An Educational Experience by Mercedes

Mercedes's entry into Varsity Tutor's December 2020 scholarship contest

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An Educational Experience by Mercedes - December 2020 Scholarship Essay

Annually, on the 31st of December, people are quick to write down their goals for the upcoming year. Some accomplish their goal just as they had planned, but others... well, they choose to not follow the path to personal development, but instead, to postpone their previous expectations until the next year. In other words, depending on one's level of dedication and personal management, they will either live up to their ambitions or... they will continue to live feeling unsatisfied about themselves and their achievements. This constitutes a neverending trial and error that continuously results in unfulfillment and frustration.
So, let's discuss my academic aspirations for the upcoming year. To start, I, like most, am familiar with the defeat of a New Year's Resolution; most definitely not my proudest moment(s). However, in 2021, I intend to focus on the learning aspect of school rather than solely the grades. Oftentimes, throughout my academic career, I have only ever been inclined to achieve a 4.0 GPA. So far, I have been successful; regardless, I feel that because I am always worried about how the assignment will be graded, I never take a moment to appreciate what I am learning about.
Though my high school transcript may show up from time to time in my adulthood, I understand that the concept of knowledge will make an appearance more often. For that reason, this next year I would like to stop obsessing over letter grades so much; I would like to learn all the academic concepts that have yet to be discussed will ease. I have yet to truly undergo the true experience of education because I don't look for the information that engages me; I look for the information that will likely earn me an A.
At this current moment, I am hopeful; however, it is only I who can make my New Year Resolution occur, and so, if I don't achieve the element of educational experience within the next year, I know it was I who did not make it happen.

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