Academic Success Short Story

If I have learnt anything from being the daughter of a teacher it's that academic success is not dependent on how intelligent or intelligible a pupil may seem. Rather - those that have the most success are those that are the most motivated and driven to reach their goals.

On February 13th, 2017 I started my day as any other. I planned to clock into work in the morning then begin my 45 minute commute to class that night. Long story short - Life had a different plan. I ended up being hospitalized for a few days, with some highly intensive therapy to follow the months later. That semester (with the recommendation from my doctors) I withdrew from the most of my classes... but I was stubborn. Not wanting to fall behind, I stayed in enrolled in

my EMT training class. My schedule was littered with doctor appointments and transportation to and from the college became a nightmare. Ultimately I did not do well that semester.

If I had successfully completed that class the first time I would have been certified for a job that I now owe my life to.

But why am I writing about a semester were I did not academically succeed in an essay that suppose to be about academic success? - Because I did not give up.

Do not get me wrong, I was not eager to retake the four hour long lectures, sit in an ambulance for 24 hours straight, and the online assignments… man talk about a workload.
I had less doctor appointments, but more importantly I had learned from my mistakes. I ended up doing extremely well my second attempt.

Success (academic or otherwise) is defined by the individual. I hope to transfer to The Ohio State University to study biochemistry in pursuit of becoming a medical physician. I know this is not an easy path, but I am determined… and that is why I WILL succeed.