I'm not naturally smart...

yogurt123
Sat, 09 Jul 2005 15:50:41 +0000

My parents were not educated well (no college, 1 dropped out of high school). Never really grew up reading or doing anything academically until high school. In 10th grade, I took a practice ACT test and scored a 19. I worked very hard in the toughest academic courses at my school and got mostly A and A-. (10 ap by the end of senior year). I got ap scholar with distiction. My counselor said that I had one of the toughest schedules in his career. I took the ACT (1st time for my junior year) and just recieved my score, a 29. Should I mention this type of situation in a college essay, or will it seen unattracting because I’m not naturally gifted, I just started working hard and applying myself in high school??