How education shaped me by Matthew

How education shaped me by Matthew - December 2014 Scholarship Essay

Education has shaped me in many different ways throughout the years. Taking the hardest classes offered while also playing sports at the same time really challenged me to do my best in school. It also challenged me to persevere through the bad days to find the light on the other side.

Education has changed me in various ways. It has taught me to do my best in each subject even when I am not in the mood to do so. It has taught me to challenge myself because I can only be wiser in the end. And most of all I learned how to balance school with other extracurricular activities. Being in a varsity sport takes a lot of time away from my academics. Having to stay after school to practice for around two hours every day and get home to do my homework in the same day was pretty tough. But through a trial and error process I learned how to balance the two biggest parts of my life. It was truly a transformation from middle school to high school when I actually started to try during school. The very first year I started to try was my freshman year. I finished the year with an A average in every single one of my classes. It truly proves that my effort in my school work truly had an outcome on my final grades and work ethic.