Overcoming Me & ADD
I graduated. Where did the time go? From having set nap times and recess to walking across the stage with a smile from ear to ear and a diploma to go with it, I could not be any more grateful. I am truly thankful that I made it this far, it is a blessing. I have been through a great deal personally and academically and I can only thank God for what He has done in my life. As a small child, I was hard to handle as a child and I made things difficult for my teachers. There would be times that I would pay attention and receive the information while in school, and other times I was trying to be the center of attention in class, it never dawned on me that it would affect me and my schoolwork. Through my grade school years, I …show more content…
In middle school, my life changed when I had an opportunity to play for our basketball team. My focus changed, I found my niche. I studied and did my work so I could step on the court. I loved the game and it became my life. In high school as soon as basketball season started reality hit when my game generated interest from coaches, however, once they viewed my transcripts they encouraged me in addition to expressing to me that I needed to work on my grades. I knew from that point on, I had to get on top of my academics quickly if I wanted admittance into college. I worked hard, but things did not go as intended. My grades started to go up and I strived to keep my grades at a B average; however, I was ill-prepared mentally for how hard I would need to work to maintain those grades. My senior year came around and things started to hit me all at once. Senioritis kicked in and instead of putting in all my effort to improve my grades, I was just doing the minimum to say I had the work completed. My grades were slipping, my SAT/ACT scores were not meeting the requirements, an ADD/ADHD diagnosis, and my family and I was trying to gain ground from financial and family stresses. The pressure was on to maintain the opportunity that would further my
I graduated. Where did the time go? From having set nap times and recess to walking across the stage with a smile from ear to ear and a diploma to go with it, I could not be any more grateful. I am truly thankful that I made it this far, it is a blessing. I have been through a great deal personally and academically and I can only thank God for what He has done in my life. As a small child, I was hard to handle as a child and I made things difficult for my teachers. There would be times that I would pay attention and receive the information while in school, and other times I was trying to be the center of attention in class, it never dawned on me that it would affect me and my schoolwork. Through my grade school years, I …show more content…
In middle school, my life changed when I had an opportunity to play for our basketball team. My focus changed, I found my niche. I studied and did my work so I could step on the court. I loved the game and it became my life. In high school as soon as basketball season started reality hit when my game generated interest from coaches, however, once they viewed my transcripts they encouraged me in addition to expressing to me that I needed to work on my grades. I knew from that point on, I had to get on top of my academics quickly if I wanted admittance into college. I worked hard, but things did not go as intended. My grades started to go up and I strived to keep my grades at a B average; however, I was ill-prepared mentally for how hard I would need to work to maintain those grades. My senior year came around and things started to hit me all at once. Senioritis kicked in and instead of putting in all my effort to improve my grades, I was just doing the minimum to say I had the work completed. My grades were slipping, my SAT/ACT scores were not meeting the requirements, an ADD/ADHD diagnosis, and my family and I was trying to gain ground from financial and family stresses. The pressure was on to maintain the opportunity that would further my