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What Makes You Stand Ou

Shayla Oporta reflects on her academic achievements, including an improved GPA and overcoming anxiety in class participation. She has been involved in extracurricular activities such as art club and volleyball, and aims to excel in college while building relationships and solving problems creatively. Her goals include maintaining a top GPA and obtaining a master's degree, emphasizing a desire for a fulfilling college experience beyond academics.

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What Makes You Stand Ou

Shayla Oporta reflects on her academic achievements, including an improved GPA and overcoming anxiety in class participation. She has been involved in extracurricular activities such as art club and volleyball, and aims to excel in college while building relationships and solving problems creatively. Her goals include maintaining a top GPA and obtaining a master's degree, emphasizing a desire for a fulfilling college experience beyond academics.

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College Preparation

Grade 11
Name: Shayla Oporta
Worksheet: “What Makes You Stand Out?”
Please read the prompts and respond based on your experience as a high
school student.
 What is one academic achievement you’re proud of? (GPA, a
challenging course, etc.)
I am proud of my GPA because even though I always had a good GPA, I
have improved to a greater one. Besides from that, math can be
challenging sometimes for me but I feel proud that I am capable of
keeping up with it, without lowering my grade.

 What is one extracurricular activity you’ve been involved in?


What leadership roles or accomplishments have you had?
In my previous school, I went to an art club and joined volleyball
classes. Also, I have won 3rd place in science fair but I am hoping to win
1st place this time.
 Have you overcome any personal challenges that could make a
compelling part of your college application?
A personal challenge that I had overcome is that I feel less anxious
when participating in class. I used to be very nervous when coming up
in the front and speak. I hated oral presentations because I stuttered
too much. That affected my grades, since I wasn’t so participative, and
there was always a comment in my progress report that I should
participate more. Now, I am proud that I feel confident when speaking
up to make a comment during class.
 What is something unique about your background or
perspective?
I am person who likes to observe and analyze things. Since I am not much
of a talker, I like to listen to people more. I consider myself an optimistic
person and try to always see the best in things/people. Whenever there is a
problem, I like to find the way to solve it because for me there is always a
solution.
 What are your goals for college and how do they connect to
your interests or experiences?

My goals are to be a top student, maintain an excellent GPA, make new


relationships, be able to solve problems with creative and innovative
ideas, obtain a master’s degree.
These goals connect to my interests because I want my future in
college be the best. I want to excel, improve as a person and in the
way meet people who will make my life enjoyable because I don’t want
my life in college only be about studies. I want to be optimistic and
think that maybe college could be better than high school in some way.

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