College isn’t something that’s for everyone, my parents made sure I knew that right from the start. With no expectations of me and no real consequences at home for not trying in school, one would think I wouldn’t try, right? Wrong. I set expectations for myself, and made sure I met them. Grades and ACT scores have never been something I could show off to anyone, until now. College applications have shown that.
Growing up, I had so many different influences to help me decide what I wanted to do with my life, but they weren’t necessarily favorable ones. My mom, a gas station worker, my dad, a bartender, my stepdad, a McDonald's employee, and my stepmom, a stay at home mom, no one in my household legitimately had a solid career. Nonetheless,
Growing up, I had so many different influences to help me decide what I wanted to do with my life, but they weren’t necessarily favorable ones. My mom, a gas station worker, my dad, a bartender, my stepdad, a McDonald's employee, and my stepmom, a stay at home mom, no one in my household legitimately had a solid career. Nonetheless,