Why I Want To Be A National Honor Society Essay

“Leadership, dreams, scholarships, service, pride and character”, the first words that come to mind when I hear “National Honor Society”. Being chosen for National Honor Society is a great honor, as it has proved that from my childhood till now my hard work has paid off. From the beginning of high school, as a freshman to now a junior, I have always pushed myself to do better, but not better than others, better than myself. I had competition with myself and my past grades, as I emboldened myself to do better than each of my past marking period grades. I heartened myself to get stronger grades, because since the day I found out in freshman year that there was National Honor Society I was determined to get in. The day of my sister’s graduation

in 2015, a National Honor Society medal was put around her neck as she took part of it, it encouraged me even more, because the day of my graduation in 2019, I wish for that medal to be around my neck as well. Being selected as a candidate for National Honor Society demonstrates that I have achieved and I am in the right path of my goal being successful as a student full of energy and perseverance. Achieving the other half of my goal which is to be a member of the National Honor Society would prove my excellence academically and personally as I possess qualities needed such as, perseverance, leadership, and service abilities.
As a student, I believe that my academic achievements are due to my commitment and hard work.

My excellence in my grades have resulted in a GPA of 3.7 as I feel that these are the results of all the days and nights that I have spent staying awake studying and completing assignments to the best of my abilities. For me, I consider that skills needed for the future are necessary to possess because it leads to the prosperity of a career. I have committed myself entirely to take all types of experience that will pursue my career as a Master of Business Administration, Finance and Operations. Through my commitment, it develops my leadership skills as I cherish them into my life as a road to success. I have proven that I have achieved a mass amount academically in addition to taking classes a year ahead of the rest of most juniors. Furthermore, this year which is my junior year I am taking a College Now class known as History of the Caribbean. It is an honor to be in a college level class in 11th grade and keep up with the rest of my life and academic

schedule.
Throughout life, I have faced numerous challenges whether it is academically or just an experience towards life.

A schedule of a student becomes very tight as they need to balance everything out in all ways they can. For example, this year due to me taking a College Now class I have needed to compromise my entire schedule, donating another hour of my life into school. Through the past years of high school my classes started at 8:00 AM, however, now my classes start at 7:00 AM. Along with this class I have regents based classes which I manage such as Physics, English, and U.S. History, yet I take Pre-Calc this year. As a student, I always hear other students around the school complaining about the amount of work they have to do, however, they don’t realize that this work is what leads to their future success. For me complaining is not a valid excuse, as I certainly believe that there should be a deadline for everything because we can manage everything as long as we are determined. A person like me, who receives an assignment, which may be due in the next two weeks will manage their time out and complete it in the next two days, thinking that what if I have more things to do. Throughout all the school years that I have attended, there has not been one assignment that I didn’t complete or didn’t hand it in on time. Where I come from and the teachings of my parents, have taught me that family time and family are two significant parts of your life, which no matter what happens

there should be time for them, even if we have to take time out for it. My daily schedule begins from 5:00AM in which I get dressed, make breakfast for the entire family and then move into doing the house chores. Then, my mom drops me to school at 7 AM where I dedicate 8 hours into education every single day, in which during my lunch periods I go and help teachers out. After that the rest of my entire day is dedicated to family and school assignments. There have been days where I have spent nights studying and preparing for exams. My determination begins from home all the way to the career I pursue. There has not been a single day where I have not kept my schedule organized. Organization is key for me as it develops skills of time management. My time management is outstanding as I have compromised a lot but only for benefits. As you can see, leadership is greatly exemplified in me, as not only do my friends and classmates compliment me about it but even my smallest cousins find me as a great example of what to be like in their future.
Times when I am free are dedicated to help the community. Over the summer, I had helped a newly opened insurance agency in organizing. Universal Insurance Brokerage had recently opened over the summer in which I did 42 hours of community service for them. By helping the community, I feel like I help myself because as a MBA in the future I have to manage finances and savings in which I want to improve the quality of life.
In conclusion, my personal traits have enhanced the trust of my peers and families as they know my willingness in helping others and my perseverance to make life as perfect as possible. I have walked my entire life out in keeping myself opened minded and as a reliable person who is ready to assist. My skills are an active part of life which not only will benefit me in school, but even in my personal life as I make myself as qualifying as I can. I believe in uplifting my power in order to contribute in all aspects of life in which I like to take all types of experience making me capable to be part of National Honor Society.