Academic Achievement hopefully

By the end of this year my hope is that I would be in the top 20 for my class of 2010 and get at least a 30 on the ACT test. Even though it is going to be very difficult, if do all my homework, study for all my tests thoroughly then I believe that I can accomplish and possibly exceed this far reaching goal.

This goal is important to me because it involves many aspects of academic challenges that would enhance my educational career. It will open up scholarships that weren’t available to me before because of my new improved class rank and grade point average, which will have to increase if I hope to improve my class rank. It is also important to me, because of the situation that I have been placed. As of right now, really my only option, because of money situations is the army, navy, or air force academies. I feel constricted at the moment, wanting to give other colleges a chance. If I at least get a 30 on my ACT test, I believe that colleges that I’m interested in will start contacting me and sending me pamphlets of information about their school.

When I achieve my goal, my first reaction will be to pat myself on the back, because I have put in a lot of work to get here. I will be surprised that I have actually made it here and also grateful. Grateful because I know without encouragement/pressure from my family and friends I know the journey would have been much more difficult. I will also be grateful and humbled that God has blessed and for some reason unknown let me achieve this goal through the gifts he gave me.

I recognize that in order to complete my goal that I must make sacrifices. Obviously I have to sacrifice some of my time that is normally spent sleeping, even though I already do this, I must cut even further into it. Another problem that I have that needs to end if this goal is to be reached is my trouble with transitioning from one activity to the next. Often times I will sluggishly go from one chore to the next such as when I eat, I frequently watch TV. When I am done eating, I continue to watch TV and waste time that I should be using to study or doing homework. Other times when I finish homework I will take a nap that was supposed to be for a couple minutes but turns into a couple hours, I got to get rid of that bad habit to accomplish this goal.

There are obstacles that will get in the way of me meeting my goal by the end of the year. Those obstacles are the leisurely activities that so easily entice me, watching TV, playing video games, watching movies, playing computer games and the napping. By focusing on my goal and the realization that my family doesn’t have enough money to pay for my college education will help be attain my goal.