As my mom has been 'cleaning' her house for the past little while, she has come across a lot of stuff that I thought was long gone, such as...
DA DA DA
(in a doomslike tone)
my report cards from High School!
Now, my report cards from High School ARE NOT what I am going to brag about.
They didn't have A's on them.
(well, there might have been one or two)
They did however have mmmmmm, let's say C's on them.
They also had several U's
(because I never went to school)
I barely graduated High School because of my U's!
I was SO nervous graduation day that they weren't going to let me walk,
but I guess I did get all of those U's taken care of!
(Thanks Mr. Bowles)
I graduated High School with a 3.0.
That's really not that bad, but I know that I could have done better.
While I was going through this stuff, my mom aplogized to me. She said that she was sorry that she didn't make me try harder.
Well, guess what?
We also came across some of my Elementary School report cards! Pretty much the same thing. Not a lot of A's, but mostly C's.
To this my mom said that she remembers trying to help me in Elementary School and always having to turn me over to dad because I was so damn stubborn (Like one of my own...Teague).
However, if you ask me - and I have a fantastic (yet also selective) memory - I honestly only remember a couple of times that dad (or anybody) helped me with my homework. These aren't really fun memories.
This is what I think:
I think that after raising four crazy as hell boys with crazy personalities, my parents had just kind of given up. By the time I was old enough to have homework, they were done with the whole homework thing, they were done with the whole disciplining thing, they were just done.
Also, not only am I the baby, but I am the only girl. Interpret that as you wish. I think I got away with a lot of stuff that I probably shouldn't have (like not going to school). But generally I was a good kid, so they didn't have to worry much.
I AM IN NO WAY BLAMING MY PARENTS FOR MY POOR GRADES, BEHAVIOR AND ATTITUDE. I WAS RAISED WELL. IT WAS MY PERSONALITY THAT LED TO POOR GRADES, BAD BEHAVIOR AND CRAPPY ATTITUDE.
By the time I went away to SUU, I seriously had NO CLUE how to actually go to school and participate in class. I had NO CLUE how to study. I had NO CLUE how to do homework effectively. BECAUSE...I never really had to know before that.
Needless to say, SUU didn't last very long. And I didn't get good grades, they were not even close to the 3.0 I graduated High School with.
BUT
I had a GREAT time. The funnest of my life.
Now, to what I want to brag about!
My first semester at the University of Utah my GPA was a 3.67! Yay!
My second semester at the University of Utah my GPA was 3.93! Double Yay!
(just a little side note here, I am full-time - at least 12 hours)
I applied for scholarships in February and had my progress evaluation with the department heads in April. Everything went well. The Theatre Department is pretty much broke, so when I hadn't heard anything about scholarships, I figured that I didn't get one. I was okay with this, because I am only going to be a sophomore in the department next year and I am not in the Actor Training Program, rumor has it that scholarships go to upper class students and ATP students.
So, when I got the mail the other day and there was a letter from the University of Utah Department of Theatre, I was confused as to what it could be, maybe a schedule for the 2010-11 season? Maybe a cast list for one of the shows I auditioned for?
NOPE!
"Dear Karlyn, Congratulations. You have been selected to receive the
Newspace Entertainment Scholarship."
Honestly, the thought of a scholarship didn't even cross my mind.
I'm bragging because, my scholastic history up until fall of 2009, pretty much sucked. Who would have thought that I could do this? Who would have thought that I would go to classes and actively participate (in a positive way)? Who would have thought that I would figure out a way to do my homework? Who would have thought that I would learn how to study effectively? Who would have thought that I could actually get a scholarship? Who would have thought?
Well, I thought I could, but now I know I can.
MM's
1. University of Utah Department of Theatre
2. Knowing that I can
3. Newspace Entertainment Scholarship
DA DA DA
(in a doomslike tone)
my report cards from High School!
Now, my report cards from High School ARE NOT what I am going to brag about.
They didn't have A's on them.
(well, there might have been one or two)
They did however have mmmmmm, let's say C's on them.
