All About Me Essay High School

coming from a life of a large struggling family and losing my father at such a crucial age and what i meant by a large family is that i am one of 8 kids and only the second one to finish High school. So for me my greatest accomplishment is simply finishing high school, for other people that's nothing but for me it's everything. I wasn't your idea perfect student either due to years of bullying because of my weight and general appearance, so I was always hidden…

My High School Graduation was ten years ago this last May. So, to say it's been a while is an understatement. However, it's not that I don't remember my high school days it's that I don't really want to remember anything academic about it. My school years were terribly frustrating and very stressful mainly because of my parents. My parents did not care about my education and put it all solely in my hands. As a fourteen-year-old kid this sounded great and the school system had already labeled me…

In my family as well as in a majority of families across the country college is a must. I always knew, even in my youth, that after I finished high school I would be getting ready for a four year college experience. It was pretty much a no-brainer. My parents preached to me how competitive the world is becoming and the only way to succeed is with a college degree. I told myself that I decided to go to college solely to please my parents but deep down I knew I felt obligated to go for myself. I…

Entering high school, I had no idea what I would experience in the near future. My idea of what high school would be like was totally different than what it is. The transition I made from grade school to high school was an exhausting one. Even though freshman year was a challenge, it provided me with a variety of experiences that I will use to my benefit throughout my impending years at Saint Hubert. The August prior to my freshman year, I tried out for Saint Hubert’s soccer team. I had…

fixing the problems. Two things that I am worried about holding me back are my math skills and my health. I have identified these obstacles that could have the potential to hold me back and will not let them keep me from accomplishing what I want to accomplish in college. Ever since high school, I have always struggled with math particularly algebra. I have a hard time paying attention and absorbing the information in the classroom setting. In high school, I decided to take Algebra 2 online…

talking about how I transitioned from being a middle schooler to a high schooler. A metamorphosis is a transformation and I believe the effects of metamorphosis usually result in maturity. I’ll be talking about my struggles, my feelings about the changes, and the steps I took to overcome my challenges. My metamorphosis was when I was in middle school and I had to learn to adapt to high school. This transition helped me become more responsible and feel more like an adult. In middle school I…

song. My parents were talking about something; it was probably gossip. Everything felt so normal. Everything was so simple. But I knew at the moment we were going to arrive at the campus, everything was going to be different. The process it took to get settled in to my dorm happened in a flash. It was time to say goodbye to my family. Although we live an hour away from UW Madison, the distance was still too much for me. Plus, I had to live with a stranger for about 8 months. After my family…

I’m a freshman, and I’m trying to get acclimated to my life in the high school and just like every high school freshman; I’m trying to show upperclassmen and teachers what I’m all about. The high school jazz band was the finest ensemble in the school for me to showcase my musical ability, specifically playing the saxophone. I’ve spent my life looking up to the jazz band at local performances. It was my dream to play in that prestigious group. I thought I did well during the audition. I was…

lead me to pursue college and get back into the swing of learning. Many of these experiences come from people that I work with in the army, project based learning back in high school and going to boards in the army to learn more about the army. People I work with, since I have been in the army, people have really challenged me to get back into school, one person being my section sergeant. He is getting back into school the same time I am. One day we were in the hallway just talking about…

One day, I will look back to when I was a sophomore in high school. After high school, I will remember my first day of high school as a freshman. I’ll think about all the memories I created in high school. I will remember when my freshman year was the easiest year and when sophomore year came by, I realized that school was getting more difficult. Every year, is a new year to learn new things. During high school, I will learn the most valuable lessons in life. I will discover my true self and…