Reflective Essay On Ap Us History

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As I started my junior year, I had four AP’s on my back, and as I mentioned before, I was determined (expected) to pass all of them with A’s. Taking an advanced placement history class always worried me, last year I unfortunately got a B on AP Euro, due to my laziness, and now this year I was scared, I got to admit that, to take this course. AP US history was the most challenging course for me, simply because history has never been my strength in school, and if I have to point out, it is my weakest area. It is hard for me to focus on history, and to keep the information stuck in my head. However, even though I was worried of “failing” AP US history with a B, I realized I had a great teacher. Mr. Montero not only provided so much information in his lectures but also provided enough resources to help us understand the context better. …show more content…

However, I also realised that one of my weaknesses was asking for help, I had many great teachers who offered their time before and after school, and even lunch, and yet I did not take much of an advantage of that. My weakness consists of being so focused on one thing that I miss out of other things, yet as junior year came to an end, I started to focus on numerous tasks at a time, and little by little I'm working on my weakness. One assignment I am really proud of is my balsa wood plane project that I completed for MESA Club. The balsa wood airplane, also known as F22 Killer, was an amazing plane that flew amazingly for a good amount of

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