The Importance Of My Life
narrative Essay
702 words
All my life I was only good at one thing: school. I took my education very seriously. I studied every opportunity I got. I always did my homework, got my work done on time, tried to be the best --at one point I may have been. You see, I was always on the honor roll, a straight A student. I received valedictorian in middle school and continued to succeed academically in high school. But, it wasn’t until my junior year in high school that my perfect record would slip. I just transferred into a school that was renowned for being rigorous and fast pace. After the first month of attendance, I had yet to adjust to this new environment. My grades started to slip no matter how much I tried. I started to become the student I never wanted to be, the one who had to work extra hard just to maintain a B average. There was a point when I came to the conclusion that I would transfer back to my previous school. I decided that taking college and high school class simultaneously was not for me. …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Narrates how they took their education very seriously and continued to succeed academically in high school until they transferred to a rigorous, fast-paced school. after the first month of attendance, their grades started to slip.
- Narrates how their counselor reminded them that what they should do does not define who they will be.
- Explains that the academic struggle conjured them to realize that not everything in life comes so easily. they believe that working hard will help them succeed.
- Opines that they have a strong desire to help anyone while on this earth. today's youth can easily be corrupted by all the madness that is occurring in the world.
I may not have been the student with the best grades in the classroom or received straight A’s, but maybe I was not meant to. Upon entering this program, I was overly confident of myself. When my grades were not as high as I expected, I lost my confidence and began to doubt my ability to achieve success. But when my counselor said those words, it made me feel like he had faith in me. It prompted me to prove to myself that I can do better, and I did. It was not easy at first, but eventually my grades went up and I began to worry less. The work of course remained difficult, but I learned to adjust. To some, this may be viewed as a life lesson, but I consider this an academic achievement for
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- Describes how their rural high school experience did not prepare them for the academic rigors of college.
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- Describes how they were a very average student in elementary and middle school. they realized they had to take their education seriously in order to get accepted to college.
- Describes how they were rejected by their science teacher, mrs. johnson, who told them that they needed to give total effort in their education to reach their goals.
- Explains how they gave all their time and energy to becoming a better student. they were accepted into national honors society for their grades, community service, and leadership qualities.
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- Narrates how an impressionable sophomore took the counselor's comment as a sign that she had already failed.
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In this essay, the author
- Describes how the transition from high school to college was a major eye opener for them. they never fully understood that the grades that you make now will determine the rest of their life.
- Narrates how their first year of college was rough. they let their grade point average fall as low as a 1.79 — they didn't succeed to the expectations of their school and financial aid.
- Opines that they will always put their best foot forward in everything they do. they are currently a certified nursing assistant and have worked at an assisted living for almost three years.
- Explains that they love their job and the medical field. they want to become a registered nurse to broaden their skills and provide services to those in need.
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- Explains that they expected to continue to excel in their courses, but didn't realize that doing well was easier said than done. they struggled to maintain a positive attitude at the university of washington.
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- Recalls the look on the dean's face, dr. charles lee, as he stood up and took a bow just after their medical degree was bestowed upon them.
- Describes how they grew up in a home where education was important, and how their father cared for their family, social refinement, religious and no-nonsense education.
- Recounts how their father moved to cincinnati, ohio to cultivate sugar beets. after converting from episcopalism to transcendentalism, the school was forsaken.
- Describes how they decided to pursue being a doctor, using their friend's death as an inspiration that there should be female doctors. they acquired another job teaching music in and academy, in asheville, north carolina.
- Describes how they left dickson's school and moved to charleston with samuel henry jackson, who was a well-known physician, and was accepted into geneva medical school in 1847.
- Describes how they aimed to do well and found solace in their studies. they grew distaste for the syphilitic ward and those suffering from typhus.
- Describes how they went to europe and studied midwifery at la maternité, which crushed their dreams of becoming a surgeon. they wanted the world to know that girls were just as good, if not better than boys.
