Importance Of Dreams In High School

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All my life, I have always set myself up to high goals and standards. I believe that your highest of dreams can be achievable if you’re willing to work hard enough for them. I push myself because I know I can work hard and I don’t quit when things get rough. There is a quote by Oprah Winfrey that I find to be similar to how I feel, “For everyone of us that succeeds, it’s because there’s somebody there to show you the way out. The light doesn’t always necessarily have to be in your family; for me it was teachers and school.” I owe my success and my dedication to school, to my teachers. I have had amazing teachers throughout my time in school. I have received advice and guidance that has shaped the student and person I am today. Without their …show more content…

I thought in order for my parents and me not to be drowning in debt for years to come, I would need to accept that good grades and test scores wouldn’t be enough to send me to the school and future of my dreams. I would try to make new dreams. All throughout my high school career, my teachers and classmates would see my grades and congratulate me. They would tell me to keep up the good work and as long as I kept it up, I would have my choice of colleges. It took me until the summer after sophomore year for me to realize that wouldn’t necessarily be the case. Just because I have a high GPA and just because I push myself farther than most, if I couldn’t pay for my choice of schools, I wouldn’t be able to attend to those schools. This is the sad reality that we live in today. A student’s dreams could be limited simply because their parents didn’t go to college, causing an economic disadvantage. The Gaffney Foundation changes this. They open up the doors to people like me. They assure ambitious students, as myself, that my dream is achievable, that my dream won’t be restricted. With this foundation, I believe that I will have the resources and opportunities to really make something of myself. I will not only expand my academic capabilities but also open me up to more volunteer

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