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KarinaContreras
Mr.sMua
ERWC
9/11/16

Throughoutmyhighschoolexperience,gradeswerealwaysimportanttome.Iwasthe
typeofteenagerthatwouldstressoutifIdidntdomyhomeworkorifImissedadayofclass.I
hatedmissingassignmentsandbeingbehindonwork.Havingthistypeofattitudetowards
schoolkeptmeonmytoes.Iamaselfmotivatedperson,formeitishardtotakemymindoffof
somethingItrulywant.IfItrulywantsomethingIdontgiveup.Myfouryeartranscriptdoes
representmycapabilitiesbecauseIworkedreallyhardtoearngoodgrades.However,my
transcriptisnotperfect.Idohave4Csand1DinthereandthoseIamnotveryproudof.
Scienceandmatharemyworstsubjectsanditisverydifficultformetounderstandit.Ifeellike
nomatterhowmuchItryIalwaysforgetthematerialanditalldoesntmakesensetome.IfI
couldretakeanycoursesitwouldbeAlgebra2whichIcurrentlydroppedbecauseIreceivedaD
inthatclass.Ihonestlydidallofmyhomeworkbutitstillhurtmygradebecause90%ofmy
gradeinthatclassisbasedontestscores.IbelieveifIweretostudyforabouttwohoursbefore
testdaythenmaybeIcanearnatleastaC.AsIsaidbeforemathismyworstsubjectanditgets
harderandharderforme.Myattendancerecordisverygood.Ihavealwaysbeenatschooleven
ifIwasatmyworse.TherehavebeentimeswhenIhadafever,andhadfamilyproblemsbutI
stillwenttoschool.Ihaveneverreceivedadetention,Saturdayschool,andIwasrarelytardy.
TheonlyclassIwastardytooafewtimeswas0periodAgleadershipandthatisbecauseitwas

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allthewayinthebackoftheschool.Overall,IfeeldisappointedintheCsandoneDthatIgot
butIknowthatifIwouldhavestudiedmoreforthetestsIcouldveraiseditatleastaletter
gradeup.IknowthatonceIgettocollegeIhavetotakemyclassesveryseriouslybecauseIam
payingforthemandIwillneedtopassthem.IwanttogetamathtutorbecauseIknowIwill
alwayshavetroublewithmath.However,IamproudofmyAsandBsandmyattendance
record,becauseitshowsthatIamapunctualstudentwhowantstolearnandgetmyworkdone.

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