F.+Midterm+Essay

Thousands of kids go through life trying to be average and receive a grade that is well enough just to get by. However, I, Amber Washington, am not among those thousands. I strive to do the best that I can whenever possible. I may not exceed, but my efforts are noticed by some. If I am to receive an A on this essay it would be greatly appreciated and not regretted because I am an active student in class, this grade could make or break me, and I will be able to make my mother flabbergasted.

In eleventh grade, students start to either slack off or really start to push them selves in class. I am among those people that are really pushing myself. In one’s class, I am very active and try to set an excellent example on fellow classmates. To succeed at having success in English class, I make sure that I do not daydream nor sleep during class period. With this, I try to the best of my ability o answer as many questions possible, even when others around me are not willing to. The aspect of me doing that gesture I have proven to be a well-rounded, marvelous student, an aspect that is great for college.

University of New York will hopefully be in my future, and this essay could possible be a colossal factor to me receiving an acceptance letter. The fact that I am only going through three years of high school, makes the stakes even higher than a regular 4-year graduate. Also, the fact that everything you do in eleventh grade will make or break you, when applying for colleges over the summer, makes this midterm essay nerve racking. With the performance I have given throughout the course of this semester has not put me in good standings, this essay could be the key factor to reviving my chances at college.

My mother is worried, also, about the fact that my grades in English have slipped, and the chances of a proficient, beneficial, marvelous college are fading away. I have not given her any security on the matter either. Her once straight-A student is now receiving D’s and E’s, on her report card. This puts her in doubt of any grades I bring home. I will like to be able to bring home my report card with an A for my midterm, so that her worries will be depleted. She will also be able to brag like she once was able to back in the day. The key is that I will have to bring up my grade and keep it there, a task that I am willing to do, starting with this essay.

So what if thousands of children each day go to school saying they are going to do whatever they want and barely get by. Peer pressure will not suck me into its trap. I do admit that in the first quarter, I did not apply myself fully and that peer pressure did get the best of me, then, and if the grade of this essay was based solely on my performance then I will not pass. However, I will release the grasp peer pressure had on me and succeed to make everyone proud. So, remove all doubts that giving me an A on this paper is a horrific idea and make the decision to brighten a wonderful student’s day.