PROMPT: Describe a time your hard work paid off.
This year I am taking AP US History. I had not expected when I signed up for the class how much work it was actually going to be, and I was not prepared for it. As the first semester progressed, I saw myself getting much lower grades than I am used to getting in any class. I finally realized that I needed to put much more effort into the class when I saw the grade I got on my first semester final. It was not good. Since then, I have been trying much harder. I am already seeing an improvement, as my test grades have been significantly higher and I understand the class more and more. Already, my hard work has been paying off, and I hope that it shows when I take the AP exam in May. Before this semester, I was worried about the exam and was afraid that I was not going to do well on it. But since then, my outlook has improved and I am not worried anymore- I know that my effort is going to be paid off.
