Believe in your obstacles by Ebby

Believe in your obstacles by Ebby - June 2016 Scholarship Essay

An academic obstacle I have had experienced is moving periodically throughout many, many different states. Now, I know that many students experience moving and it is a hassle. From packing, to picking up from a new place, to a new beginning. It can get immediately stressful and intimidating from the moment you hear the news. But in my case, it is about normal; well, it was normal. My mother gave me life, and that was the best thing she gave me. She gave me the opportunities to live and experience so many things throughout my path. But one thing she did not give me was the ability to stay in one place and learn. Today, I find myself to have a wonderful family who has picked me up from a rough start. They have helped me succeed in so many ways like my own personal health, to just accomplishing anything I want to achieve. I found myself to succeed in school with A's and B's. It has never felt so good to achieve something I long for and have struggled with in the past. Don't get me wrong, I have had many stressful break downs over school. But one thing that is different is that I am now in school enjoying my education. I have never had the opportunity to sit down and actually understand what it is the teacher is showing me. I've never been so happy to be a decent student in school. I'm not perfect, nor will I ever be; but I am better than who I was in the past.
To begin this off, I would say that I grew up pretty isolated. I never had friends really, which didn't help when it came to school. I would sit in class in the back or to myself just waiting to move again. I have had many applied type classes to help fill in holes I missed between each move. I honestly gave up back then; because what I thought I knew was that I enjoyed school, but school didn't enjoy me. I felt that there was no point in trying if I was going to move in a few months anyways. I felt vulnerable to learn new things or to be behind in class. I used to never want to ask questions or try to fill in the holes in education. I let myself fall behind because of these obstacles I faced.
I overcame these obstacles by putting my trust into the people who I do call family now, into myself, and into the people around me. I started to believe in myself because of the support I began to receive. One day, I realized that I had control of who I am and who I wanted to become. And who I wanted to become is someone who is loved and someone who can accomplish anything I put my mind to. My goals are now at my fingertips waiting to be grasped.
Never in the past have I thought I would be successful in school. But looking at myself today, I can say that I want to further my education and continue my goals in life. Even with all of the moving I have done in my life, I could say I do not regret one bit of it. I am proud of who I became with my experiences guiding me to do better. Growing up I always have wanted to be a senior. But now that it is close to my turn to finishing off high school; I am nervous, yet excited. Nervous to start a whole other part of my life, but excited to gain more knowledge and to one day pursue a career in child psychology.