Reflective Essay: From Elementary To Middle School

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Growing up fitting in was never really too big of a problem for me as I was never put down by anyone or out casted by a group. I grew up in a very diverse neighborhood with the majority population of African Americans, Hispanics, and Caucasians. I never cared for or saw skin color as a problem, whenever I wanted to participate in an activity I just barged in and participated. In other words I did what I wanted to do. I knew that if I wanted to make a new friend all I had to do was speak to somebody new and we’d become friends over a while. This was exactly what I did as I transitioned from elementary to middle school and from middle school to high school. I went to a middle school where little to none of my elementary friends went to. I remember the first day as if it was just a couple months ago. I was nervous to see what new experiences awaited me. I knew I was going to see a lot of new faces since my old friends all told me they were going to a different middle school but I didn’t care I was eager to meet everyone. When I got to my first class I remember looking around to unfamiliar faces and pretty much everybody knew each other from their previous schools. I was the lone cat from a …show more content…
Transitioning to college is going to be similar to my previous experiences and one thing I’ve learned to help overcome the “not feeling like you belong there” feeling is to become friends with as much people as you can in order to feel at home. As I took summer classes already in Cal State LA I’ve become friends with one or two people which is a good start and I’m only looking to apply my method more and more in order to feel as if I belong there. I know one day I’ll know enough people to feel as if Cal State LA is my

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