College Admissions Essay: My Life As A Role Model
Ever since elementary school I have been very dedicated to my school work and as I grew up I always had my mind set on college. My family has never really been the role model type which always made me push myself even harder to make a better name for myself and not end up how most of my family has. I'm not going to lie, I have let a few things slip because I piled a lot on myself which is no excuse. Whether or not my grades have always been perfect or if I have the highest GPA or class rank I have always cared about school and plan to strive in college. Out of all of my years in high school I would say that my sophomore year had the most impact on me. I have always moved around but I usually stayed in the same area. The summer before my sophomore year I moved from Florida to North Carolina with my mom and my little brother. Getting away from all the people I
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knew whether they were the good people in my life or bad people in my life gave me time to be alone. Not everybody likes to be alone but this time helped me really find out the type of person I am and strive to be. I was never really a bully but I wasn't always the nicest. During the year I spent in North Carolina I made new friends, lots of them actually and did so by simply being a kind person. I want to be a person who doesn't think twice about doing a kind gesture that might only take 5 minutes out of my day.
When I moved back to Florida I was a changed person and while I maintained some of my old relationships I also lost a lot. My old friends were growing up as was I but there idea of growing up is parties, drinking, and drugs. That has never been my scene and hopefully never will be. A lot of things in life can cause stress and people turn to things like that to relieve stress but all I need is a wrestling match. I am a manager for my schools wrestling team meaning I take stats and do other things to help assist the coach and team. I love being around my team and having that sense of family and I love the thrill of every tournament or match I go to. Wrestling is my favorite extracurricular activity especially when I need a stress reliever. It's crazy to think that all of this is gonna be over soon. Four years of my life dedicated to high school and now time for college. I would love to attend Florida Southeastern because of its small environment, its business majors, and because it's close to
home.
knew whether they were the good people in my life or bad people in my life gave me time to be alone. Not everybody likes to be alone but this time helped me really find out the type of person I am and strive to be. I was never really a bully but I wasn't always the nicest. During the year I spent in North Carolina I made new friends, lots of them actually and did so by simply being a kind person. I want to be a person who doesn't think twice about doing a kind gesture that might only take 5 minutes out of my day.
When I moved back to Florida I was a changed person and while I maintained some of my old relationships I also lost a lot. My old friends were growing up as was I but there idea of growing up is parties, drinking, and drugs. That has never been my scene and hopefully never will be. A lot of things in life can cause stress and people turn to things like that to relieve stress but all I need is a wrestling match. I am a manager for my schools wrestling team meaning I take stats and do other things to help assist the coach and team. I love being around my team and having that sense of family and I love the thrill of every tournament or match I go to. Wrestling is my favorite extracurricular activity especially when I need a stress reliever. It's crazy to think that all of this is gonna be over soon. Four years of my life dedicated to high school and now time for college. I would love to attend Florida Southeastern because of its small environment, its business majors, and because it's close to
home.