College For All
I come from a Mexican family,that’s very supportive. They always help me accomplish
the goals I set for myself and they always tell me to persevere. The bad things that are
going on in my community have caused me to stay away from them since it might affect my
future in a negative way that’s going to disappoint my family. Gangs,violence,drugs,and
dropping out of school are daily things in my community. These things interfere with our
learning environment since they can distract us from our school work and it might cause us
to want to be like the people around us. Fortunately, my school has given us an opportunity
to visit colleges so we could start thinking about where we want to go when we grow up so
we can accomplish the goals we have set ourselves in life. With this opportunity they are
offering us in school they have helped me to think about what I want to do with my life. I
can really say that the opportunities they are offering us in school have really shaped all my
dreams.
There are many obstacles that my family and I are facing together. The major issue
that I think is affecting us the worst is our legal status since I wasn't born here in the
United States. This is affecting us since we don’t have papers and I need them in order to
accomplish my dreams. This is affecting my parents because they are undocumented and
they can’t work in a good job as other people who can because of ICE. Another way it’s
affecting my family and me is because my parents want me to accomplish my dreams since
they weren’t able to accomplish theirs. What we decided to do to address this problem was
that we decided to do things that show that we are supporting the dream act. If the dream
act gets approved I’ll be able to accomplish all the goals I have set for myself. If I
accomplish all my dreams I’ll be successful in life and I’ll be the person my family wants me
to be. All I really want is a good successful future that way I’ll set a good example to my
little brother and he’ll see me as a role model.
When I was little I always dreamed to have my own house,have money,become a nurse,
and help my parents and my brothers , until this day my dreams still remain the same
except that I don’t want to be a nurse now I want to be a lawyer or crime investigator. “I’m
going to have a good future” and “I’m going to be the first one to go to college from my
family” those are the words I have always said ever since I was little and those are the
main things I’m focusing on. My parents always tell me to persevere and get over the
obstacles I face because everything is possible. Due to the advice my parents give me I’m
determined to do whatever it takes for me to reach my dreams.
