Adelina (FC)

At the age of five, I was entrusted with Adelina, my first pet, a turtle. Adelina taught me how to take care of others whether it was a pet or a human; and as the years passed by I became a more responsible person. The biggest thing I learned while taking care of Adelina is patience because if theres anything you need to take care of a turtle is a lot of patience. I had so much fun playing and talking with her; she was always right there when I needed a friend. Adelina didn’t make a lot of noise or cause trouble, she was just like me

Math (PB)

Math has been my favorite subject for as long as I can remember, but math became my passion in the sixth grade because that is when I knew that I wanted a career in math. Being able to solve problems through numbers and knowing which equation to use it just amazing to me. Math is like a game of chess it requires patience and understanding. When it comes to math you have to stop and just think what, is the best way to solve the problem, and the fact that it makes you think is definitely my favorite part of the subject.

I love to test myself and the harder the math got the more passionate I became about the subject. Math is just one of those subjects that I just get, I am able to understand it. I went ahead and became a teacher assistant for the math teacher down at the middle school in order to challenge myself because I figured that if I understood math so much then I should be able to explain it and teach it. Not only did I help the middle school students, but I helped myself become a better math student because now not only can I show my steps but I can explain them.

O'Melvany Scholarship (FC)

A year ago I applied for the O'Melveny scholarship, I wrote the essay and I gathered all the materials I needed in order to apply that was easy, but then came the hard part. I had to do an interview, if you're as shy as I am then you know that interviews are like a nightmare. It was bad enough that I had to do an interview but then I found out it was a group interview. I was sitting there nervous just waiting my turn, and as the time for my interview got closer the more nervous I became. It was finally my turn, my hands were sweating and my legs were shaking. The interview started and my nerves just got worse; everyone was staring but I couldn't stare back, all I could think was that I needed to get out of there. I wanted to just walk out and never come back, but I came back and I'm actually glad I did. The interview was pretty bad but I don't care because I sat through it.