Describe your journey and experiences at London High School, whether in academics or extracurricular, and how those events and experiences have shaped you as a student. Details should include your future goals and how your high school experience has directed you in your development of those goals. Include any details regarding how you expect to handle any challenges that may arise in future classes and the college lifestyle.
- Maximum length: 1500 words
London is my home away from home. If America was my greatest adventure and my greatest fear, being a Pirate was my greatest journey. A thirty-hour exhausting flight physically transported me from Vietnam to a foreign land - Corpus Christi, and figuratively transformed a childish girl to a young …show more content…
Each educator at London was a role model of professionalism that motivated me to develop social proficiency. I learned to respect others’ authority, to apply appropriate levels of formality in communication, as well as responsiveness, courteousness and punctuality. These valued skills beneficially prepared me for college life, as well as my future career. Furthermore, London had a wide selection of courses that opened the doors to college for me. The advanced and various classes that I took at London did not only help me in acknowledging my academic ability, but also guided me in specializing my strengths, and discovering my potential career choices. To me, my first enrollment in AP English class at London evidently marked my extraordinary growth. Although English is a mandatory subject in my country’s educational system, few can speak it fluently. My English proficiency was alarmingly poor when I first came to the States. Hence, reading an English book was like crossing the desert for me, writing an essay felt like being locked in a prison cell all day. Unlike reading and writing, oral presentations were even worse as I could not refer to a dictionary. I pictured myself as an unarmed soldier on the battlefield whenever I had to deliver a presentation. Therefore, having been allowed to join AP English classes, as well as other advanced courses at London was beyond my …show more content…
I did not possess innate leadership capabilities beforehand. In fact, attending London stimulates most of my learned leadership experiences. Having been an elected officer of the prestigious National Honor Society essentially enhanced my leadership and scholarship. The secretary job taught me vital awareness, responsibility and attentiveness. Having gotten involved in extracurricular activities at London also dramatically changed my self-perception as an individual worker. More specifically, my role as a design editor in Yearbook practically forced me to familiarize myself with the corporational system. I learned to adapt new work ethics - such as the delicate art of persuasion, decisiveness, and delegation - in order to ensure the efficiency of our Yearbook team. London high school also provided me a priceless chance to participate in a recognized contest like UIL, which positively triggered my competitiveness and school pride. Furthermore, London’s extra-curriculum created an advantageous environment for my cultural adjustment. For instance, having taken pictures at school events such as basketball games or Livestock show for the Yearbook built up in me a more realistic understanding of Texas country lifestyle, and the importance of sports in modern America. I received a valuable lesson that sports history is a point of entry to American culture. Other extracurricular
- Maximum length: 1500 words
London is my home away from home. If America was my greatest adventure and my greatest fear, being a Pirate was my greatest journey. A thirty-hour exhausting flight physically transported me from Vietnam to a foreign land - Corpus Christi, and figuratively transformed a childish girl to a young …show more content…
Each educator at London was a role model of professionalism that motivated me to develop social proficiency. I learned to respect others’ authority, to apply appropriate levels of formality in communication, as well as responsiveness, courteousness and punctuality. These valued skills beneficially prepared me for college life, as well as my future career. Furthermore, London had a wide selection of courses that opened the doors to college for me. The advanced and various classes that I took at London did not only help me in acknowledging my academic ability, but also guided me in specializing my strengths, and discovering my potential career choices. To me, my first enrollment in AP English class at London evidently marked my extraordinary growth. Although English is a mandatory subject in my country’s educational system, few can speak it fluently. My English proficiency was alarmingly poor when I first came to the States. Hence, reading an English book was like crossing the desert for me, writing an essay felt like being locked in a prison cell all day. Unlike reading and writing, oral presentations were even worse as I could not refer to a dictionary. I pictured myself as an unarmed soldier on the battlefield whenever I had to deliver a presentation. Therefore, having been allowed to join AP English classes, as well as other advanced courses at London was beyond my …show more content…
I did not possess innate leadership capabilities beforehand. In fact, attending London stimulates most of my learned leadership experiences. Having been an elected officer of the prestigious National Honor Society essentially enhanced my leadership and scholarship. The secretary job taught me vital awareness, responsibility and attentiveness. Having gotten involved in extracurricular activities at London also dramatically changed my self-perception as an individual worker. More specifically, my role as a design editor in Yearbook practically forced me to familiarize myself with the corporational system. I learned to adapt new work ethics - such as the delicate art of persuasion, decisiveness, and delegation - in order to ensure the efficiency of our Yearbook team. London high school also provided me a priceless chance to participate in a recognized contest like UIL, which positively triggered my competitiveness and school pride. Furthermore, London’s extra-curriculum created an advantageous environment for my cultural adjustment. For instance, having taken pictures at school events such as basketball games or Livestock show for the Yearbook built up in me a more realistic understanding of Texas country lifestyle, and the importance of sports in modern America. I received a valuable lesson that sports history is a point of entry to American culture. Other extracurricular