Once I was; now I am

Once I was one of those guys who do not plan ahead. I was a careless boy and waited for the things to take their own course. I believed that planning destroys spontaneity and adventure in doing things. I thought that one's life should be full of surprises.

It was the time of matric exams when I was forced to change my thoughts about planning. It was the paper of Mathematics that day. The paper was to start at 9 in the morning. I thought that I would wake up at 8.15 and will each exam center by 8.50. I did not know that there was a demonstration of a political party near my exam center. I stuck into traffic jam for almost an hour and reached center half hour late.

Now I believe in planning things ahead. I think creating my plan helps me to tackle difficult situations. Planning gives me more control over my goals and targets. Now I am a completely changed man who plans things ahead of time.

I thought that I would wake up at 8.15 and will each exam center by 8.50.
i think there is some grammar mistake in this sentence.i dont really understand this sentence.

It was the time of matric exams when I was forced to change my thoughts about planning. It was the paper of Mathematics that day. The paper was to start at 9 in the morning. I thought that I would wake up at 8.15 and will each exam center by 8.50. I did not know that there was a demonstration of a political party near my exam center. I stuck into traffic jam for almost an hour and reached center half hour late

maybe,u'd better provide some details,like what do you think when you were trap.

The whole passage lack enough supporting material,u'd better add more details in it.

I am not entirely sure what the prompt is for this paper and if it is supposed to be poetical in style or essay type. I wish you had informed us about those things along with the post of the essay you wrote. It would have helped a lot in reviewing this paper. That said, I will do my best to make comments and offer suggestions for revisions based on what I can see of the paper.

Let me start with the grammatical errors:


- It was the day of the Math exam. The test was to start at 9 a.m. I thought I could wake up at 8:15 and reach the exam center by 8:50. I did not know that there was a political demonstration that day near my exam center. I was stuck in a traffic jam for almost an hour and reached the center half an hour late.

- What were the consequences of arriving an hour late? Was that what influenced you to become a changed person?

Those are my comments and suggestions for now. If you can provide additional information about the requirements of your statement, I might be able to make further suggestions :-)

I thought that I would wake up at 8.15 and will each exam center by 8.50.
That is reach, not each.
I unerstood your point. Thanks for reviewing it.