There is no challenge that I won't accept. My curiosity and perseverance through tough situations allows for me to explore information in the world that interest me. One of these challenges came in the form of physics, as I accepted my place in the course without any prior higher level mathematical knowledge. AP Physics was the hardest advanced placement course I have taken due to the conceptual learning that was prevalent throughout the class. I have a self-teaching type of nature: when I don't know how to solve a problem instead of relying on others I look up information myself. My teaching method did not help me, as everything was completely new in that class, even more so than foreign language. Even though my first semester was incredibly
A challenge is nothing more than an obstacle that lies in one's path. I have had my fair share of such obstacles The main one has been my deafness. Many people consider deafness a disabilitya handicap that leads to problems or failure. I am proof that this stereotype is false. I was raised with the awareness that a person in my position can either be a "deaf person" or a person who happens to have a problem hearing. I chose to be the latter.
Prompt: In 500 words or more, describe your collegiate experience thus far. How has this experience and the knowledge you've gained influenced what you plan to study? How have they influenced your decision to apply to St. Edward's?
Only two months ago, I moved into room 426 of Trinity Hall and began my journey at Azusa Pacific University. I still remember how nervous and excited I felt when I arrived. Everyone was incredibly kind and overjoyed to have the freshmen move in. Beneath all the exhilaration, I had three big fears that felt like heavy weight on my chest. Because I did not grow up from a Christian family, I feared that I would not fit in with everyone else. I was also intimidated by how extroverted everyone was. I was introverted, so it required extra effort for me to make new friends. Another one of my fears was nursing school since the nursing program is known for its heavy load of work and commitment. Through experimentation, communication, and hard work,
As a student in her sophomore year, I am still learning about what I can do and what I want to do. Although I am young, my mother always told me that it is never too early to start thinking about the future, which is why it is an honor to be able to apply for the membership of being part of National Honor Society. I have always loved challenges no matter what the result because nothing is equal to the experience of trying. I take the things I have learned from my past experiences and use them as a guide to help me in the future. I haven't ever once stopped to give up if I encountered an obstacle, but rather embraced it and thought of ways to overcome them.
I've always loved learning, especially math. Math has always come easy to me. Science also has never been challenging enough so I took Chemistry this year and I am planning to take physics next years. Chemistry is very challenging for me and I've had thoughts of dropping out of it, but I pushed myself and forced myself not to give
Being a scholar is a challenge that I take on everyday. The most challenging classes I took this year will have to be AP English Language and Algebra II Honors. AP English Language is my first AP class I have taken and it was really challenging. The most challenging part about being in AP English Language was the level of expectation on your work. English has always been my hardest subject and taking this course was a big step. My essay grades were very low so I had to work extra hard in all my other work to keep my grade up. Also, I was really scared about the AP exam but Ms.Pruden really prepared us for it, I went in and used everything she taught me to try and pass the exam. Algebra II Honors will have to be the most challenging class this
The third week in August, when the wind whispers and the sky turns a greyish orange, is when the AP students, like all students, get the first inkling of what the next year of their life will entail. Syllabuses, textbooks, reading assignments, homework—completely overwhelming if you think about it all at once. Of course, it is impossible to predict what a school year will look like based on the just the first week, but that won’t stop students from guessing. For if AP students carry but one thing, it is curiosity. So they do map it out: take the first week and multiple it by 9, that’s one quarter. Not too hard. Take that and multiply it by two. After all, we all just bought a new TI-84 PLUS graphing calculator. Finally, take that number and multiply it again by 2, totalling 36 weeks of rigorous, standardized education. It’s more digestible when you write it all down like that, right?
Throughout my high school experience, I've been able to obtain knowledge that I can use to better my life. Some of the classes I've taken have been a blessing in disguise. For example, I never expected to learn as much as I did about writing and literature by just simply reading. Many of my teachers have pushed me to my limits and inspired me to think differently from my peers. In general my best English experience was reading "MacBeth" by William Shakespeare in Mr. Elwell's class, where I also realized I had many English skills to improve on.
I figure that class will be a easy pass. Also I do have a period where I T.A which should also be a easy pass. I would say one of the classes that will be A challenge is Spanish class. I never learned spanish so this will be the 1st time. I think my biggest challenge would be my Financial literacy class. The work isn't so hard by concentrating is, because the class does not interest me.
