Knowing that my parents were never there to monitor my every move, it motivated me even more to stand out and succeed in school. Like in elementary in middle school, I continued to excel in honors classes and participated different clubs and sports. I did not realize it until later in high school that I pursued perfection because I wanted to return back to my parents and family and become successful to support them. In high school, I did everything I could to make it to a four year university; I took honors and AP classes, joined clubs and took positions in them, and played varsity basketball. I graduated in top 20 of my class and got accepted to almost all the colleges I applied to including UCLA. At this time my brother had his first kid and a year later my older sister had hers. This made me want to be different; I did not want to fall in the same footsteps of my older siblings who both did not attend a four year university.
Going to UCLA is a whole new level, another place where I need to find my place to succeed. Going away for school, I feel as if my relationship with my parents grew but at the same time I feel the need to thrive to support my family in the future. It is hard to think that my family relies on me, but it always feels that way and I aspire to do all that I can do flourish and support my family. Who would have ever thought that the child that went unnoticed was the one they would soon heavily rely on?
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