Admissions Essay: Moving To Bridgeport

grew up in Chicago, Illinois, a beautiful city surrounded by violence and controversy by the media. I found things more simple when I was kid growing up here, there wasn't much to worry about but as I got older things became more complex here. The sounds of the " L "' or as you know it as, The Train, and the roaring sounds of cars passing by my house made me feel alive while growing up and as a matter of fact still does. You could wake up in the morning and see the vibrant blue skies being pierced by the skyscrapers and see other kids playing ball or riding their bikes. When it was summer time I would play ins sprinklers or go downtown and play in the fountains with my family. Of course, like most big cities I had to watch my back while growing up because you never knew what somebody was up to. It's weird really growing up here because you never know what's going to happen next , wether it's a good thing or a bad thing. All I can really say about growing up in Chicago is that if I had the chance to redo it, I'd do if a million times.

My family is one of a kind. They support me all the time. My dad comes home each day after doing an eight hour shift and manages all the bill payments. My mom cooks, cleans, goes to job, helps me and my brother with homework, and drops/ picks us up from classes every single day. Last but not least, my brother is always there for me. He shares everything with me, even his favorite chocolates. And he is the one that teaches me the forms that I didn’t get in the karate class. Even though we fight a lot, I couldn’t have asked for a better brother than him. I love my family very much and they will always be dear to

Changes in life can be tough to go through and sometimes they can be easy. Some of these things are harder than others and some can be a better choice. Like moving is one thing that changed my way i looked at people. Then there is growing up, growing up can be hard. Last but not least there is education. These things that you experience can change your perspective on how you look at life.

I was raised in a very different environment compared to the one i'm living right now. I was born here in San Antonio TX but I was raised in Mexico in a small town of Zacatecas. My childhood was amazing probably like no one else’s had.

I grew up in a city named Colorado City, TX – the city is located in Central West Texas. I had a really good friend, that I became best friends with, named Daniel. We went riding our bikes everywhere around this little town, scraping our knees on concrete and crashing our bikes on practically everything (since there was practically nothing to do in this town – this was before the 3M Palace Theatre was reopened).

I am the way I am because of my father, he drives me to get an education, and he wants me to be better than him. My dad constantly tells me “tell me who your friends are and I’ll tell you who you’re going to be.” This quote means significantly to me because when I was in 6th grade I would hang out with the wrong crowd, later when I was a freshman, I made new friends, better friends, and the ones that push me to strive. My mom is my rock, she struggles sometimes since she raised my brother and I alone, but she always finds a way to get us what we need for school and sports that we play in. I have this picture of my brother, my cousin, and I in front of our house when we first bought it, it’s been 17 years that I’ve been living in it. It may not be the nicest house, but its payed off and I have a roof over my head, to me that’s all that matters. My neighborhood is actually quiet, I have 3 neighbors that are nice people, when we go out of town they watch our house for

I was born in a big city called Baltimore, MD, but raised in a small town called Saint Stephen, SC. My mother had to relocate in order to take care of my ailing great-grandfather. While working toward her

I grew up in a small town, but it was not where I have lived my whole life. I was born on Mount Desert Island in

I was born in Warner Robins, Georgia but, since I am a military brat I have live multiple places mostly in the south. After my dad retired from the Airforce I was raised in Kennesaw Georgia where we still live now. I have one older brother who is studying to become a music producer and also was fortunate enough of being raised by two amazing parents. My father, who retired from

I was born in Montrose, Colorado. Yet, I didn't spend much of my life roaming around it's land. When I was three, my parents had an epiphany, decided to buy an RV, and take my brother and me to Mexico on exhilarating and exotic adventures.

My parents always have my back when it comes to anything that I am trying to pursue. At one point I considered going to college on the East coast, and although I know that they would have absolutely hated that, they were willing to let me visit schools to see if that was where I wanted my college experience to be. After I decided that going so far away from home would not work for me, they helped me to find a college closer to home where I would receive an excellent education and play volleyball. They helped me through the recruiting process, which causes a lot more stress and takes up more time than I ever imagined. There were weeks when I would receive emails upon emails from coaches and weeks where there would be none. That could be very discouraging at times, but they always said the right things to keep me feeling confident in myself. In Finding Forrester, William constantly pushed Jamal to become a better writer. He would yell at Jamal to pound the keys and write without thinking in a tone that seemed a bit harsh.. So even though it may have seemed like William was tearing Jamal down at times, we know that he just wanted to get the best out of him. I compare my parents’ support to William helping Jamal become a more superior writer because our encounters influenced both of us

My parents have been very supportive, especially my mother. She has given me to courage to believe in myself and to strive for the best. She is a gold medalist from her University and I also aspire to study hard, get good grades and be the best that I can ever be. I am indebted to my parents for teaching me, appreciating me and for guiding me at all

I grew up in Monett, Missouri but was born in McAllen,Texas threw out my whole childhood I lived in Monett. Monett is a small town I live in where my parents came to live to provide my sisters and I a better future. Monett is a place full of opportunities even though it's a small town i've really loved to live here. There's not much to do in Monett, but there is a lot of memoral memories marked in this small town.

I spent my early childhood in living in Windsor, Connecticut. In Windsor, my family and I lived in a large, red brick house. This was the first house I lived in, and the last before moving to Waterbury, Connecticut years later, where I spent the rest of my life. My father is originally from

I grew up on a street called Autumn Place, this was a great place to grow up, as it was a very quiet neighborhood, with a park just down the street. I lived there for ten years, until my family was lucky enough to be able to buy there own house, located on a street called Feeney Place, which was also in a quiet neighborhood, just no park this time. I have always lived with my mom, dad, and brother, and each one of them helps me in specific areas that the other person can’t, like my mom helps me get over an emotional problem, my dad helps me with physical problems, and my brother helps me with academic problems, this is a great living situation for me. My family has always been there for me, probably because I am the youngest sibling, my brother is older than me, but we have a good relationship, a mix of rivalry and friendship, which I think is the best kind of relationship to have with a brother. Both my brother and my dad are big influences, my dad motivates me to never give up and to always have a good attitude, and my brother motivates me to do well in school. I have had a life full of experiences, but only three of them actually influence. For a good while my dad was an alcoholic. After that though, my knee was injured multiple times, and then my uncle was arrested. These have all taught me perseverance, which has made me the strong person I am today.