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College Admissions Essay: How Inspiration Changed My Life
My Inspiration
I never imagined that one little, tiny human could change my life. I know they say that the second you see your child, you’ll experience a love that you’ll have experienced before. Although I didn’t have a child, the birth of my little sister sure allowed me to experience this love. At the ripe age of 13, I was beyond excited for my mom to have a baby. While I already had two siblings, they were closer to me in age. I was finally going to be able to take care of a baby, and there was nothing that I was more excited about.

On the evening of January 14, 2010, I was at a basketball game with my friends. Because my parents were divorced, I planned on my dad picking me up from the game and bringing me home to my moms. After trying for a few minutes to get ahold of my mom before leaving the school, my dad finally arrived. He told me that my mom was at the hospital and that she was in labor. Since we had planned ahead, I knew that he would bring
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He told me that my mom was pretty far into labor and that she was going to be ready to push in the next few hours. After waiting in her room with her for about two hours, she was ready to push. Oh my goodness, I was so excited. After she started pushing, it only took about five minutes for that precious baby to arrive. When I first laid my eyes on her, I teared up. I knew automatically that I was going to love her so much. She was so beautiful!

Amilia Ann Freeland was born on January 14, and ever since that day, my life has been changed. After she was born, I knew she would be my best friend. I’m always there to protect her, and she’s always here to cuddle me when I’m sad. Having her in my life has truly changed me for the better. When I’m going through something rough, I tell myself to get through it for her. I want her to have someone in her life to look up to. I never knew that one tiny little girl could change my life so

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