Personal Statement

The times I enjoy the most are when I am in my art class surrounded by color pencils, oil pastels, acrylic paint, pencils, and paper. I am proud to call myself not only an art student, but an academic achiever. Out of all the countless awards and certificates I have received, I am proudest of the art awards I’ve gotten. To this day, I enjoy making art pieces and being recognized. I was very young when I came from Mexico to live here in the United States. I started to build a better future for myself ever since I started school. Like most students, I took art class in Elementary school. It was a fun class that I found enjoyable and exciting. I got my first art award, called the Excellent Artist Award, in third grade. It is a certificate from the school that is awarded to those who have excellent achievement in Art. I do not remember how I felt about having that special award maybe because I was too young to understand what an achievement it was. Nevertheless, it was an achievement that I worked hard for because of the love I had for art.

Later on, I received my second art award: Art Achievement Certificate. This time I do remember feeling happiness and pride. I felt pride mainly because I received the highest art award a student could get. I realized at that moment the potential I had to be a better

It was an elective that I just had to have. I became more serious about taking art in high school as well because I was determined to have a higher education in art. I was resolute in taking not just an average art class, but an AP Art class. I purposely wanted AP so that I could express myself more. I made better art pieces because of the many mediums that were available to me. Ever since I started my AP class, I have worked on art projects constantly. I received my third art award in my junior year. The certificate was the Soaring Eagle Award. It recognized my performance in AP 2D Portfolio during my junior