I’ll never forget during my sophomore year listening to all the juniors complain about physics, and how extremely hard and life-ruining it was. We, sophomores, worried and dreaded the day we would have to face that class. I have always been an A student who is very hardworking and self-driven but when I saw even the smartest of the smartest juniors struggling with their homework, I became distressed.
On the first day of my junior year I had physics as my first period to my surprise. My teacher, Mr. Torres, seemed like a very likable person but quickly cut to the chase of how challenging the class was going to be and explained how it was not for everyone. I became nervous, but I told myself that I could take on a challenge, I just had to work extra hard that year. I can still remember Mr. Torres giving the pre-assessment math test to weed out the weak because physics would be impossible if math was not your best friend. Math is definitely not my strongest subject and my teacher advised me to drop the class because I would struggle a lot to keep a good grade. However, I confidently told him that I refused to drop the class because I am focused and I would do whatever it took to manage an A in that class. He replied, “Okay, sure kid we will see about that.”
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His comment motivated me even more to show him what I could bring to the table. To my horror, on the first progress report I ended up receiving a 78!
A C! I hardly ever got any B’s much more less a C. I was so disappointed and not to mention terrified to go home and show my parents later that day. Sure enough, I got in trouble and received a huge lecture on how I needed to get my act together because that was unacceptable. The following Monday I went up to Mr. Torres and asked him what I could do to help myself. He advised after school tutoring. For the next month I went to tutoring twice a week, quickly becoming a fast learner and genuinely interested in physics. I made sure to never miss tutoring because I wanted to better myself, even if I understood the lesson during
class. Physics easily became my favorite and strongest subject. I went from getting a seventy-eight in the class to a ninety-six and acing all my quizzes and tests. I had never felt so proud of myself before because I saw the benefit I had in learning something that everyone else found so difficult. During class I was able to answer questions and solve problems easily, but what I really enjoyed was being able to help my peers learn it by providing an easier explanation and understanding. Mr. Torres quickly saw the potential I had and pushed me to strive for better in everything I did. He never gave me the answer, but instead let me work for it because he knew I could do it on my own. If it was not for him being the amazing teacher he was, I would not want to pursue a career in the science field, nor would I have discovered my passion for science so early in life. I also would not have realized what I can accomplish when I put my mind to something I wanted to do. However, I will always remember the time he told me I needed to drop the class because it was too much of a challenge for me. That was the biggest lesson I learned; to always believe in myself no matter if someone tells you otherwise. I plan to continue to use my passion for science throughout my college career, and take on all the challenges that I shall face with the same self-driven and determined attitude that I possess. In a way this experience only made me wiser and smarter in fulfilling my desire of changing the world one step at a time.
I have always been a math-science oriented person, and until my sophomore year of high school, my primary interest was in biological sciences. However, as a student in the Pre-International Baccalaureate Program, I was required to enroll in the physics I class. Walking into the physics lab, I saw an energetic, eccentric woman in a room covered with posters of the periodic table and Alberta Einstein alongside those of Elvis Presley. I would never view physics in the same light again.
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It was the drama of junior year, which taught me how to analyze a situation and consider all the variables before I made a big decision. It was the academic obstacles of junior year which boosted my ability to excel in my studies and display my educational potential.... ... middle of paper ... ... Even though I lost so much during junior year, I was unaware of the fact that secretly I was actually gaining a great deal of life experiences and real-life lessons for the future.
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