Junior college

awards. Such as being the best district Bari sax player, division one soloist metals, an award for being in top twenty-five percentage of my class, an award for NTHS and others. I was a band member for three years from my sophomore year till the end of junior year. For my senior year I decided to follow my real passion, IT Security. This passion has granted me numerous opportunities that have and will continue to benefit me in the future. I am one of the very few here at Southwest that are not…

parents know that this beginning experience on the football field as an eight-year-old was going to pave the way to many more experiences, memories, and helping to mold me into the person and player that I am today. Throughout elementary school and junior high, I worked hard in both football and basketball, but football was always the one thing that I knew was meant for me to do. I am so lucky to have parents that supported me. Both my mom and dad would be on the sidelines of every single game…

My College Essay A time when I experienced a failure was when it was my freshman year and I noticed that I was not doing as good in school like I should have been. So my sophomore year I told myself that I would try harder and do grade forgiveness of Florida Virtual School. By making these changes I was able to get my GPA to get to what I wanted. I know now that I have to work hard to get what I want. I remember staying up late while my family slept trying to stay awake by listening to my…

work experience. The crazy restaurant world has taught me a strong work ethic, communication skills, and many other crucial life lessons that cannot be bought. In the summer before my junior year at UMass Amherst my dad took a large cut in his salary and informed me that he would no longer be able to pay for my college. I was disappointed and discouraged, yet I knew somehow I had to continue on with school. Education has always been my passion in life and first priority. I decided to live at…

when I was a failure, the time I was a failure was when I took my first ACT test junior year of high school when I didn't even try my hardest because it was really hard and I wanted to just get done with it. But they thing I should have done to be more successful on my Act tests so that my scores are better is to take more time studying for it ahead of time and get my scores up better so I can apply to good colleges and get the degrees I want to be a General surgeon or a ER tech. This…

As a junior in high school who is college bound the problem of affording college is at the back of my mind. I go through many scholarship websites, and I found one scholarship particularly caught my eye. The scholarship application only required you answer one question, which was. If you could tell one thing to the entire world what would it be? I simply answered with, I would tell the world that Black lives matter. I gave this response because mainstream American society, as a whole, does not…

While I am excited and anxious for junior year to begin, I am still in disbelief that I am halfway finished with my college career. This past year, I officially declared a Political Science major along with a Latin American and Latino studies concentration. Through my course-work and diverse experiences at Holy Cross, I have embraced what Holy Cross is all about: social justice. Furthermore, my passion for social justice has made me realize that I would like to pursue a career path where I am…

get one. But why don’t students go to college? According to Huffington Post, “12 percent of high school graduates have failed to enroll in a college.” Even if you feel like a 4-year college might not be right for you there are still other options such as a community or junior college. High school students generally do not strive for higher education due to certain circumstances made. Students often make poorly supported statements to prove why they believe college is not for them. One of the…

One of my biggest goals for attending the Academy is to continue the rigor that I have experienced through the Old Donation School program. I have attended this gifted academy since the second grade, and have enjoyed the challenge it has presented to me. I feel that participating in a rigorous program will build a more solid foundation, which will assist me moving forward in my life. In addition, having attended Old Donation School, I have always been surrounded by others who share the same…

College Admissions: Personal Statement Throughout our many years of schooling, we are taught the importance of attending post-secondary school. As a result, many students aspire to move onto college after they graduate from high school. Students work through high school to achieve all the requirements that are needed for college and even sometimes, more. This is because depending on the post-secondary school a student chooses, sometimes the ability to be accepted is fairly difficult. Its…