Elro Reflection Essay

My clear-cut number one choice was Eleanor Roosevelt. Second was Lab, Beacon was third, and Baruch fourth and last on my list. I wanted to attend ElRo because of the distance from my house to the school, as well as that I knew a lot of people that attended and a lot of students in my grade were applying to ElRo first choice. Another big factor was that my brother was a senior and liked the school, teachers, and students. The day high-school letters were distributed was a very nervous day. Most of my friends at school found out during the school day. Around six of my closest friends from Wagner, all got into Elro. My mom was not home, so she could not open the letter, and I wanted to open it myself. When I got home, I checked the mailbox and found a letter from the DOE. I ripped open the letter hoping to get into Elro. The letter stated I got into American Studies at Lehman college, and Lab high-school. I was not upset, as I got into two good schools, and picked Lab over Lehman. I was satisfied with my placement, and attended all of the meeting they had for incoming 9th graders. I even took the spanish placement test at Lab. After a couple of months passed, I had heard about some people appealing into schools that they did

We talked for a couple hours, and the next day we both handed in an appeal request form. The guidance counselor explained that in previous years, the appeal would have not been accepted. However, because there was such a high rate of people that got into Elro and Bronx Science, and chose Bronx Science. She told me that Elro needed a couple of spots to fill. At the end of the year, the appeal requests came back. Another anxious moment opening my mail ensued. The letter stated that the appeal request was accepted and that I would be attending ElRo. My friend Evan, also got accepted of appeal and we were headed to