College Admissions Essay: I Am Optimistic For The Future

When I think about the next five years of my life, I like to think that I will be getting on my feet and succeeding in life. It has taken me a while to figure out what I want to do with my life and what I would like to do for my career. Over the next five years, I am going to have to do a lot in school and outside of school to prepare for my future career .

“When people find it easy to imagine an event, they overestimate the likelihood that it will actually occur” (Gilbert, 2006, p.19.) Gilbert explains that this causes us to be overoptimistic about our futures and thus changes what we do in order to be happy. Young people imagine traveling the world, starting a successful business or becoming a star. Later on in one’s life they may realize that they do not have the funds to travel the world, the talent to become a star, or even the desire to start their own business. Perhaps they come to the conclusion that they would be happier starting a family or writing a book. Humans have an undeniable want to control. The reason somebody imagines the future is so they can do something about it (Gilbert, 2006, p. 21.) We imagine a future better than today so we can take the actions necessary to get to the better tomorrow. I imagined college being a whole lot better than high school. The freedom and the separation from my parents was something I wanted. So in order to get here I studied hard in high school, strove for a good ACT score, and applied to universities. The actions I took in high school were in order to control the future. Gilbert answers the question of “Why should we want to control our futures?” “It feels good to do so-period. Impact is rewarding. Mattering makes us happy. The act of steering one’s boat down the river of time is a source of pleasure, regardless of one’s port of call” (Gilbert,

I used to live in cresco, but I moved to a farm in Ridgeway. I I live with my mom and dad and two siblings, their names are Brian, Sally, Laney, and Mitchell. I also have one dog, her name is Lucy.

Goals, goals, goals they're what people think about and how they are going to achieve them in the future. My three goal in life are to get in the college of my choice, go skydiving and to get a well paying job. These three goals are important to me because they are what I am likely to achieve within the next ten years. As I grow and blossom into someone big, someone bigger than who I am today I don’t mean just physically but bigger intellectually, and more capable. These goals show me that if I want to achieve them, then I have to work hard to accomplish them.

In order to feel positive about future possibilities it is important to identify, explore and set goals about who and what we would like to be in the future. Our chances of enjoying our future are improved if we set goals and develop plans/strategies to achieve them.

Waking up that morning May 21 2015 with a big smile on my face saying today I made it! Senior year was kind of a struggle for me trying to make top 10% of my class, work 2 jobs and attend extracurricular activities and groups such as ROTC French club ,Spanish etc. and manage a social life .It was a lot on my shoulders being that I goofed off my other years. Each day that year I would wake up and motivate myself to keep pushing and pushing to I reach my goal .There was nothing stopping me I mean nothing at all people would talk saying things like “oh he’s not going to pass you”. Friends would doubt me but that just pushed me to grind even harder .yeah I’m not gone lie there was many days I wanted to fall back into my old ways and skip

I hope your life is better than mine at the moment. Hopefully, you and Jeremiah are still together and you’re finally happy for once in your life. I hope you still have family picnics in the park ,and lay in the bed with your husband as you both tell each other about your hopes and dreams, while in your pajamas and fuzzy socks over a glass of chocolate milk and teddy grahams, like you used to do back in your younger days. I know you’re excited about walking across the stage in the spring, and finally graduate from college in the top 3% with honors and your receive your doctorate at age 25. I've always had faith in you, and so has your family. I’m sure we all remember when you changed your major from nursing, to teaching, then back to nursing

The best dreams are ones that scare you; one’s dream should be tremendously life changing that actually achieving it, is utterly bizarre. Dream big, there are no limitations to dreaming; it’s all an imagination. Keep in mind that simply craving and wishing for a dream is useless in comparison to physically changing one’s life to achieve success and develop talents worth sharing amongst others. These valuable yet terrifying dreams must become a reality as it would benefit society. Thereby I beg you, fulfill your Personal Legend. Embrace every obstacle in the journey. Life is precious, superficial emotions such as fear, cannot control us as it keeps humanity within ordinary lifestyle boundaries. On a more personal

I know I will be successful in college because of the commitment I have given to my academics, and believe my grades reflect my dedication. For two semesters in a row, I have received a Certificate of Excellence for having a grade point average of 4.0 or higher in both the spring and fall semesters of 2016. In my final term of high school, I am working to achieve that same recognition. Additionally, I feel learning is not just about the time spent in school, but what happens outside the classroom. The diverse extra-curricular activities I have participated in range from athletic teams, to volunteerism, to leadership responsibilities. I pride myself in experiencing a plethora of adventures that have helped me mature as a student, athlete, and

Who am I personally, after 50 years of being me, I am still a work in progress. I grew up in a tiny ski resort town, on the Appalachian Mountains, in New Jersey. My father grew up in New Jersey, but my mother is from Havana Cuba. My father never graduated from High School, but my mother did. They did not believe in higher education, especial for girls. They wanted us to get married and start a family, I always knew that was not for me. So I followed my dreams and traveled the world. Meeting exciting, educated people all along the way, my travels showed me all the things that I had been missing out on living in a tiny town. By traveling, I learned how to live independently, be frugal, and enjoy life, that is what made me a strong woman. My weakness is, that I wear my heart on my sleeve, I am temperamental, and no confidant.

I'm sitting in the lab room nervously waiting my turn for the phlebotomist to draw my blood as I have a fear at the sight of needle. In the near distance, I hear loud cries of pain, while the person next to me quickly faints after getting his blood drawn. Suddenly, the phlebotomist looks at me and panic starts to kick in. The phlebotomist quickly realizes how nervous I am so he asks me a question to distract me from the needle, “how is college going?” I look at him with a big sigh, and say “I never went to college.” The distraction worked as he finished drawing blood from me, however, the question put me in a series of questioning about myself. How can I go to college, or even think about starting college? I am already twenty-two years old, and if I start college in Spring, it would be a five-year gap out of

The city of New York is where I reside, mostly when I'm not flying around the world in my elegant, exclusive, exorbitant jet; I'd always mention with a wink. I'm living the dream. Waking up to the warmth of the sun as my alarm, the view of the alluring country from my apartment and Mr. Awares, my butler the man who dresses me... haha okay, I’m not that lazy. Where do I see myself 10 years from where I stand now? A question I could never answer until 10:03pm or was it 10:05pm? Well, who knows, I fell asleep.

This past year I met a 13 month old baby girl that has an incurable and untreatable condition known as Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia (PCH), and is one of only a handful of documented cases of the disease in the world. Mya defied all odds and not only made it through pregnancy but was also able to celebrate her first birthday. When I first heard of Mya’s story, I couldn't believe this girl’s courage to fight for her live in a daily basis. I couldn't believe the sacrifices her parents made and the burden of knowing that any day could be there last day with their child. I knew I wasn't in a position financially to help them but maybe there was different way I could help them. Her parents helped me make a bucket list of things that Mya might not get

Another reason to love the future is how forgiving it is. The future is an opportunity to forget about the failures of the past, and look forward to successes in the future. I have an example that most can relate to: losing at a game. My best friends and I frequently play board games—we relish in games like Monopoly and Catan. When I first played the latter, I was very unskilled. My friends had been playing the game for many years, but it was my first experience with it. By the game’s end, I had lost miserably. Rather than be discouraged,

I view success as being able to achieve one’s personal goals in all aspects of life. The missing link for me is the completion of my degree, which brings me to Tiffin University.