Growing up in a family formed of immigrant parents, live has never been easy.

People often think that coming from parents who are from another country means I am a low life who lives off the rights of others; when in reality is the total opposite. My parents have always taught me that in order to get what I want, I should work for it rather than waiting for live to hand it to me. Nothing in life is guarantee and if you wait for it to get to you by its own, you might as well just give up on it.

So when people tell me how "lucky" I am that I have the opportunity to attend college and study for a major I adore, it drives me crazy and makes me want to just ignore them. Luck has nothing to do with where I am today. Luck did not get me to college, luck did not get me accepted to Stephens, Luck did not give me the scholarships I have that have managed to help me pay for my education.

It was my hard work and motivation that got me to where I am today. It was those sleepless nights working on my school papers all my four years of high school in order to maintain a good GPA in order to qualify for certain scholarships. It was my hard work and motivation that helped me push through those times when I felt like crying and giving up. It was my hard work that one that got me to actually push through and meet all the requirements in order to get accepted to college and be able to actually continue my education. Never tell me that it was luck that got me here. The word luck itself is not in my dictionary, I don't believe in luck, and you shouldn't either.

Next time someone tells you how luck you are, remember one thing. Luck didn't get you there, you did.