My name is Mike. I was born in London, England, and was brought to the U.S. when I was 2 years old. I didn’t find out I was undocumented until I was 17 years old. I suppose my mother didn’t want me to know till then. It was a shock, but I suppose the signs were there.
I am currently in college. I was always being dragged by my mom to do well in school until the year I applied. I didn’t really aspire to do much. Luckily I still did well while going to a science and medical focused high school that put me on a good path. The summer before I started college, I finally got serious and it showed. I guess seeing my mother have to work hard, and me not being able to work changed me. I am currently a Junior at a Texas University, and have 3.96 gpa about to get my B.Sc in Biology. I hope to apply to medical school in 2009 if the DREAM ACT can pass. I know the situation I am in is tough, but I am in a way happy that I went through it. I would have never have discovered what I was really capable of if I continued to not care about my studies; as I did before I started college. Not being able to much to do allowed me to discover that. I have been given so much by this country, and my mother. I now want to start to give back, and I will when the DREAM is finally passed.
