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My Experience As A Student At Valley High School

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It reflects my high school experience as a student at Valley and the obstacles I experienced throughout it. During my 4 years at Valley High, I have had some great times where I could be proud of showing my grades to my parents. When I look at my transcript, I see a student who tried her hardest to earn every A, every B in as many classes as she could. This transcript accurately reflects my strengths as an English major while demonstrating my struggle but ability to excel in other subjects such as mathematics. Junior year was my hardest in terms of my math class, but I powered through it and eventually was able to obtain the best grade I could. Looking back at my transcript has made me realize that every grade does count and can have a huge

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