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Please feel free to criticize. I need urgent help!
Thomas Edison failed many times before successfully inventing the modern electric light bulb. He said, "If I find 10,000 ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward." Reflect on a challenge you overcame through persistence:
Anxiously waiting for a confirmation on my mother's MRI scan report, I feared that the worst has come for my family. Doctors believe that there is a cancerous tumor discovered in my mother's liver. Doubting that this news is true, my mother constantly visited her doctor and requested a second opinion. At the same time, I had thoughts about how my lifestyle will change from the dependent lifestyle I have. But returning home from Orchestra practice on a Wednesday night, I was solemnly informed that my mother is diagnosed with liver cancer and will have to undergo surgery.
Emotionally devastated by this sudden event, I encountered difficult challenges with focusing on my social and academic life. Beginning my senior year, I enrolled in many rigorous courses, started on my college applications and continued to be involved in more activities, such as leading my new club. I wanted to achieve my goal of finishing strong academically and to contribute back to my school as much as possible. Along with the difficult time transitioning into my senior year, my mother's situation continually distracted me from my academics. For me to think less about my mother's condition and to think more about my academics, I challenged myself to step outside of my quiet and secretive self. I needed to open myself to my counselors and to people I know, instead of stressing myself by keeping my emotions about my mother inside my head.
In addition to my desire of finishing strong in my senior year, I had to take on more responsibilities than what I was used to. Dependent on my parents support, I only had to focus on my volunteering and academic activities. But because my father has to care of my mother, I took the responsibility of cooking meals, caring for my sister, doing household chores and following up on utility bills. With this obstacle, I found it difficult to manage my busy academic and activity priorities with my new household tasks. Along with the challenge of working hard in academics, I also had to work on my time management, a skill that I have not successfully developed. I have experienced times where I wanted to give up on my goal of finishing strong this senior year because I did not have a schedule that accurately fits all of my activities. Learning from these mistakes, I finally devised a schedule that would allow me to perform my household responsibilities, study hard in academics, and participate in my activities. As my hectic schedule comes to an end this semester with my mother recovering her surgery, I feel accomplished to have improved several of my life-skills and to have maintained my goal.
From this situation, I was able to manage my time and continue to work hard at both my academics and extracurricular activities. Ultimately, this experience allowed me to become more independent and more focused on my academic goals.
Thanks!!!
Please feel free to criticize. I need urgent help!
Thomas Edison failed many times before successfully inventing the modern electric light bulb. He said, "If I find 10,000 ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward." Reflect on a challenge you overcame through persistence:
Anxiously waiting for a confirmation on my mother's MRI scan report, I feared that the worst has come for my family. Doctors believe that there is a cancerous tumor discovered in my mother's liver. Doubting that this news is true, my mother constantly visited her doctor and requested a second opinion. At the same time, I had thoughts about how my lifestyle will change from the dependent lifestyle I have. But returning home from Orchestra practice on a Wednesday night, I was solemnly informed that my mother is diagnosed with liver cancer and will have to undergo surgery.
Emotionally devastated by this sudden event, I encountered difficult challenges with focusing on my social and academic life. Beginning my senior year, I enrolled in many rigorous courses, started on my college applications and continued to be involved in more activities, such as leading my new club. I wanted to achieve my goal of finishing strong academically and to contribute back to my school as much as possible. Along with the difficult time transitioning into my senior year, my mother's situation continually distracted me from my academics. For me to think less about my mother's condition and to think more about my academics, I challenged myself to step outside of my quiet and secretive self. I needed to open myself to my counselors and to people I know, instead of stressing myself by keeping my emotions about my mother inside my head.
In addition to my desire of finishing strong in my senior year, I had to take on more responsibilities than what I was used to. Dependent on my parents support, I only had to focus on my volunteering and academic activities. But because my father has to care of my mother, I took the responsibility of cooking meals, caring for my sister, doing household chores and following up on utility bills. With this obstacle, I found it difficult to manage my busy academic and activity priorities with my new household tasks. Along with the challenge of working hard in academics, I also had to work on my time management, a skill that I have not successfully developed. I have experienced times where I wanted to give up on my goal of finishing strong this senior year because I did not have a schedule that accurately fits all of my activities. Learning from these mistakes, I finally devised a schedule that would allow me to perform my household responsibilities, study hard in academics, and participate in my activities. As my hectic schedule comes to an end this semester with my mother recovering her surgery, I feel accomplished to have improved several of my life-skills and to have maintained my goal.
From this situation, I was able to manage my time and continue to work hard at both my academics and extracurricular activities. Ultimately, this experience allowed me to become more independent and more focused on my academic goals.
Thanks!!!