As I prepare to embark on a new journey in college I reflect on my experiences and my life up to this point. Ever since I was a child my family instilled in me the importance of religion and a good education. Although my parents were not particularly wealthy they sacrificed themselves financially to place me in a parochial elementary school. During the ten years I attended the parochial school I was instilled with many …showed first 75 words of 368 total…

…showed last 75 words of 368 total…in my senior year of high school as I had the privilege of being the captain of the varsity football team. My decision to attend a public high school was one of the best decisions I have ever made. It has exposed me to large melting pot that I would not have been exposed to in a parochial high school. My experiences in high school have made me confident, sociable, and academically prepared for college.