MAGNET PROGRAM

Applying to be in the Magnet Program for Kennesaw Mountain High School

Applying to be in the Magnet Program for Kennesaw Mountain High School

Charles F. Kettering once said, "My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there." I am relating this quote to myself because I am already planning ahead for what has yet to come. A future with a career I love. Discovering my strengths and my weaknesses will help me further understand who I am. Finding these characteristics will show me what I can change, or improve about myself to make me a better magnet student. My greatest strength is Determination. I see this in myself when I make decisions that will affect my life. Being determined has made me very goal oriented, always driven with a mission. Deciding I wanted to achieve great success, I took up the challenge since an early age to keep my grades at a high standard to prove my determination.

People in advanced classes also have goals and this makes it easier to relate and learn with them. My determination comes in when I think about my future. I have to be determined, so I can eventually do something I love. Three years ago my family bought me my first horse, and my eyes opened widely to the world of horses. I was determined to ride and become a good rider, and this developed into my new passion. After visits from the Veterinarian who looked after my horse, I realized how fascinated I had become with the body of the horse and how it worked. I started memorizing the body parts and names of the bones in the horse. I then realized how determined I had become, and that my new goal was to become an equine veterinarian.

My greatest weakness is that I am a perfectionist. I have this characteristic because I have a fear of disapproval. I sometimes tend to put off larger projects knowing it will take an extensive amount of time to make it perfect. I don't want to let anyone down, so I put a lot of effort into my work. I feel that being a perfectionist has prevented me from putting myself in a position of leadership for fear of rejection. As I look forward to becoming a Kennesaw Mountain magnet student, I feel that my determination will ...