About Me

Hello my name is Nicolas yang. I always lived in Sacramento and when I was young I moved around a lot. While in the process of moving I had moved from three different homes and three different elementary schools. This was a lot for me at a young age because I didn’t have the knowledge to be social and make friends. At the time I had to complete second grade twice because of the move and I attended an elementary school called Nicholas Elementary. When I was young I always had a big imagination and loved to play outside. While growing up at my third and permanent home I’ve experienced so much with the environment and the people around me. I wasn’t the most thrilled to be in school and I wouldn’t want to go most of the time because of all the transitions. After attending my third and final school this is where I started to gain the experience I needed and met the influences and role models I still remember to this day. A upbringing I have had in my life was meeting my third grade teacher Mrs.Ballard, She taught me kindness which was a big step at the age of 8. At the time I had a hard time finding transportation home and was struggling in class, Mrs.Ballard noticed this and saw I was having a hard time keeping up with the class. She called a parent meeting and had a talk with my mother. They came to the conclusion that Mrs.Ballard would be able to take us home after work hours. This had a big impact on me because I questioned how could one person be so nice to take their own time to help out a family she doesn’t even know, and still be able to go back to her home to her own family. This was truly kindness. This taught me how to be nice and experience new boundaries at a young age. She would always communicate with me about my struggles after that and I learned how to communicate with my teachers, and used this new skill for my future all the way through high school. An obstacle I had to overcome was freshman year of high school. During this time I was always told high school was important and to always pay attention and keep an open mind. I was also told freshman year was one of the most important years of high school. This had me worried about failing any class. I was passing all my classes except for one class and the teacher always gave me attitude about failing her class. She was doing a monthly grade check and saw that I was passing all my other classes except for her class. I thought it was incredibly rude of a teacher to be surprised that I was passing all my classes. After failing this had a big impact on me which made me give up my freshman and sophomore years of high school. A breakthrough I had was overcoming this loss and during my junior and senior years of high school I told myself I was better than this and went on to complete both years with A’s and B’s. This made me feel good about myself. I knew I could always strive to do my best in life and my future. Some of my passions in life are communicating and learning the struggles and experiences others go through in life. I love helping others think about their situations and struggles. As a psychology major I want to be able to know more to talk to people and give better advice and ways around life and make it simpler for everyone.