First generation college student in my family ; COMMON APP

Wanting something more for myself, my future, and the rest of my life. Deciding how to push myself on my own wasn't impossible, but it was a struggle. Being a first generation college student in my family makes me want to become the best I can be, not only to show my family that I can do it, but myself. This predicament is quite unsuitable, as when I was a child I didn't know what to do. I really never understand the purpose of education until I became a freshman in High School. I would be slacking while all my other friends would be studying for tests and finals, never really understanding the concept of why grades even mattered. I was pushed by my parents during the years in High School like most other parents in my school were. It's not as if they didn't care, they just didn't understand what was acceptable grades. Only gaining there High School diploma as their highest level of education, college wasn't a priority or an option to my parents back then as to what it means to me now. With them seeing what looked like failing grades to me in the beginning of my high school career, they found that acceptable. After seeing how my friends were doing it school, I realized that I don't need my parents pushing my back through all four years of High School. I wanted this more for myself then anyone wanted it for me, i'm the one pushing myself as it should be with everyone. While trying to watch my parents make ends meet with me, I have to take matters into my own hands and you start to begin to think about your own future and being independent one day.

My relationship with my parents has highly effected my academics, wanting them to achieve the highest things in live by just getting by. They have a passion for doing they best they can do, and learning how to cop with they things they've learned how to do in life. My sister and I both try to represent our family with determination and confidence by being a first generation to attend college. When family members say there comments on how we wouldn't be able to get anyway, we pushed ourself's harder just to prove them all wrong. Criticism doesn't weigh me down, it makes me stronger to push myself to prove people wrong.

Being a first generation college student makes me very proud of the accomplishments i've been making throughout my career that is still soon to come.

Although my parents didn't go to college, they encourage me to attend. My parents dedicated their days off to taking me to visit colleges, they understood how i wanna push myself further in education.

Even tho I am soon to be a first generation college student, I don't see this as a problem or disadvantage. I see this as a goal for me to accomplish and find my way to work past the challenges. Finding out how to getting past hard decisions myself not only makes me a independent woman but gives me life skills I will soon have to obtain in the rest of my life.

Although I may now learned to understand the aspect of education and how important it is, there are some other students who may have discovered the role of education in their life as late as their senior year in high school. When then they notice there is little opportunity with the lack of service they have done. When one is pushed, they engage and thrive in society, school, and community.

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.... This is your hook statement and therefore it should be more catchy. This sounds incomplete :(
Deciding on how to push myself on my own wasn't impossible, but it was a struggle.


I can understand your pressure :)



I was pushed by my parents, like many others did, during the years in High School.


It's not because they didn't care, but because they didn't understand what were the acceptable grades.