An Undocumented Student in School

I have been attending the University of Utah for the last 2 years. I am loving it, however if you would have asked me three year ago if I was planning on attending college I would have said "IDK" why would I say this well because my junior year of high school while I was getting ready to apply for school and trying to figure out which scholarships to apply to, which is how I finally realized that there were setbacks, that would prevent me from furthering my education. Before this I never thought that I was different than anyone else, maybe because of my skin color and my ethnicity, but never because of my citizenship status.

Anyway it was way hard trying to figure out what my future was because of my status. I was an excellent student in high school and junior high, I had a good GPA, and so I had many scholarships presented to me, because of various achievements, I received many awards, and accomplished many things that no one ever thought I would accomplish.

I am a shy person who is not very social unless I feel very comfortable around so I never talked about my status with anyone, however, there are a few people who I have trusted this big secret that is always having me to double think stuff, two of my teachers that have been supporting me and have both been a blessing in my life in different ways. And to my best friend from high school, who knows exactly what my point is in everything, I feel that with these three I people's support and that of my family, I know that I will progress through life and be very successful in anything that I do.

When I first heard about college I was excited, because I was going to be able to further my education, and become someone in the world. However, when I finally found out that I was undocumented and that because of that little information I was almost not able to attend college at all. Nonetheless with the help of my two high school teachers I found out that I would be able to attend college and pay in-state tuition and that was a relief knowing that I could still attend college.  After I applied and sent in the required documents (BTW I only applied to one college instead of two or three like everyone) I finally heard back from my number one school the U. I was excited and so were my parents.

With this acceptance I was able to prove to everyone who thought that I couldn't go to college that I can and that I will take advantage and become the best person I can become. :)