked hard in school, went to a good college, then, we would be successful and have achieved the “American Dream”. As a student, the expectations of my parents weighed heavily on my shoulders and ironically, the mounting pressure conditioned me to dislike school. It was not until college when I had a say in my education that it sparked
