Personal Statement

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For some students a report card is an accurate reflection of their abilities, aspirations, and future work habits. Many friends of mine have flawless, or near flawless, report cards. Straight A's and weighted GPA's well over 4.0 grace their every progress report, and I am certain they will continue this streak of academic excellence well into the future. For others, C's, D's and fail's are a normal occurrence, and much like the straight A students, I have no doubt that they will continue down this path. But for some students, like myself, a report card is not an accurate picture of academic ability. I am not afraid to admit - to friends, family, or schools I intend to apply to - that my grades aren't good. I haven't had a GPA anywhere near 4.0 in at least 3 years, and at times this fact makes me proud. While I usually earn B's or C's in my classes, there are a few bright spots on my academic record. I am in the 98th percentile of the SAT test, and in the 99th on the ACT. I achieved a 5 on the AP Computer Science test, and despite a C in my AP Physics class, I managed a 4 on the final exam. On top of that, in my two years on El Camino Real High School's Academic Decathlon team I have been the highest scoring C Student in all of the Los Angeles Unified School District twice in a row, placed third in the state of California, and look forward to a promising season this year. Some say I am lazy, and some say I have untapped potential, but I believe the most accurate description of the apparent discrepancies between my academic record and my academic accomplishments is that I love to do the things I love to do, and I hate to do the things I hate to do. When I discovered computer programming in the 10th grade by taking an AP Computer S... ... middle of paper ... ...f hard work. I cared about this program, just as I do about math, computer science and a plethora of other subject areas, and so I excelled. I have bad grades, yet I have many successes. I have bad grades, yet I am no stranger to hard work. I have bad grades, yet I am applying to one of the most prestigious learning institutions in the country, knowing full well of the difficult four years ahead of me. At times I've wondered if my teachers have graded and evaluated the wrong things about me, as the picture of myself as a person and an academic is not the picture that my report cards seem to portray. I am more than my C's, I am more than my B's, and in some cases an A doesn't go far enough to express my interest and drive to succeed. Given the chance to learn in an institution such as Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology I am certain I have the potential to go far. !

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