I have always been a type of person that works hard. In everything I do, I try to do it to the best of my abilities. I do it for God. But, one problem that I have is that I was not gifted with a brain that comprehends things easy or remembers things well. I was gifted in other ways, but not so much in schoolwork-type things. In school, I got average scores. My sisters got all As and a few Bs. They were even upset if they got some Bs when they were expecting to get As. They hardly EVER saw Cs.
I am the type that gets C's on average and some Bs and hardly ever As. I have grown to accept this. I know that God has made me this way on purpose and I should not be mad at God for this- or ask Why He made me this way.
Anyways, one great thing that God gave me was the character Trait that doesn't give up easily. If I gave up easily I would not have made it to be a teacher, I would not make it to get into a masters Program. The reason I bring this up is because of my recent events. I have been in the process of working on being accepted into the Masters Program at Western Oregon University. They have requirements to get it and one of those is a 3.0GPA. As I said before, I do not get that great of grades so I actually have a 2.92GPA, Not enough for the program. In lieu of the getting that high and powerful 3.0GPA, I am allowed to take a test, The Miller Analogies Test (MAT) and score high enough to get accepted into the program. Well, one thing about the MAT- It's not offered here in Central Oregon- I have to go to Portland or Eugene to take it. So on Monday I drove all the way to Eugene to UofO to take this one hour long test. Just to find out that I got a score of 391 which I needed a 395. Four Mesley points away from getting into WOU. BUT, that does not stop me. I am going to take this test again and get into the program that I want and I am going to pass it and get my Masters Degree in Education with an emphasis on Information Technology.
Never Give Up, Never Surrender (Galaxy Quest)
1 comment:
Good for you! That is a wonderful trait to have and in my opinion better then being good at school work type things. God has great things planned for you, I'll be praying for you. Galaxy Quest is a great movie!
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