AP Psychology Blog Post 2

 


Past:

My name is Dhruv Bhambhani, and I was born in Houston, TX on  the 6th of June 2005. I was raised in Sugar Land. My parents had just bought house before I was born so that I could take my first steps in a new house. My first steps were probably around the age of 12 months. According to my parents, I rarely cried and was well-behaved most of the times. I was a big sleeper apparently and used to sleep around 12 hours. As I began pre-school, I had the aspiration to be a firefighter. Obviously that changed as I got older since I began to come across more opportunities available in the world. I was very focused in elementary school and was even part of the school spelling bee. I enjoyed doing math and was always the one most engaged in my classes. As I came into middle school, I began to like to play basketball and still enjoyed learning math. I had all A's in my classes while also playing basketball on the weekends. I don't get as much time anymore to play basketball, but I still attempt to stay focused in all my classes.


Future:

My high school graduation is supposed to take place during May 2024. I want to have at least 1-2 businesses up and running before high school ends. My dream college would be UT Austin but more realistically I will probably go to A&M and get a Comp Sci degree. I would probably only take a bachelors degree, so that I can focus on my business. As of now, I haven't thought about kids, since I believe that it's way to early to start thinking about that. I would like to not work any jobs, but I may apply to a few tech companies in the beginning to get some money on hand. I don't think I'll retire since I think it is important to keep working until the last moment of your life. Although you should work your hardest, I think it is important to keep enjoying life at its fullest.


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