There were many times in my life where I could have settled. I could have learned English and slacked through school, but I wanted to learn more. I could have settled for my high school diploma, but I wanted honors. I considered majoring in general business, but I knew I could do more; Science, specifically microbiology, was my calling. Most recently I was minoring in food safety so I could get a bachelor’s and get a job after graduation but I knew within me that I can still do more. I want to challenge myself. I do not want to settle and wonder if I could have done more. I am determined to take advantage of every opportunity I have available to me and prove to myself, my family, fellow Latinos, and the harsh demographical statistics, that I and anyone like me (a Latino, Immigrant, low-income, first-generation, queer college student) can still achieve anything in this country if they are determined and don’t give up on their
There were many times in my life where I could have settled. I could have learned English and slacked through school, but I wanted to learn more. I could have settled for my high school diploma, but I wanted honors. I considered majoring in general business, but I knew I could do more; Science, specifically microbiology, was my calling. Most recently I was minoring in food safety so I could get a bachelor’s and get a job after graduation but I knew within me that I can still do more. I want to challenge myself. I do not want to settle and wonder if I could have done more. I am determined to take advantage of every opportunity I have available to me and prove to myself, my family, fellow Latinos, and the harsh demographical statistics, that I and anyone like me (a Latino, Immigrant, low-income, first-generation, queer college student) can still achieve anything in this country if they are determined and don’t give up on their