Adeline Um, 9th grade

"One of the challenges that I first experienced in coming to BTA was the transfer from a suburban school to a city school. I struggled at the very beginning, but I quickly adapted. What I love about BTA is that here I am respected for who I am as a person and I've found that all of the teachers and all of the students want everyone to strive and succeed. I have been taught over and over by my teachers never to give up and to keep moving forward. Whenever I am really challenged by my homework or something in my life, I have to embrace the challenge and work even harder to really conquer my weak spots."