I wasn't going to, but reading a few of these inspired me... then reading a few more depressed me (mine aren't so glamorous), but I'll do it anyway. * helped m

I wasn't going to, but reading a few of these inspired me... then reading a few more depressed me (mine aren't so glamorous), but I'll do it anyway. * helped my mother raise my brother and me. This past New Year, I was able to fly my brother up to live with me for a week, showing him what you can accomplish with hard work and dedication. * wrote an essay that received a comment saying that the post had helped the commenter overcome something he had been struggling with through years of therapy and self-doubt. * overturned our high school's regulation that allows only seniors to take classes at the university. * taught myself Calc 2 in high school and got a perfect score on the AP exam; my best friend and I were the first people at my school to get above a 4 on any AP Calc exam. I didn't consider this a great accomplishment until I ran into my old HS math teacher a few years back and learned that she now tells our story to all of her Calc students to motivate them. * started a rock band in college, played some really cool venues, did one show with a band that now gets airplay on Sirius XM, and won a few competitions. * landed a girlfriend (of 2 years now) who is out of my league. But I think my greatest accomplishment is that I seem to have made my parents proud.