The moment that I realized I wanted to enhance my academic performance was when I was selected to attend the “Upward Bound” program at Mississippi State University. I and a few other students were accepted into this program because we were performing at higher academic level from the rest of our peers. In order to get accepted into the Upward Bound program, a student’s GPA had to be a minimum 3.0.
When I learned that I was one of the student’s chosen to be a part of this program, I was very excited and scared. The fear that I felt existed because the program was being held at a university and I did not know what to expect. On the other hand, I was excited to be away from home and have the opportunity to be able to coexist among older students.
After arriving at Mississippi State University, I eventually got settled in and became inspired by my new environment. I took a tour of the entire campus so that I could become familiar with the buildings and halls that would host my classes. I visited buildings such as the library, cafeteria, and sororities and fraternities. While touring the campus, I remember feeling more determined and inspired to work harder so that I can experience the college lifestyle. I wanted to connect with embracing more knowledge so that I can create a brighter future for myself and I knew that this environment would be the gateway to that.
On my first day sitting in a college classroom, I had decided that I wanted to enhance my learning and become more knowledgable about everything that was being lectured to me. Everything that I looked upon represented higher-learning and the road to creating a successful future. My environment was successfully inputting the message into my brain that continuing my education would help create better opportunities in my life.
This new environment that I was temporarily a part of was demonstrating the