Rank: New Next Stepper
Joined: 4/30/2012(UTC)
Posts: 1
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I never knew what to expect from high school. I didn’t know what homecoming was, or prom. My father went to high school in Mexico and at my age my mother was married to my father. So there I was, as a freshman, trying to get accustomed to the “American” style of high school. I would constantly hear about pre advanced placement courses, and the word “advanced” always caught my eye. I didn’t want to be in a “regular” class like everyone else. I wanted to be a step ahead.
Throughout my high school years, I have never been in a core class that was not AP or pre-AP. To me, AP classes are “regular” classes. While there are other students complaining about how they are not passing their regular math class, I’m here complaining about how I have a 93 in my AP math class. Most people don’t understand why I am like this and may think I’m crazy, but I always have very high expectations for myself. I always question myself, “why be satisfied with the minimum requirements when you have the ability to be the best.”
I will never forget that day when I received my report card in the mail after my freshman year. Everything looked the same on the report card, except for one small thing. There was a special box that said class rank. Beside it, it said, 0006. I was so confused. “How could I be the sixth person in my class of almost 1,000 students?”, I thought to myself. I have never considered myself to be “smart”, even though all my family and friends tell me so. In my opinion, grades are just numbers that show that I actually care about school. Although for most people a 4.0 GPA demonstrates an individual’s intelligence, my 4.0 GPA reveals my unique worth ethic, which is the foundation for my success in the future.
It has not been easy maintaining my high grades, and I still have 4 and a half more years to go- counting college. Many times have I been extremely overwhelmed with so much work for my classes, but I never give up, and I never will. I may appear to have only gotten less than an hour of sleep some mornings, but hey, I got that assignment taken care of. It’s my senior year, a critical year for my future. I want to make sure I finish high school strong and be one of the first to cross the stage at my high school’s graduation ceremony. 
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