- Describes how they became the first woman on the british medical register, and helped form the u.s. sanitary commision in 1861 with abraham lincoln's endorsement. after returning to england, they set up another practice and gave lectures at the london school of medicine for women.
1097 wordsRead More - College Admissions Essay: My Path To Educational Successexplanatory essayDespite the beliefs of many of my peers, my path towards educational success has not been easy. I was a straight A perfectionist in junior high, but when I first started high school I hung out with the wrong people, the bad crowd, and let everything I had fall apart. Negative thoughts started consume my mind, and I began to believe them, thinking I was a failure and would never be able to reach my dreams because they were 'outrageously high'.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that they were a straight a perfectionist in junior high, but when they first started high school, they hung out with the wrong people, the bad crowd, and let everything fall apart. negative thoughts began to consume their mind, believing they would never be able to reach their dreams.
- Describes how they volunteered at camp barnabas, a camp to enable children with mental disabilities to experience activities they would not have the chance to do in their normal daily life.
- Narrates how they found inspiration from camp barnabas and worked their best to one day be a psychiatrist with their own practice. the traveling experience, as well as the month long trip to korea, enabled them to see the world in many different possible, eye opening angles.
- Explains that they had a unique grasp for culture, customs, and the different perspectives each society can have, but their traveling experiences allowed them to learn and perceive how at the core all humanity is the same.
- Describes how they were able to accomplish a lot more through their travel experiences and inspiration from camp barnabas. however, one impending disaster stood in their way.
- Narrates how they never received an a on a paper once in their life, and was concerned about lowering their gpa. a tutor showed them the connections and similarities between the two and helped them strive and receive as on papers.
- Explains that though they had difficult beginnings, they were able to strive forward with the inspiration from camp barnabas, open their eyes to a whole new global world, and conquer one of their greatest weaknesses.
703 wordsRead More - The Importance Of My Lifenarrative essayMany individuals expect life to be easy for everyone. I believe that some individuals have more obstacles in life than others. The reason I believe so, is because I had to deal with certain issues throughout high school that I know some people deal with on a daily basis and some people don 't have to go through it at all. I come from a different family culture and things are very different when someone lives in the United States and has a culture that is completely different than the American culture. The laws here states that child abuse is illegal and not acceptable. I believe that happens to be true. My parents, well my mom, did not believe so. I dealt with many beatings throughout my high school career but decided to ignore it and continue with my daily life. I then decided to tell an
In this essay, the author
- Opines that some individuals have more obstacles in life than others. they come from a different family culture and believe that child abuse is illegal and not acceptable.
- Narrates how they dealt with their mother's cancerous pituitary gland in high school, and how she became violent after her sister graduated. sebastian was taken to a foster home for epilepsy.
- Narrates how they lost the battle their junior year, but it wasn't over yet.
- Narrates how their senior year was the best and the worst year they ever experienced. they were excited about college applications and were also excited that they would be far away from home.
- Opines that they are proud of who they're today because they know that if they keep working hard, they will make it further than where they want to be.
1053 wordsRead More - My Academic Journeyexplanatory essayMy journey as a student has always been focused on the path to college and success. Before I even set foot in kindergarten my mother, a college dropout, always told me that “honor roll wasn’t an option” and that I would be attending college in the future and achieving a degree. Most of the time I made these requirements. Most of the time I was awarded honor roll or had a newly edited list of colleges to attend, but sometimes life got in the way of my dreams of achieving success.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that their journey as a student has always been focused on the path to college and success.
- Describes how they attended seminole elementary school from first grade to the first half of their fifth grade year.
- Narrates how they spent the summer with extreme excitement and dread for the first day of middle school. they became distracted from school and missed friends and family.
- Explains that they excelled in all subjects and enjoyed the clubs they joined in high school. they learned how to study and perform better in the classroom with the help of their friends and teachers.
- Opines that they are determined, hard-working, and inquisitive and look forward to college and the challenges it will bring.
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