College Admissions Essay: Overcoming Obstacles

Overcoming the Obstacles “You don’t understand me!” “If you don’t know how I feel, don’t say anything!” Theses quotes might be said once or many times in one’s teen life. Complaining about parents is one of the conversation topics among the peers. Sometimes teens feel like adults do not aware of their opinions anymore. Moreover, arguments among the family could ruin the relationship if members do not know how to deal with it. I learned how to solve problems through these conflicts and became more mature. I was in the third year of Mathayom when students are forced to make their first decision about future career. According to Thailand’s education system, high school is divided into different programs. Each program limits student’s choices when entering college. As a result, most parents, including mine, prefer their children to choose the Math-Science program, which provides more options. Moreover, my

Being in a similar condition, she understood how I felt. Because she was older than me so she was in a higher grade. She had passed all of those obstacles I was facing. I receivedmanyuseful advices thathelped me to start thinking for myself again. She told me that this is my life and everything depends only on myself. Parents can make the suggestion but they are not responsible to make the decision. I argued to her that my parents would not listen to me and only keep talking about their desires. She said I was wrong and asked me whether I have ever face my parents and speak sincerely to them about my dream. I realized from her words that I had never did something like talking to my parents maturelywith reasons. I took her advices, went to the conversation with my parents, and it was great. They finally accepted my decision and allowed me to choose whatever I want for my future.Finally, I continuedto study at Patumwan Demonstration School for the language