Volunteering Personal Statement

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I have dedicated myself over the past few years to helping out my community as much as possible, while maintaining high G.P.A. I did so, in the hopes that during March of my senior year, I would be getting acceptance letters from my choice schools. Volunteering in an effort to increase my chances turned into volunteering for fun, enjoying the feedback that came with helping my town. My most favorable memories of volunteering comes from working with the California Living Museum. Majority of the time, I helped with the maintenance of the park, and enjoyed seeing the visitors enjoy what C.A.L.M. offered to the community. In one unforgettable event, my group helped rebuild the river they have. There were little bugs crawling around, big ones at …show more content…

. Both came from Mexico as children and worked during their high school years in the fields. Immediately after high school, they were forced to get jobs, rather than going to college, because of financial reasons. However, my parents eventually went attended college. My mother earned her Masters, and my father obtained his teaching credential. The road to earning their degrees was not easy, my father was laid off from his long term job when I was 2 years old. This created a financial hardship for my family at the time; yet, they persevered. Throughout my childhood, they encourage me to be diligent in my school work, because they did not want me to struggle the way they did when they were kids. They made sure I knew college was going to be an option for me, “we’ll figure out the bill later”, they said. My brother and I were supported emotionally and mentally by them, and I soon developed solid study skills in order to achieve my academic goals. Earning the best possible marks in my school subjects has been important since I knew of my parent’s struggle during their childhood. I could not take my good fortune for granted. In mind, I had no excuse or reason not to perform well. I’ve learned to discipline myself in order to make going to college my number one

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