My College Essay

When I was in the 10th grade I had a revelation that would forever change my life. My story of it goes like this. Once again, I came home to find my moms husband (who is the father of the 3 youngest of us 5 sisters) not home at a time when he should have been there. I asked my mom where was he, and she replied, “he’s gone!” When I asked her why, she told me that she was tired of pulling the load and taking care of our family without any support from him. I then posed the question to her, “what made you just make that move so quickly?” to which she answered that she had had enough of raising her daughters in a household with a father who wasn’t willing do right for his family. That thought resonates in my head constantly and it is the catalyst for my determination to succeed. While, I do not like the idea of not having a father figure in our household to help to raise me and my 4 younger sisters I still must face that reality. My mom’s burden of having to be a single parent with five kids is overwhelming. Statistically, the likelihood of a child within such a household achieving success, or even graduating from high school, is dismal at best. I seek to be the positive exception to that. Oh, did I fail to mention that I am sports fanatic, which is why I want to major in a sports related area where I can make a difference.

During the more recent years, I have recognized the importance of an education and have strived to maintain academic excellence. Education is my primary and most important priority in life. School opened my eyes to the complexity of the world that we live in; where there is an abundance of life waiting to be uncovered. For this reason, I want to pursue a career in the field of sport management. I have gradually developed a passion for learning; the more I learn, the more I want to discover.

The barriers that we have overcome as a family and the suffering I have witnessed in my mother has changed my outlook on life. My inquisitive mind will