Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge. How has this challenge affected your academic achievement?
I have faced countless challenges in my life and with overcoming them, they have shaped me to become the individual that I am today. One of the most significant hardships that I have encountered was emigrating from my country, which is the Philippines to the U.S. My dad is a Filipino immigrant; he came to America with hopes for a better life for himself, but mostly for his children. Hearing the news from my parents that we are soon leaving for U.S made me realize that I am about to forsake everything behind me including my closest friends, classmates that you have shared your secrets with, relatives, and even pets. As soon as I stepped on the plane, I knew I that I am about to face a completely new environment - one that I am not used to and is foreign to me, and a secured future not only for myself but for my whole family as well. I realized how different the weather, people, and landscape was in this new background compared to the place I had always called home, and adapting to a new environment was not easy, but with the advanced technology nowadays, communicating with our loved ones has never been easier.