My educational journey can be described perfectly by this analogy: I was given broken crayons expected to draw a house and a dog with black and white spots, but instead I created a mansion with stained glass windows and added a terrace with porch lights. Others always expected me to do the average, but I always surpassed their expectations--thus making the ordinary, extraordinary. My educational journey began at Ludwig Van Beethoven, my neighborhood elementary school. Unfortunately, the school’s accessibility from my grandmother’s house was the only factor considered when enrolling me and my other sixteen aunts, uncles, and cousins. The school had a very low budget which reflected the resources and neighborhood I grew up in. The class sizes
High school is supposed to be a one more step closer to college; it’s supposed to be preparing you for the future right? Wrong. My experience in high school was very different; I never quite fit in with anyone, the “friends” that I thought that I had used me for money. Let’s just say when I was a freshman I had a friend whom I knew from grade school, her name was Meghan Lawrence and she was the kind of person who I really believed I could tell her anything and she would keep it to herself. Once again I was proven wrong, I developed a crush on a boy and she knew that I had a crush on him; one morning before class both he and she went to the corner store, she thought it would be funny to tell him all about my crush, which he tortured me with, playing with my emotions, made me feel like he might actually like me back.
My first year at GRA was coincidentally this year making this my last. I may not have been here long but of course, compared to my old school and within the events of my 7th grade school year, this has evidently been the best and worst school year of my life. From Kindergarten all the way until 8th grade my elementary and middle school experience has been vice and unconscionable, to say the least, but of course, within all the faults and terror that was and unfortunately still is my middle school experience there still are quite a few things about this school and my old school that still positively resonate within me that keeps me moving forward and looking (almost) positively toward my artistic future.
Textbook problems are carefully drafted so that they are solvable with adequate effort. One day I inadvertently modified a problem to enliven things a little. It was minute modification of magnetic flux along length. For a problem of 10 minutes, It took me six hours to solve only to find that apparent and timid modification had made it impossibly difficult to solve much to the anger of my teacher who scolded me next day to complete only one problem from the assignment. But later she was very glad to see my solution and effort and gave me a full score on the assignment for just one solution. She said physics is not only about the textbook as modifying a simple quantity makes it as intricate as a real world problem. Little episode changed my perspective. Now I always play with problems in physics by remoulding to make them as intricate as possible because world around me is choreographed by the laws of physics and this transcends me to the real world physics. This helped me to develop an idiosyncratic habit, always strive to bring worst in your problem. My friends used to say that, I was being unessentially scholastic to find harmony among apparent chaos, I create when doing physics. I can sympathize with there plight. Though I was initially impressed with the futility of hopes and strivings most teenagers chase restlessly but insofar I realized as a feeling and most paramountly as a thinking being we have an urge to understand whether it is a creative or a receptive imagination. My Physics teacher always told me it is very important to lay foundation and with physics you can't go wrong. During the farewell group photo she looked for me as I was standing in the third row and asked me to sit in front with her. I was embarrassed by the admiration but esteemed by recognition as she said “You are my best student and your hardwork will bring you the exceptional name”. This pumped me with utter passion
I was not taking the advanced courses because of the challenge nor the merit that came with it. I took them because I loved to learn. I always felt that the regular classes in school did a very subpar job of giving me the full experience. The advanced courses however, did a very good job of encompassing all of the concepts and ideas. My friends at the time were not so lighthearted. They took these classes much too seriously. Going as far as to stay after school, buy extra books, and take practice tests just to ensure their “A.” I got A’s and B’s in a majority of those classes, and it was not because of extra help and practice work. It was because I had an honest interest in the subjects. Even to the last year of our friendship, when I “doubled up” on AP US History and AP European History. The teacher of these two courses was considered the most difficult teacher at our school. My friends critiqued me, telling me I had no chance of getting 5’s on the AP exams, and that I simply would not have time for the work. I ended up getting great grades in both courses, doing exceptionally well on the exams, and even befriending the teacher, who I now consider to be my greatest academic mentor. This is because I cared more about expanding my knowledge on the subjects rather than number crunching. I was also frequently criticised for how easy going and mellow I was about my education. It was always “Chris, you need to take things more seriously,” or, “Chris, your lack of motivation makes us feel uncomfortable.” Although the scolding I would receive was horribly irritating, it was much more bearable than the other factors that would lead to my dramatic
Throughout high school I have placed myself into the most challenging science and mathematics curric...