College Admissions Essay: The Value Of Education

Just because I am culturally, fiscally, and locally similar to several candidates, does not mean I should be tossed into the unlucky “no” pile of scholarship essays. I attend a small Christian school and have lofty goals just like any other high school student would dreaming of their life after graduation, but I do not at all desire to blend in. In fact, I deviate from people my age in a lot of ways- I am mature and responsible. I know exactly what I want and I am determined to do whatever it takes in order for “it” to become a reality. My educational goals are not, and never will be to get a good grade; rather, I strive to be educated. At my high school, the easy and most popular foreign language class is Sign Language. It is an easy …show more content…
I am a straight A student and most subjects come easy to me, but Spanish most definitely did not. Not only did I take entry-level Spanish, the minimum requirement to graduate high school- I took Spanish all four years. In addition to foreign language options, my high school offers an honors government class and a non-honors government class. Per Grand Canyon University, my grades are “locked-in” for the fall semester; hence I did not need the honors credit. So why did I take honors classes instead of “easy A” classes and choose to study Spanish so devoutly? I have always favored higher level classes because I wanted to graduate high school feeling truly educated. Taking advantage of the opportunities I obtain to be successful in my own eyes will always trump what the world thinks of me. Bottom line, I am more than just a test score and GPA. My parents sacrifice a great deal in order for me to attend to a private school. Of course it is commendable to get good grades, but I would never take the investment of a private school for granted and I will apply the same philosophy throughout college- and the success of my career stems from the courses I take in

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College Admissions Essay: The Value Of Education