University of California

PROMPT: Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge. How has this challenge affected your academic achievement? At six years old, I stood locked away in the restroom. My dad was being put under arrest for domestic abuse. He’d hurt my mom physically and mentally, and my brother Jose and I had shared the mental strain. It’s what had to be done. For a few years the quality of our lives started to improve as our soon-to-be step- dad became part of our family. He paid attention to the needs of my mom, my brother, and me, but our…