Write about a time when you faced a challenge, an obstacle, or a moment where you had to push yourself beyond what you thought was possible.

 I was put into a chemistry class in my sophomore year not knowing what to expect. I assumed it would be a doable class like my math classes. As we got into the semester, the lesson only grew more difficult and confusing for me. I knew it was possible to pass this class with an A but I didn't know how to retain the information nor how to study for chem. But a major thing that was holding me back from being able to do any of these was to ask for help. I used to think asking for help was only for those who struggled and would never get it towards the end. I seriously don't know how I came up with that mentality, but now whenever I don't understand something I'm going to ask for help because those who do care enough and take the time to do better or improve their work.  It wasn't until I began to go to tutoring sessions with my teacher that I was surprised to see a few people who I considered to be more advanced or thought they were doing very well in the class. So from all of the second semester, I'd go to every tutoring session and try to also surround myself with people who did understand the chemistry class. Surround myself with people who knew more than me helped me better understand the material and I was also able to become friends with them. Today, i had to try and do a one pager for a poem. I was a little stressed because I thoughti wasn't going to finish the one pager on time because everyone else had 2 periods to work on it while I just got it today but I was surpised that I finsihed before th period.