“Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom,” (George S. Patton). We all face through hardships, failures, and cause mistakes once in a while because no one is perfect, but what makes us as success is overcoming the struggles we face. I have overcome many throughout my life, being born with a cleft palate, constantly moving, and my first year of college experience at Texas Tech University.
Moving to the land of opportunity with no background or fluency of English at the age of 7, life has not been a smooth road for me. Growing up as a Cleft Palate, I had trouble making friends, which became a struggle especially constantly moving from one location to another due to my father’s profession as a software engineer led to a disruption …show more content…
At that time I was still trying to discover what I wanted to become despite all the volunteering’s, activities, sports, and organizations I was involved in high school. The MedLife medical mission trip to Lima, Peru by distributing free medical, dental, and pharmaceutical care was the biggest reason why I decided to pursue Biology, Pre-med as well as following my brother’s footsteps in hoping to serve as a doctor. I felt a strong need to help others in poverty areas. But I realized I was heading towards the wrong rout, Biology; Pre-med was not the right major for me. I thought I knew my strengths and weakness, but I had not realized taking two science classes my first semester of college would be the worst mistake. Taking a science class in High School vs. taking it in college was not the same. I did not know how to prioritize my time nor had any studying skills. I started struggling in Biology and Chemistry courses and went under deep depression and major test anxieties, and I knew I cannot drag myself down anymore and had to take serious …show more content…
Being born with a Cleft Palate and developing depression and anxieties, I had no hope in life. Attending college without any developing skills, I came to known that high school and college will nothing be alike. What I was able to do in high school was not goanna pass in college. I realized if I had to get anywhere in life, I had to take some serious actions. When I was struggling in class at Tech and I had no other option besides taking the class over again, I knew it would only make the mistake worse. Switching to a community college has helped me learn my time management and studying skills. I limited my social and concentrated more on studies. I excelled in my academic at the community college and was accepted into Honors Society Phi Theta Kappa. I continue seeking psychologist to cope with my depression and anxieties. I did not let me mistakes and failures keep me down but instead found a way to fight back and stay
Moving to the land of opportunity with no background or fluency of English at the age of 7, life has not been a smooth road for me. Growing up as a Cleft Palate, I had trouble making friends, which became a struggle especially constantly moving from one location to another due to my father’s profession as a software engineer led to a disruption …show more content…
At that time I was still trying to discover what I wanted to become despite all the volunteering’s, activities, sports, and organizations I was involved in high school. The MedLife medical mission trip to Lima, Peru by distributing free medical, dental, and pharmaceutical care was the biggest reason why I decided to pursue Biology, Pre-med as well as following my brother’s footsteps in hoping to serve as a doctor. I felt a strong need to help others in poverty areas. But I realized I was heading towards the wrong rout, Biology; Pre-med was not the right major for me. I thought I knew my strengths and weakness, but I had not realized taking two science classes my first semester of college would be the worst mistake. Taking a science class in High School vs. taking it in college was not the same. I did not know how to prioritize my time nor had any studying skills. I started struggling in Biology and Chemistry courses and went under deep depression and major test anxieties, and I knew I cannot drag myself down anymore and had to take serious …show more content…
Being born with a Cleft Palate and developing depression and anxieties, I had no hope in life. Attending college without any developing skills, I came to known that high school and college will nothing be alike. What I was able to do in high school was not goanna pass in college. I realized if I had to get anywhere in life, I had to take some serious actions. When I was struggling in class at Tech and I had no other option besides taking the class over again, I knew it would only make the mistake worse. Switching to a community college has helped me learn my time management and studying skills. I limited my social and concentrated more on studies. I excelled in my academic at the community college and was accepted into Honors Society Phi Theta Kappa. I continue seeking psychologist to cope with my depression and anxieties. I did not let me mistakes and failures keep me down but instead found a way to fight back and stay