They also had several U's
(because I never went to school)
I barely graduated High School because of my U's!
I was SO nervous graduation day that they weren't going to let me walk,
but I guess I did get all of those U's taken care of!
(Thanks Mr. Bowles)
I graduated High School with a 3.0.
That's really not that bad, but I know that I could have done better.
While I was going through this stuff, my mom aplogized to me. She said that she was sorry that she didn't make me try harder.
Well, guess what?
We also came across some of my Elementary School report cards! Pretty much the same thing. Not a lot of A's, but mostly C's.
To this my mom said that she remembers trying to help me in Elementary School and always having to turn me over to dad because I was so damn stubborn (Like one of my own...Teague).
However, if you ask me - and I have a fantastic (yet also selective) memory - I honestly only remember a couple of times that dad (or anybody) helped me with my homework. These aren't really fun memories.
This is what I think:
I think that after raising four crazy as hell boys with crazy personalities, my parents had just kind of given up. By the time I was old enough to have homework, they were done with the whole homework thing, they were done with the whole disciplining thing, they were just done.
Also, not only am I the baby, but I am the only girl. Interpret that as you wish. I think I got away with a lot of stuff that I probably shouldn't have (like not going to school). But generally I was a good kid, so they didn't have to worry much.
I AM IN NO WAY BLAMING MY PARENTS FOR MY POOR GRADES, BEHAVIOR AND ATTITUDE. I WAS RAISED WELL. IT WAS MY PERSONALITY THAT LED TO POOR GRADES, BAD BEHAVIOR AND CRAPPY ATTITUDE.
By the time I went away to SUU, I seriously had NO CLUE how to actually go to school and participate in class. I had NO CLUE how to study. I had NO CLUE how to do homework effectively. BECAUSE...I never really had to know before that.
Needless to say, SUU didn't last very long. And I didn't get good grades, they were not even close to the 3.0 I graduated High School with.
BUT
I had a GREAT time. The funnest of my life.
Now, to what I want to brag about!
My first semester at the University of Utah my GPA was a 3.67! Yay!
My second semester at the University of Utah my GPA was 3.93! Double Yay!
(just a little side note here, I am full-time - at least 12 hours)
I applied for scholarships in February and had my progress evaluation with the department heads in April. Everything went well. The Theatre Department is pretty much broke, so when I hadn't heard anything about scholarships, I figured that I didn't get one. I was okay with this, because I am only going to be a sophomore in the department next year and I am not in the Actor Training Program, rumor has it that scholarships go to upper class students and ATP students.
So, when I got the mail the other day and there was a letter from the University of Utah Department of Theatre, I was confused as to what it could be, maybe a schedule for the 2010-11 season? Maybe a cast list for one of the shows I auditioned for?
NOPE!
"Dear Karlyn, Congratulations. You have been selected to receive the
Newspace Entertainment Scholarship."
Honestly, the thought of a scholarship didn't even cross my mind.
I'm bragging because, my scholastic history up until fall of 2009, pretty much sucked. Who would have thought that I could do this? Who would have thought that I would go to classes and actively participate (in a positive way)? Who would have thought that I would figure out a way to do my homework? Who would have thought that I would learn how to study effectively? Who would have thought that I could actually get a scholarship? Who would have thought?
Well, I thought I could, but now I know I can.
MM's
1. University of Utah Department of Theatre
2. Knowing that I can
3. Newspace Entertainment Scholarship
5 comments:
Wow, congratulations on the scholarship! It's hard to get a scholarship when school is the only priority you have, so super big congrats on achieving it with so many more priorities on your plate! I want to go back to school but I'm afraid that my skillz where in the brain cells my 4th child killed off. You just might be my inspiration...
Karlyn that is so awesome! Wow! You should be so proud of yourself. Way to go!
You crack me up! Congratulations! That is so awesome!
Good for you!! Very proud to know you. A full-time student, mother, AND SCHOLARSHIP is mightily impressive. Way to go!
That's seriously something to be proud of :)
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