A big achievment i have earned academically was winning 3rd place at the science Uil compitition. i was super ecxited but also kind of dissapointed. i spent a lot of time learning diffrent subjects of science, and i still do in my free time, but for the most part i learned alot. it felt like a sort of waste of time when i only got 3rd instead of 1st. My parents were proud of me though so i suppose its okay. i was still excited, standing on the stage with the (overly) bright lights, i knew that most of my work had paid off.