Throughout my 7th and 8th grade at William O’ Darby Junior High I tried, but I did not try hard enough, I knew I had potential, but I did not put all the potential I had into the work I did. I tended to wait for the last minute to do all the work I had in order to complete it on time. I could not really focus in classes because I did not have all the motivation and grit I needed to do something with my life in the long run. There were times where I would not do my homework and think it would be okay as long as I did the next assignment. I kept my grades at an okay level just to keep my family off my back. Then the day came where Upward Bound came into my junior high and spoke to all of the students about the things they provided to students
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We also attended multiple plays but at the same time we always kept priorities such as homework and school projects. In college I will find ways to help my community without having Upward Bound guide me towards the event. We were forced into icebreakers that would let us communicate with people we were not usually comfortable with speaking to. We did an ice breaker where we tried to build an egg carrier that would allow the egg to stay safe when dropped from a certain height. I spoke to someone for the first time and to this day we are still friends. Throughout the summer we had the summer academy. I will use all of this in college to further expand my communication with others. In college there are people who we do not know and older people as well. I will use the things I have learned about communication in Upward Bound to help me socialize during college projects and activities. Being in Upward Bound has helped me realize that the path I was choosing to take was not what I wanted for myself. In college I will use this to guide myself and discover what I want to do for the next step in my life. Upward Bound aspired me to do a lot more than just try but to succeed as well. Upward Bound not only taught me to dream, but it taught me to act upon those dreams. I will use what I have acquired and show others that I am a good individual and that I do
We also attended multiple plays but at the same time we always kept priorities such as homework and school projects. In college I will find ways to help my community without having Upward Bound guide me towards the event. We were forced into icebreakers that would let us communicate with people we were not usually comfortable with speaking to. We did an ice breaker where we tried to build an egg carrier that would allow the egg to stay safe when dropped from a certain height. I spoke to someone for the first time and to this day we are still friends. Throughout the summer we had the summer academy. I will use all of this in college to further expand my communication with others. In college there are people who we do not know and older people as well. I will use the things I have learned about communication in Upward Bound to help me socialize during college projects and activities. Being in Upward Bound has helped me realize that the path I was choosing to take was not what I wanted for myself. In college I will use this to guide myself and discover what I want to do for the next step in my life. Upward Bound aspired me to do a lot more than just try but to succeed as well. Upward Bound not only taught me to dream, but it taught me to act upon those dreams. I will use what I have acquired and show others that I am a good individual and that I do