Statement Of Purpose: Immigrants To California

My family immigrated from Mexico to cultivate the crops of California and now I am able to pursue my dream. While attending public high school, I appeared as a low-income Mexican American high schooler living in a poor socioeconomic town, dominated by Mexicans. However, a mix of my intellectual curiosity and historical roots from the Gonzalez and Villanueva family differed me from the rest of the students in the Central Valley. Growing up, I constantly wondered why my public high school was not academically pushing me. I knew that in order to succeed, I needed to expand my horizons academically. Ever since the 1st grade, I have been spending my summers away from my family, taking rigorous summer courses with precocious students at the ATDP …show more content…
Being one of the only Mexican American girls at a school filled with extremely wealthy students made me feel uncomfortable. However, instead of confining myself from the community, I looked back upon my family's advice and in a small matter of time, I felt more comfortable living in this neighborhood. I proved to those who doubted me that their assumptions were incorrect; a low income Mexican American girl CAN persevere such obstacles and attain high achievements at an expensive boarding school. Because of these experiences, I think it’s extremely important to spread awareness on education to other individuals. My favorite quote from my grandfather is, “No olvides de dónde vienes” meaning, don’t forget where you come from, and I certainly argue that there is a huge importance in giving back to your community. Personally, not only do I want to continue doing that by spreading awareness on the importance of education in the same way that my family did with me, but I also want to go into educational law to help improve policies that reflect public school education based on my past