What do high school grades predict? Can you forecast from the record of a young man graduating from high school on how successful he is likely to be a few decades from now? Throughout my life, I have been taught the skills in which I will use to succeed in life. Whether they were taught by my teachers or by my parents, I will always remember their words of wisdom. I will learn how to make my dream a reality, utilizing the advice given by my mentors over the years.
             A few years ago I saw a bumper sticker that read, "If you can read this, thank a teacher." Although this may not seem all too difficult for you and I to read, just think of the hundreds of millions of illiterate people, who live in our society. To them, these words are merely a blur. The time now has come, which I will need to take advantage of every resource that I have ever came across and use them to accomplish my ultimate challenge; college.
             Although I have been serious with my studies in high school, upon entering college, I would still need to bring myself to a whole new level. College is going wipe my slate clean and give me a whole new start in life.
             I plan to major in International Business, hence bringing up my most crucial decisions that I will ever make in my life; after college, finding a place which I can settle down for the rest of my working life. The advantage that I have over many people, in this field, is that I am trilingual in English, Gujurati, and Spanish. I have grown up in an Indian culture and I am fully adapted to its way of living. Thus I am able to speak and comprehend these three languages entirely.
             Presently, I am taking my fourth year of Spanish and have learned much about its culture. When I took my first Spanish class in seventh grade, I was immediately infatuated by it. For the past four years in high school, I have followed my heart and have learned as much as I could about this culture in my Spanish classes. I also try...