College Admissions Essay: Why I Believe In Opportunity

I believe in opportunity. The definition of opportunity is something that you want to do, have the chance to do, or the possibility·of achieving something. When I was younger, I lived in a heavily populated town: Laredo, Texas. At the time, I was an eighth grader trying to make my mom proud by getting good grades in my classes. Seeing my mom happy was the greatest feeling in the world. My father, on the other hand, started to disappear on us. I found out that my dad had a drug problem, and my mom was filing for a divorce. I did not want my mom getting a divorce, but I knew she would be happier. My parents splitting up killed me, but it was best for my mother and me. Thinking about the divorce now, it was probably the best thing that has ever happened to me, because it offered me one thing: opportunity.
About six months after the divorce, my mom started dating this man that came from a military family.When I first met him, I did not like him at all. He was really by the book, but this this man would change my perspective in life, and change me into the person that I am
Chris helped me start a mountain bike team in Victoria, and about six high school students joined the team. At the end of my sophomore season, I placed 5th overall out of 45 riders. Ever since then, I got better in the sport of cycling.During my senior year, while working two jobs, I got scouted for a cycling scholarship. I was the first high school student in Victoria to ever receive a scholarship like that. Chris taught me how to be productive and work hard for what you get. Him meeting my mom gave me the opporttmity to be someone.Moving out of my home town gave me the opportunity to meet people. If Chris didn't continue to help me in cycling, I would have never gotten the opportunity to receive a cycling scholarship to go out of state. If my parents were still together, I wouldn't have gotten to experience this great opportunity of sharing this