My Writing Experience

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Over the course of my academic career, I have faced my fair share of challenges. From the time I started school as a young child, education did not come as naturally to me as it did for a majority of my classmates. The most memorable of these struggles, and the one I am most grateful to have gone through, was mastering the art of reading and writing. For a vast majority of my elementary schooling, I was pulled out of my classroom environment to work with a special tutor to strengthen my ELA skills. With haste, I began to see the hours I put in materialize into successes, and every milestone I hit filled me with the joy of a job adequately done. Not to say that I didn’t face setbacks along the way, such as a particularly challenging passage …show more content…

My teachers, who I am so appreciative of now, did not allow me slip through the cracks in our education system. There was consistently a helping hand there to push me to enhance my skills to the next level and remind me to persevere when I encountered obstacles. Now, I can firmly say that reading and writing are two of my favorite pastimes, and even my greatest strengths. With the foundation my teachers gave me, I progressed onto higher level English classes throughout middle and high school, and scored a five on my AP Language and Composition test and a twelve on my writing ACT. Looking back, that little girl who attended tutoring to be at an average reading level could never have imaged that she would one day not only enjoy English but thrive with it. I am the person I am today due to the personalized support that my school provided me with. Luckily I received that kind of attention, and my heart aches for those who have not been blessed with the same chances. As a result of my own personal struggles with learning, I have found what I desire to dedicate my life

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