College Admissions Essay: What I Got Left Behind
What Got Left Behind
At times, I consider myself somewhat of a forgetful person. Always feeling like I have left something behind. But in my life, what I leave behind is much more meaningful than an item such as a coat left on the back of a chair. What I leave behind is something no longer needed, something or even someone that caused me to have left it behind. As I am growing up in this world, I am getting to know who I am as a person and exactly who or what I want in my life. The past few years, something new has been going on in my life, something I am not very familiar with. This something is change. I always dreaded change, even the word change itself. I was hanging out with the same group of friends since the beginning of high school, shared my best memories with and we were as close as can be. They truly were my second family. As I began my first semester in college, I became a very diligent and hard working person. Consistently working diligently in my studies and working to my upmost potential in my job. Unfortunately, some of my friends were not the same way and even though this may have upset me, I believe that I should always surround myself with people who have similar goals to my own. Although it was just this one thing, it had …show more content…
caused us to drift apart. 15
Friends were not the only things I had left behind.
Past dreams that I once held near to my heart also had drifted away like leaves in the wind. I had not been giving up on my dreams in the slightest, but as people grow up and mature their wants and desires change along with their personal appearance and look on life. In high school, I had taken a few business-oriented classes because I had felt like the business field best fit me. Considering the fact that the economy is not in great shape, there are not many jobs being offered at this time. I had also found myself wondering weather or not working behind a desk right for me. All of this confusion and thought reminded me of the poem, A Dream
Deferred. If someone were to ask me why I have left things behind, I am not quite sure if I can answer them and if they would even understand my explanation. I have changed my dreams because I truly feel like I have changed as a person and have a much better understanding of who I am and what I want. The decision I made in not keeping a few friends around can be looked upon as a rude gesture, but it was what I felt was right. In my eyes, I truly wish to surround myself with the kind of people who share similar goals in life as I do and have a similar view on life. People who are similar to me will bring me up and inspire me to be better. I guess I have done quite a bit of growing up over the years. My level of maturity has risen without a doubt. But the main thing above all is the fact that I have a much clearer understanding of who I am as a person and I know what got left behind.
At times, I consider myself somewhat of a forgetful person. Always feeling like I have left something behind. But in my life, what I leave behind is much more meaningful than an item such as a coat left on the back of a chair. What I leave behind is something no longer needed, something or even someone that caused me to have left it behind. As I am growing up in this world, I am getting to know who I am as a person and exactly who or what I want in my life. The past few years, something new has been going on in my life, something I am not very familiar with. This something is change. I always dreaded change, even the word change itself. I was hanging out with the same group of friends since the beginning of high school, shared my best memories with and we were as close as can be. They truly were my second family. As I began my first semester in college, I became a very diligent and hard working person. Consistently working diligently in my studies and working to my upmost potential in my job. Unfortunately, some of my friends were not the same way and even though this may have upset me, I believe that I should always surround myself with people who have similar goals to my own. Although it was just this one thing, it had …show more content…
caused us to drift apart. 15
Friends were not the only things I had left behind.
Past dreams that I once held near to my heart also had drifted away like leaves in the wind. I had not been giving up on my dreams in the slightest, but as people grow up and mature their wants and desires change along with their personal appearance and look on life. In high school, I had taken a few business-oriented classes because I had felt like the business field best fit me. Considering the fact that the economy is not in great shape, there are not many jobs being offered at this time. I had also found myself wondering weather or not working behind a desk right for me. All of this confusion and thought reminded me of the poem, A Dream
Deferred. If someone were to ask me why I have left things behind, I am not quite sure if I can answer them and if they would even understand my explanation. I have changed my dreams because I truly feel like I have changed as a person and have a much better understanding of who I am and what I want. The decision I made in not keeping a few friends around can be looked upon as a rude gesture, but it was what I felt was right. In my eyes, I truly wish to surround myself with the kind of people who share similar goals in life as I do and have a similar view on life. People who are similar to me will bring me up and inspire me to be better. I guess I have done quite a bit of growing up over the years. My level of maturity has risen without a doubt. But the main thing above all is the fact that I have a much clearer understanding of who I am as a person and I know what got left behind.