College Admissions Essay: The Search For Who I Am

In my life, people think they know me but can only graze the surface of my actuality. They only see the level one part of me, the way I behave, and more often than not, they see the reserved, self-restrictive, and industrious personality I carry daily. If they perceive me only for my level one personality, they completely miss the deep level three part of me, the never-ending well, the reef, the reality of who I am, the very values, experiences, fears, and virtues that actually constitute me for who I am. Did you know that only thirty percent of Earth’s surface is land? The other seventy percent of the earth is water or oceans. However, compared to Earth’s land masses or even land spaces— like Venus or Mars— we understand little about Earth’s
At school, I hide my bibliophile and journaling fancies because I fear my own shadow as a groundhog fears its. I am that child who hides under her covers late at night because she shivers at the possibility of monsters lurking around her room, an ostrich that ducks its head in a burrow because it sense danger. I feign an air of indifference towards books and journaling at school or any other public place because of my dread of excessive exposure, of judgment, and of contempt. Perhaps I am a shy individual, but once I arrive home my book/journal portal is my hammock, cocoon that allows me to lean back and be
I read the first Harry Potter book the summer before the fourth grade. I remember how the idea of moving staircases and using magic with wands and sneaking out of dorms to involve in reckless behavior intrigued me that I could not wait to go to school. Imagine my disappointment when I discovered Hogwarts was actually a fictional school. Right. What is more, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho takes me on the journey of a Shepard boy named Santiago seeking for the treasures of life. He travels from his homeland Spain to the Great Pyramids in Egypt. On his way to Egypt, he encounters a king, a Gypsy woman, and a shopkeeper who direct him on the journey of his