College Admissions Essay: My Identity As A Debater

Each individual is created to live their life uniquely. Each person has their own beliefs and opinions. They shape how one perceives others and how one affects others whether it be personally,locally, or globally.

Since I was young, there was a communication barrier that existed between me and the outside world. My shyness led me to many downfalls on my academic side. Not understanding a topic would mean that I would never be able to clarify any questions that were on my mind. Until around 6th grade, I always considered myself introverted; I had the inability to blend in with strangers, peers and teachers.

I'm not sure why I'm shy, I actually adore talking to people but I'm not sure what's stopping me. About a year ago I didn't have many friends I actually lost some friends from the results of people changing and also because they become someone else they aren't...either way I wasn't the same person as I was when I was little (since that was what my mother told me). The only person I tell everything is my mom and she always comes up with the same saying "you've changed, you're not the same happy girl I used to see everyday coming home from school". I wasn't sure if that was a good thing because change is good right? Either way I had trouble communicating with people. In eight grade was when it struck me the most. It was the beginning of the year and it was my first year in advanced language arts which is a problem because the other students were already in advanced language arts making them already know each other and making me the newbie. For the first four months it was horrible no one to talk to and occasionally having a small conversation with someone, but after another month it hit me that I don't have many friends and what's going to happen when I go to high school? Who am I going to talk to? This though hit me every night not having anyone to talk to and sitting alone in class, and working alone every single day is the most horrible thing that could happen to

Like I said before, I was the shyest kid ever growing up, I would go out of my way just to avoid talking to people I was unfamiliar with. Many people from school rarely heard me speak, I was easy to forget about. I kept to myself and did my work. Even outside of school I stayed to myself, only ever hanging out with a few friends. Even when high school started I was quiet. I began hanging out with more people, but there were still a lot of

I have to admit I’m normally a quite shy person and I’ve just always been that way. However, I am improving myself and I’m actually pretty surprised of how much I’ve improved in the past few years. I am part of a committee at my high school which is called Hosts and Hostesses and we basically welcome people in our school during important events like the open house, the admission tests, shows and performances. During these events, I have to talk and interact with a lot of people and that’s really helped me improve myself.

everyone asked me “why are you so quiet? why don’t you ever talk?” the fact that i never gave an answer didn’t help my situation.

Sophomore year was when I told myself that this sense of disconnection from each others stop from this point on. I ran for class office, in hopes that the position would allow me to give every student a voice. My quest was to turn a school known for the number of students, into a school known for the name of the

My first day of school was the biggest shock of all; the children were the complete opposite of what I had dealt with for the past five years. There were people from all around the world with so many different languages, religions and opinions that it was hard to keep track. I quickly became

Despite a person’s transcript, GPA, class rank, or SAT/ACT scores, there’s always a true individual underneath. This person could be a genius with no ambition or a not extremely-smart individual who works diligently every day so he/she can become something they desire. Students are told to keep the numbers on their transcript extremely high to make colleges believe they can fit in or so that they won’t become overwhelmed with the work presented in college. The numbers don’t define who a person really is or how much potential they truly have. Furthermore, there’s only one question that the college admission essay wants the answer to…”Who are you?”, and the admissions office wants to read a story that has only come from “you”. Well, this is me, and this is the story that defines me.

While visiting southern France and taking in the incredible beauty of the countryside, I struggled to understand how people there live as compared to how people from a city such as Dallas live. These thoughts led me to believe that the whole world was more than just a bustling city with high expectations and pressure. Whizzing past the vineyards and pastures allowed me for once, to just breathe and smile. While cycling through this stunning countryside, I was able to witness the treasures of nature and the French meadows, things that I would never have been able to imagine seeing in my hometown.

Who am I? In some words i’m just one person in the whole world. But to others i’m a friend, sister, aunt, granddaughter, niece, etc. But to me i am a difference. A difference in this world. A difference in this country. A difference in my city. A difference in my community! A want to be different. Nobody wants to be plain and simple. I want to be my own person. I want to be myself. I don’t want people to tell me what to be. When i grow older i will be a change. I will make a change in this world.

Throughout eighth grade, I have learned more than just math and science. I’ve learned a lot of different skills, but the most important one that I have learned is to talk more. Though I haven’t really changed a drastic amount, I do feel like I have learned how to talk to others. At the start of this school year, I didn’t talk at all in class, I only communicated with my friends, and I thought of my teachers only as someone who would teach me. Though I didn’t like to admit it, I knew that I was a very reserved person which I have wanted to change for a long time.

Growing up I was the little girl that would hide behind her mom’s leg when people tried talking to me. In other words, I was extremely shy and never liked talking to strangers. Breaking out of my shell as I grew older is an understatement. Today, I will have conversations with people I do not know, but I will not be the one to start them. Once I meet someone and start to get to know them, that’s when the real me comes out. Like most people, depending on the topic I can be silent, loud, gloomy, or livid. As a communicator, I believe that once I have talked to the person once or twice I am great at having conversations. Others might agree or disagree. When it comes to my best friends or family members they all would say I never stop talking,

I was never the one to go out of my way to speak to someone but throughout the years I have been more open with others. Like a lot of people in the beginning of high school I had so many friends, people who I thought I can trust but my sister was right and you learn not to trust everyone. I learned how to pick out what I can say and who I can say it to. I’ve made progress with speaking to others without being shy, being able to just be myself. I also got into sports during my sophomore year. I played soccer in the fall (field hockey senior year for my fall sport), managed wrestling in the winter, and played lacrosse in the spring. It kept me occupied and help me expand my horizons and let me escape all the drama. This is how I learned to talk

Fast breathes and my body trembling, the sound of my heart beating fills my body as the music is about to start. My emotions were going insane last March 11, as I was waiting to perform at a state competition for the Taft Dance Team. Choosing to try out for dance team was one of the best decisions of my life. I have been able to learn so much about myself through the emotions that take place while I am dancing.