My parents have always challenged me to strive to do my best since I was a child. From pushing me to learn how to ride a bike at age five, to striving me to achieve a higher ACT score to attend the college I love, I learned how to become very independent and credible. As I approached my high school years, I changed mentally by creating a positive mindset after my freshman year. As to this day, getting a 3.11-grade point average has affected me in both positive and negative ways.
One characteristic that I figured out about myself is that I am a person who learns from mistakes due to the fact that I am a tactile learner. I can picture my fifteen-year-old self, sitting in the yellow painted classroom on the second floor of Magnificat High School playing Slither.io on my laptop rather than be taking notes for the exam I would have in a few days. Twirling my curly hair and waiting for the clock to reach 3:15 p.m. on a Friday so I can rush out of the classroom to get ready for a party that evening. I had such a bad character, I was extremely careless and was only concerned about my social status, partying, and boys. …show more content…
In fact, I had an AP Government presentation due in Spring of 2014. The presentation was worth 25% of our final grade and I decided to finish my slides last minute. I remembered sitting in my grey room, stressing out with a blushed face hoping to reach the deadline at 11:59 p.m. When I received my grade, I was not happy at all. This was the turning point for me and I finally came to a realization that I needed to focus on my school work and apply the knowledge and study skills that I was
One characteristic that I figured out about myself is that I am a person who learns from mistakes due to the fact that I am a tactile learner. I can picture my fifteen-year-old self, sitting in the yellow painted classroom on the second floor of Magnificat High School playing Slither.io on my laptop rather than be taking notes for the exam I would have in a few days. Twirling my curly hair and waiting for the clock to reach 3:15 p.m. on a Friday so I can rush out of the classroom to get ready for a party that evening. I had such a bad character, I was extremely careless and was only concerned about my social status, partying, and boys. …show more content…
In fact, I had an AP Government presentation due in Spring of 2014. The presentation was worth 25% of our final grade and I decided to finish my slides last minute. I remembered sitting in my grey room, stressing out with a blushed face hoping to reach the deadline at 11:59 p.m. When I received my grade, I was not happy at all. This was the turning point for me and I finally came to a realization that I needed to focus on my school work and apply the knowledge and study skills that I was