Why I Want Me To College

I am a first generation high school graduate and college attendee. Despite my parent’s lack of educational and financial stability, they do everything in their power to support my education. However, my parents are foreign to America’s educational system and as a result I do not receive much academic guidance from them. My parents have taught me to work hard for what I want, to understand that there is a difference between failing and giving up, and most importantly, to be humble and grateful for everything that I have. I am proud to be a Hispanic- American that has the opportunity to fully indulge myself in both the Hispanic and American cultures. I applied to college to gain knowledge, but I had no idea that alongside the process I would improve my personality, I would learn to believe in myself, and I would further develop my goals.
During my first year of college I not only learned new material, but I also discovered other dimensions to myself that I did not know I had. I was pushed out of my introvert self. In Honors College, I found out that sitting in the back of the classroom, not participating in group discussions and doing my work was not going to cut it. I had to voice …show more content…
In high school I excelled in many activities, but I always doubted myself. I lacked confidence in myself, buy in my second semester at McLennan Community College things changed. I had to complete an academic cooperative for Honors College, and I decided to assign my Biology professor as my mentor. Little did I know my Biology professor was the head of a Marine Biology course and she convinced me to take the course as my academic cooperative. In one semester, I learned how to swim, and then I learned dive, and I was able to receive my diving certification. As a class, we traveled to Roatan, Honduras to complete our research projects. Even though there were times when I thought going to Honduras was going to be impossible, I proved to myself that I really can do anything I set my mind