Personal Statement

My name is Jacquline Nestor-Garcia. I live in Merced, California. I will graduate on June

6, 2024 then I will go into Merced Community College. I have a family of 6 but my house is

very empty these days.

Growing up I would always portray my family as a happy family. But in reality it was far

from that. Many friends would tell me I wish I had your parents. In my mind I would say “no

you don’t.” I would say they're the worst but if they weren't my parents I would probably not

associate with them. They made me a very independent child from a young age. Now I’m glad

but before it was hard struggling to obtain things many children would get from their parents by

just being their kids. For me and my sisters it wasn't like that whatever we had in our bedrooms

we worked hard to buy or have it. I sometimes say my parents really shouldn't be married. They

still live together after years of arguing daily. Money was always something my family would

argue about. In a way that's why I say Money does make you happy.

Independence was something I always had. In elementary school I would sell slime, and

candy. Those profits I would give them to my mom if she ever needed them. Later on in middle

school I would do yard sales and lemonade stands. I kept those profits. My parents hardly bought

me stuff. Something they did was when school would start. When I was 14 I worked in the fields

during the summers with my mom and sister and bought myself anything I wanted. Always

spoiling myself. I always worked hard for things I wanted. I was never handed things in life

because my parents would always say if you want something to work for it. That always made

me work for what I wanted and not to give up until I had it. It made me ambitious.

All of my siblings were also very independent. I always looked up to them and they have

built me in who I am today. A very hardworking person. In school I always do my best and in

jobs as well. Never giving up and preserving any obstacles life has put me through. These
hardships I had as a child have made me see how I want to play my life. Knowing that I matured

from an early age and know what is right and wrong in this life. Seeing how life should be fun

from time to time and you should take breaks to just live.