Contributions and What I Hope To Gain From LR Scholars

I have high expectations, and sometimes, those expectations can’t be met. My high expectations usually pertain to myself and my academic achievements. In third grade, I vowed to myself that I was never going to make a ‘B’. Although I tried my hardest to maintain that goal, it didn’t happen. I remember that day; I opened up my report card, and there on the page was a 92. Needless to say, I was devastated. After a good twenty minutes of analyzing my flaws and thinking about what I could’ve done to prevent what had happened, I suddenly felt a switch flip inside of my brain. That was the grade that I had earned, and beating myself up was never going to change those numbers. Determination set in and a desire to excel took over. I understood that I was never going to be perfect and neither were my grades, but I also knew that with perseverance and motivation that I could still achieve great things. I also recognized that there is a lot more to me than just intellectual ability. Ever since that realization, I have strived for excellence and my personal best, because that’s all that I can ...