Unlike the majority of my classmates, I never had the opportunity to put on a cap and gown for a graduation ceremony. Like most people, my high school career lasted about 4 years. I made As and Bs for the most part, but never did earn my high school diploma. This made me feel as though high school was a complete waste of time. After all, I had nothing to show for it.
A few months after my classmates graduated from high school, I earned my GED. I learned more from the experience of earning my GED than I did in all four years of high school combined. The lesson I learned was worth more to me than any diploma or certificate. I learned the power of belief in myself. I woke up early one October morning and decided to go test for my GED. Suddenly, everything I learned in high school became important and relavent again. I hadn’t taken any GED preparation courses or even touched up on what I’d learned from high school. With no real preparation, I show up to the center eager to …show more content…
The very thing that I had spent four years trying to achieve was essentially achieved in a couple of hours. I never did receive a high school diploma, but I did receive its equivalent. If I would have known I would pass on my first attempt, I might have completely avoided high school and taken my GED sooner. This would have afforded me with time to achieve other goals. I remember someone telling me that the GED test was harder to pass than graduating high school. That only added to the pride I took in my achievement.
This experience added to my personal strength in many ways. For one, it taught me the power of the positive thinking. To this day, I use visualization and positive thinking for feats both big and small. The experience also taught me that belief in myself is the most important tool I need to succeed. This knowledge was worth more to me than any
A few months after my classmates graduated from high school, I earned my GED. I learned more from the experience of earning my GED than I did in all four years of high school combined. The lesson I learned was worth more to me than any diploma or certificate. I learned the power of belief in myself. I woke up early one October morning and decided to go test for my GED. Suddenly, everything I learned in high school became important and relavent again. I hadn’t taken any GED preparation courses or even touched up on what I’d learned from high school. With no real preparation, I show up to the center eager to …show more content…
The very thing that I had spent four years trying to achieve was essentially achieved in a couple of hours. I never did receive a high school diploma, but I did receive its equivalent. If I would have known I would pass on my first attempt, I might have completely avoided high school and taken my GED sooner. This would have afforded me with time to achieve other goals. I remember someone telling me that the GED test was harder to pass than graduating high school. That only added to the pride I took in my achievement.
This experience added to my personal strength in many ways. For one, it taught me the power of the positive thinking. To this day, I use visualization and positive thinking for feats both big and small. The experience also taught me that belief in myself is the most important tool I need to succeed. This knowledge was worth more to me than any