Entrance To Private School - Bobby

When I was in middle school, I decided to go to private school, and this decision changed the direction of my life. I had lived in the suburbs for 15 years, so I had a dream about living in an urban area and studying with competitive students. I talked to my parents about my decision. My father said, “I agree with your decision, but you know it is tough to pass the entrance exam and if you go to an urban area you have to live by yourself.” My mother said, “I’m afraid that you are too young to live without family” I said, “I also know that will be not easy, but I have confidence to pass the test and live by myself.” Although it was so hard to be ready for the exam, I did not give up. Finally I passed the entrance exam and received an admission to BUKIL high school which is well-known private school in Chenan city. In the spring of 1998, I became a freshman of BUKIL. This decision I made had two wonderful effects on me. First of all, I got a lot of more patience from living by myself in an urban area. There were a variety of challenges with living alone in the urban area. For instance, I did everything on my own such as dealing with a lonely life, making meals and paying money. When I faced these difficulties, I sometimes wanted to quit and go back to my family, but I overcame the troubles I experienced and gained confidence in myself. This experience has been being helpful for me to solve many troubles. Second, I developed my academic knowledge by competing with a lot of competitive students who are better than me. For example, after graduating high school I earned a full scholarship for three years and won the championship in “National hybrid car competition” in my college. Sometimes my parents said, “We worried about your decision because we knew it is difficult, but believing in you made us be proud of your achievement.” In conclusion I was able to obtain a strong patient and high academic knowledge from this experience. I also realized that ‘No pain, no gain’, so I never give up my responsibilities although I was exhausted by many challenges in my life. Therefore I want to take my decision that I made so that I can get into private school as the most overwhelming decision.