<p>Such as becoming president of a club because you were insecure about the way you look or joining a club for that matter ? Any other stories are welcomed. I faced a lot of insecurities because of my physical appearance which stopped me from joining clubs during my freshman and sophomore year, but I don't want to tell my dream college that (Stanford) because I feel as if it is a lame excuse as well as my other reason for doing bad (poor eyesight, no Medicaid/ money to get glasses). I also got some bad grades because of my terrible presenting skills since I talked really fast and low as well as looked at the floor which negatively impacted my transcript. </p>
<p>The story would be how you overcame these obstacles - not the fact that you face them. Because you will have these same obstacles at Stanford and they will want to know that you can be successful at their university.</p>
<p>@Momof2back2back Yeah, thankfully I have been able to overcome them somehow. This year I’m really following my passions (Well not all because I would LOVE to be a cheerleader or join the dance squad). I started my own club and all. I feel that I overcame these obstacles because as I got better grades, I got put into more advanced classes so I’m with basically all the same people in all my classes. Therefore, I felt more comfortable since I’ll be with them for the next couple of years and am separated from the people at my school who make me uncomfortable. Thank you for your input 
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<p>Or any other personal issues ?</p>
<p>Well im asian, so it was kind of tough at first- but by the end of freshman year i just didnt care bout it YOLO </p>
<p>@thegrant Being Asian made you insecure? And haha yeah, “YOLO” is the right mindset. </p>
<p>@IWantStanford16 yah idk if your asian, its not something u can really understand unless u were. kids get these pre formed ideas in their heads about you before even stepping in the same classroom, but ya know YOLO </p>
<p>Yeah I understand what you mean, stereotypes. My friends go to Stuy where most of the student population is Asian/White so I understand. They have mentioned a lot of the prejudice and all. I’ve faced bullying because of my ethnicity as well like how I should be doing manual labor or that I hopped the border for example. It sucks, but in the end they’re the childish people who will get nowhere while you will. </p>
<p>yah, i got another insecurity - my receding hairline lol. iv been losing hair since i was 14(thanks dad), and have been putting crazy shiet on it, like certain oils and aloe vera and stuff but recently i stopped and am just gonna go with it, ya know? Maybe if i stop thinking about it one day i will look in the mirror and my hair will magically have grown back- haha… ha… no lol </p>
<p>Yeah my insecurity was my head-- it’s huge. I look like a lollipop lmao. Hairline isn’t that big of a deal because they have like hair implants now. Have you ever thought of growing it out and getting bangs? </p>
<p>haha trust me, having a big head is better than a small head- its just more obvious if somebody has a small head(also because body size to head ratio equal out over time i think lol) – But yah i think in the future ill probably get some of the hair from the back of my head removed and used to replace the area of my forehead that once had hair. </p>
<p>lol i also had another insecurity of my underbite – my jaw used to look so small and weird when i was younger(it still kinda does) and my orthodontist was like “nahhh bro you’ll be fine- it’ll grow out more when ur older” — hmm… i guess it grew out a little more idk yolo</p>
<p>Haha yeah my body is kind of growing into my head (thank god) and haha yeah do what it takes to make you feel satisfied with yourself. And that’s great that you can solve your insecurities by letting time go on. I also have a wide nose so I hopefully can get that corrected when I have money and stuff. And so many people had small heads at my old school and I was always called a bobble head (like everyday) which is why I couldn’t present and I always wear huge sweaters to make my body look bigger. Sucks because I can’t wear fitted clothing unless I wear heels which hurt my feet after 8 hours of school. <em>sigh</em> The things people go through and the funniest part of all is that we are probably overthinking this all anyways. </p>
<p>lmao we are definitely over thinking all of these insecurities, and that is terrible that they called u bobble head you should have beat them up or something lol </p>
<p>@thegrant yeah,also because my hair was very voluminous (like very) and haha yeah :)</p>
<p>I never joined any clubs like Key Club or anything like the robotics team because I am an athlete and I didn’t want to be ridiculed by my friends and teammates. My school is very clique-y so it would be “bad politics” to do that.Its unfortunate that people and activities are labeled and reserved for certain people and it’s too bad certain things are very hard to cross the picket line for. I always wonder my life would have been like if i never tried out for a sport.</p>
<p>@Mrbadgpa Interesting point, thanks for sharing. :)</p>