Academics Essay

            Throughout my life, I have faced many different obstacles and have received many rewards for overcoming said obstacles. These include physical challenges, emotional hardships, and mental hurdles. I have jumped through my fair share of hoops to get to where I am today, specifically those of the academic nature. Retaining the mental capacity to endure all that I have for the sake of my education is, in a general sense, what has led me to attending Early College High School and I intend to stay. However, I will get into that soon enough.

            Academically, I have faced many struggles, as is expected. School started out as a very simple process for me. I finished everything early and scored perfects on all of my assignments. Third grade was when it all changed. I was sent to gifted classes for the first time ever and I experienced many troubles adjusting to the environment. I was not used to actually paying attention or trying, and the subject matter seemed to slip past me. Nonetheless, I managed to pass the third grade and move on to fourth. Fourth grade faced me with many challenges as well, for not only was I still in the gifted program but I had skipped a grade in mathematics. I was taking a fifth grade gifted mathematics class and took a separate English class as well. I, and a few others, was in accelerated English in a gifted program. It did not make much sense, but it was the way it was, and it caused exceptional challenges for me. Furthermore, I was surrounded by people that were not very well-behaved and I thus fell into a bad crowd. Picking on other kids, using bad language, and getting into constant trouble led me to near expulsion. I still made it through, however. Fifth and sixth grade as well as middle school seemed like a breeze in comparison, I had finally adjusted to actually working and had no trouble finishing seventh and eighth grade. Now, of course, I am in the Early College program and that itself faces me with many challenges. Taking college courses as a high school student is no walk in the park and so I now have to adjust to working extra hard, something I still have not done. It shall come to me in the near future, though, for it always does.

            Despite my many academic struggles, I have an equal number of accomplishments, most of which were listed above. Achieving the gifted status by third grade alone was quite an achievement and something well worth bragging about. I am also proud of the fact that I took fifth grade mathematics in fourth grade, and I often make allusions to that as well. Among my personal favorites, however, is something that I managed to pull off just last year. I am very proud of the fact that I scored highest in my class on our English final and my father was pleased to hear it as well. I pride myself on my writing abilities, especially those of the creative likeness. At this point in time I am working on a personal writing project, it is the first full-length story that I have ever done. My father, who is an author and freelance writer, read the prologue I wrote and loved it. That is another accomplishment that I pride myself on, for knowing that an actual author thought my work was great has done wonders for my self-esteem. However, informational texts have always seemed to be my weak point, they are not as enjoyable as creative ones. Nevertheless, I was born a writer and I shall remember to keep at it, as my father has.

            With struggles and achievements come goals, or aspirations. However, I do not have many aspirations, if any. At this point in my life, I still do not know where it is I want to take myself. Career choices are few for I do not have many talents. Even though I said that I am a talented writer, I do not feel as if I could make a healthy living off of such a career. At one point I had my eyes set on an artistic career but I have come to realize that my talents in such a field are few in number. Drawing is not one of my strong points and yet I seem to frequent it as a hobby anyway. Despite these, however, I seem to have one talent. I am quite skilled at manipulating my voice and could thus work as a voice actor if I made the attempt. Recently, I began looking on the internet for people in need of voice actors but have yet to get a job. Many of my friends and family members tell me that I would make for a good one and I agree. I find that speaking with different voices as different characters to be very amusing and I do so often. So much, in fact, that at this point I have set characters with set voices that I use more often than others. So, in conclusion, I feel that the only aspiration I have at this point in time is to become a voice actor. As to how I will achieve such a goal, I am unaware. It will come to me in due time, as everything does.

            Altogether I have had many personal experiences concerning my education ranging from absolute failure to excelling beyond success. I have gone from fumbling over myself in the third grade to stepping proudly, head high, on a college campus with nothing to fear. I have worked hard for everything that I have earned thus far, all that is left to do is pursue my career in voice acting. Where will it take me? I do not have the slightest idea, but wherever it may be, I know that I will be ready to face it head on, as everyone should with all new challenges.