Why Should Me Accept You?

2 Pages 560 Words

High School was a strange time. After three years of trying to develop identity, character and friends in middle school students are expected to mature immediately in the first day of ninth grade, but I never did this. I never fully realized in the earlier grades how important high school success; as measured by GPA, would be my future life, as a result I am applying to college with seemingly contradictory measures of my ability to perform college level work. If I had worked and studied harder rather than talking on the phone, hanging out with friends, and viewing high school as an opportunity to socialize I would not have to apply to school with a GPA that does not reflect my talent and my educational abilities. Had I taken my grades in my earlier years seriously I could have been a college’s dream candidate. I am dedicated and determined, of making something of myself. I have matured and not I am trying to lessen the consequences of my past actions. I am also a ambitious organized college applicant looking for a school where I can be a key student making an important and major contribution in a good learning institute such as this.
This year I have made an earnest effort to improve my work ethic. My grade point average is rising and my study habits are improving. However, after performing poorly for three years, my GPA cannot reflect the transformation I underwent at the start of this year. Dedicated to making something of myself, I finally matured and am now trying to lessen the consequences of my past actions. Armed with my new attitude and my understanding of the extreme importance of earning good grades to signal my capacity to work responsibly, I assure you that I will never revert to the student I once was.
In retrospect, I believe that it was my inability to choose my classes that resulted in my lack of enthusiasm on the ride to school each morning. I enjoy the freedom to pursue my own interests and anxiously anticipate ...