jiayoustate
Apr 23, 2012
Undergraduate / Does my high school record accurately represent your academic abilities. MSU essay [2]
Honestly, I do not feel that my high school records accurately represent my academic abilities, because I am not born in United States. When I first came to United States, I didn't understand any English, but, I still have to go to school with the different language students. When I just start of High School, not understanding what the teacher speak it's not all, also cannot communicate with the classmates about the homework. So, I often cannot finish the homework, and the examination test is not satisfactory. In my first 2 years of high school was when I really struggled academically, because I would get 2.8's on my report card. It really gives me a hard time to bring up my grade. Disappointed, I knew that I had to do better if I wanted to attend college. Within two years, I try very hard on learning English, and it has been improved, and my grade had been bringing up. Still, I have the problem on the ACT, mostly because English is not my first language, and there will always have some obstacles in the reading ability, especially there is a time limit to the test. Furthermore, I really don't have time to practice my ACT skill, because my parents own a restaurant, owing to the financial crisis, my parents didn't have the ability to hire anyone to work for them. Instead, my time has been taking from it, I have to help them after school every day, and I cannot learn all the ACT skill from school course other than study guide. With this responsibility left me with no time to do homework, study for tests, or be a regular teenager. Consequence, I cannot be good studying, but I do not blame on my parents because I know that they just want to be able to afford me and my brother's tuition. I believe, if I first came to United States with the same level of English as now, I can certainly do much better than now. Ultimately, I understand that although life cannot be rewind like a type, I should not let the results of my past reflect my future. My grades in high school do not reflect my drive or intelligence, but with this I have the determination to achieve greatness in Michigan State University.
Honestly, I do not feel that my high school records accurately represent my academic abilities, because I am not born in United States. When I first came to United States, I didn't understand any English, but, I still have to go to school with the different language students. When I just start of High School, not understanding what the teacher speak it's not all, also cannot communicate with the classmates about the homework. So, I often cannot finish the homework, and the examination test is not satisfactory. In my first 2 years of high school was when I really struggled academically, because I would get 2.8's on my report card. It really gives me a hard time to bring up my grade. Disappointed, I knew that I had to do better if I wanted to attend college. Within two years, I try very hard on learning English, and it has been improved, and my grade had been bringing up. Still, I have the problem on the ACT, mostly because English is not my first language, and there will always have some obstacles in the reading ability, especially there is a time limit to the test. Furthermore, I really don't have time to practice my ACT skill, because my parents own a restaurant, owing to the financial crisis, my parents didn't have the ability to hire anyone to work for them. Instead, my time has been taking from it, I have to help them after school every day, and I cannot learn all the ACT skill from school course other than study guide. With this responsibility left me with no time to do homework, study for tests, or be a regular teenager. Consequence, I cannot be good studying, but I do not blame on my parents because I know that they just want to be able to afford me and my brother's tuition. I believe, if I first came to United States with the same level of English as now, I can certainly do much better than now. Ultimately, I understand that although life cannot be rewind like a type, I should not let the results of my past reflect my future. My grades in high school do not reflect my drive or intelligence, but with this I have the determination to achieve greatness in Michigan State University.
