Narrative Essay On Becoming An Immigrant

Narrative Essay It was at the beginning of my senior year when my counselor started urging my senior class to start thinking about what universities we wanted to apply to. At the time, I did not know which universities I wanted to apply to or what were the differences between a Cal State, a UC, and a Private University. I did not even know about financial aid. I just knew that I wanted to be the first in my family to attend a University and get a degree. Coming from an undocumented family, receiving a degree was proof that my parents’ sacrifice to give my brothers and me a chance for a better future was not in vain. Sitting in the computer lab, nervous about applying to universities, I waited patiently for my counselor, Ms. Brewer, to begin the workshop. I opened the Internet browser as I carefully followed Ms. Brewer’s directions of how to get to the webpage where we had to fill out our personal information and choose the four Cal States we wanted to apply to. I started to wonder off a bit while I explored the twenty-three options I had to choose from. “Wow Cal State San Diego sounds cool, …show more content…
As if I had failed at something. “Why do I have to be an immigrant?” I thought to myself. At the moment, all I could think of was that the Universities would reject me because I was an immigrant. “You’re so lucky,” I told my best friend with a low voice. She replied with confusion, “Why?” “Because you are automatically accepted into universities since you’re a U.S. Citizen,” I replied. That was exactly what I thought. I though that U.S. Citizens were automatically admitted into the universities regardless of their grades. This was the moment where I felt like an outcast. Why did I have to be different? Why couldn’t I be like my friends? It wasn’t my fault I was brought here when I was four! So many things were going through my head that I couldn’t focus on the application anymore. “What’s the point?” I kept asking