<p>There was a point in my life when I thought that I was not good enough for college. I did not believe that I had what it would take to make it to college and I was letting my current circumstance take over my life.</p>
<p>When I first began high school, I was not excited about it at all. My mother had just lost her mortgage company do to the economy and we had nothing. That year I did not get to go school shopping nor did was I able to get my hair done and for a ninth grader that is the most devastating thing in the world. A month and a half into my freshmen year my mother informed me that we had to move. I did not understand it at the time but she was telling me that we were going to be homeless. Since we did not have a home I was not going to school I ended up missed my first semester of high school. We were homeless for about five months.</p>
<p>When we got back on are feet we moved to Katy, Texas and I started attending Cypress Ranch high school. I had a new beginning but instead of taking advantage of the blessing god have given me I did nothing. I made every bad decision that I could possibly make. I was embarrassed. I did not feel as smart as the other kids in my classes and I was still wearing clothes from the 8th grade. So instead of just asking for help I slacked off, slept in my classes and did not do any homework. In short, I ran away from my responsibilities all the way up to the summer before my senior year.</p>
<p>When I started my senior year at Klein high school, I was ecstatic. Even though I began the year still classified as a junior, I was inspired. During the summer, I had matured a lot and the importance of going to college hit me like a tsunami; I knew what I wanted to do with my life. I had spent the whole summer working and going to school; I had discovered this newfound freedom, and I loved it. I felt a confidence that I had never felt and I was proud of myself, proud that I realized that this is what I needed to do to succeed, but even in feeling this a had a whole lot of making up to do to get where I needed to be.</p>
<p>In order for me to graduate I had to take a total of thirteen classes; My regular seven for the school year, Spanish 1 and Spanish 2 at Texas Tech, and four additional online classes, and I still have make sure that I kept all my grades up in my regular classes. I have more then a full load but this time I am not afraid to do whatever it takes. I walked into this with my head held high and nothing going to stop me from walking across that stage in June. I am going to graduate and I am going to go to college and become the best person that I can possibly be.</p>