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A Jack of All Trades

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They say that Asian countries , especially those belonging to the third world , have low education standards and don 't speak English at all . I 'd like to take this opportunity to disprove that myth . I 'm a full-blood middle class Indian , born in New Delhi , India , to an army officer and a nurse . I 'd say that I 'm very fortunate because my parents were able to put me in a good school and was able to study until the 8th grade . It

br is true that India belongs to the third world country due to poverty so a lot of families can 't afford to put their children into nice schools There are a number of good schools in India and I was fortunate enough to have studied in one . The intensive curriculum in my school developed my IQ especially in the field of science and mathematics

When my family and I moved to Boston , Massachusetts in 2004 , my schoolmates found it truly astounding that Indians could speak and write well in English too . This is for the fact that English is India 's second language . There are a lot of dialects in India alone , but that doesn 't mean English is not a language spoken there . They found how studious and passionate I am with my studies and how I passed with flying colors too . On top of that , they were pretty amazed that a poindexter like me is actually a sports fanatic too . I was able to combine studies and sports , doing well in both at the same time . In fact , I joined the soccer and tennis teams and was able to significantly contribute to the success of both teams . I even lost 30 lbs . out of it I remember how I used to doubt I 'd be qualified to join the teams , but I got in after the tryouts . It is , indeed , very hard for students to combine school and sports at the same time . I 'd say I was very proud to show my schoolmates that an Indian like me can excel in a lot of fields thus showing that the education standard in India shouldn 't be underestimated . The more I join teams and mingle with schoolmates , the more I learn about American culture

Eventually , my dad found a new job in Austin , Texas , so my family and I had to relocate . I went to Westwood high school , which is one of the best schools in the US , and I found out that the curriculum there challenged me intellectually and physically . I decided to quit sports when I went to junior high because I took up 5 AP classes . I took up AP Chemistry , AP English , AP Physics , AP Statistics and AP Computer Science classes . The standard of the school is very high , so is the level of difficulty . At first , I found the curriculum too challenging , but I came to realize the advantages of...