College Admissions Essay: How Family History Changed My Life
My family history has an enormous influence, not only on who I am today, but also on who I want to become in the future. For the longest time, I was unsure what I wanted to do with my life and what I wanted to make a career out of. I changed my major at least 4 times and my frustration grew stronger. One day I decided to lay down and rest because I was so exhausted with the emotional frustration of not knowing what I was going to do with the rest of my life. I had a dream. I saw myself in my very own business, decorating a beautiful wedding cake and I woke up with excitement and a smile on my face. I decided to pursue an Associates Degree in Baking and Pastry management before I even knew about my family's history and, as soon as I found out, I knew that what I was pursuing was exactly what I needed to do and it soon became my calling.
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Both my grandfather and great grandfather were bakers. They owned their own business in the mountain in Puerto Rico. That family business ended when both my great grandfather and my grandfather passed away because my mother didn't have the same passion or interest as they did to run a bakery. My parents, both being professional computer technicians, I would of never thought that baking was in our family's history. It was an amazing feeling because I knew it wasn't just in my imagination, it's in my blood to own my own bakery and be a pastry
Both my grandfather and great grandfather were bakers. They owned their own business in the mountain in Puerto Rico. That family business ended when both my great grandfather and my grandfather passed away because my mother didn't have the same passion or interest as they did to run a bakery. My parents, both being professional computer technicians, I would of never thought that baking was in our family's history. It was an amazing feeling because I knew it wasn't just in my imagination, it's in my blood to own my own bakery and be a pastry