In middle school I was the student who aced classes with ease, never really struggling in my grades or understanding classwork. I was the student people came to for help and understanding, but when I got to highschool this all changed. My freshman year of highschool was the hardest transition for me when it came to coursework and classes. I was placed in high level, honors, and advanced placement classes that challenged me academically more than anything ever had. The class I struggled in performance the most was AP World History. The material and lessons were complex and hard for me to grasp the concepts of. While my classmates were acing the class without having to even look at a textbook, keeping in mind they were the smartest students in the school, I failed every single test but overall managed to get a B in the class. The only reason I got a halfway decent grade is because I put maximum effort into my work and worked hard to do well on the other assignments to neutralize the failed grades I recieved on the exams. I attended every study session for AP World History and bought a study workbook to help me on the AP test. After months of studying and working with other students and my teacher, when it came time to take the test I felt something I had never felt in that class before. I felt prepared. I remember every moment of that day, Wednesday, April 29th, 2015, not just because it was my birthday and I had to take an exam that consumed all my time that day. I remember it because as a freshman in my first AP class I scored a 3 out of 5 on the exam. Even though it wasn’t a 4 or a 5 it wasn’t the score that made me proud, it was the improvement. If my score was to reflect the grades I was getting in the class I would have gotten a 0 but my sacrifice and hard work was rewarded with the 3. With a year long struggle to not fail every AP World History test, I overcame my struggle by being mentally strong and not giving up. I set a goal and I achieved it.
