College Admissions Essay: Who Am I?

I’m awesome. It’s true. Everyone who meets me will agree, and by the end of this essay, you will too. I am from the small town of Mexico, Missouri where I haved lived my whole life. I was born on January 4, 2000. I am the millennium baby because I was the first baby born in 2000 in the the town of Mexico and I got to ride home in a limo. I went to elementary school at Hawthorne and then to the Middle School and now I am a Junior at The Mexico High School. I play basketball, football, and baseball. This summer I worked at the City Pool as a lifeguard. Last summer I worked at Pearl Motor Company for my dad. That job was definitely a lot harder than being a lifeguard, but I enjoyed both jobs. One of my favorite hobbies is hunting. I love to Turkey hunt and also deer hunt. I’ve killed three turkeys and one deer. One of my other hobbies is snow skiing. I usually get to go to Colorado every year with my church and I've been three times with my family. This is just a little bit of who I am.

I was born in Cleveland, Ohio on August 9th, 1999. My mom says that I tried to make my entrance into the world earlier than expected and she wasn’t going to allow it. But I arrived on August 9th, head full of hair. When I was younger I was the best child out of all my sisters, they would scream, shout, and cry whenever they were out. It did not matter where we went I would never act up. Basketball games, grocery shopping, and long car rides. I always slept through the night, basically I was an angel. She said my favorite snap was graham crackers, especially the cinnamon. I always ate good, she would sit 4 of them on the table and I would destroy them and ask for more in about 5 minutes.

There have been labels placed upon me throughout my life. Some have stayed with me while others have dropped off. Without these labels ruling how people see me I feel like I would be more free to do things than I am now.

Ever since I was little I have aspired to be something great in life, a chef, a pro. soccer player, and an artist. I still hold on to those dreams in hopes they will come true. All of these dreams shape who I am today. I play soccer for “Charlotte Soccer Academy” and previously for the “Waddell Soccer Team”. Both have kept me being a team player and a stronger leader. I go to visual arts camp over the summer and try to use creativity at any moment possible. I love making cupcakes and baking which also allow me to be creative. I have finally realized that all of these dreams originated from my family. I pursued soccer, like my parents did throughout their lives. I continue drawing, like my mother and father did until it became their life and jobs. I am still love making cakes and cupcakes every weekend, just like how i've seen my grandmother make them. Life has a very strange and mind-boggling way of turning out. I know that sounds cheesy, but it is really true.

What makes me unique? This is a question that many people may ask themselves over the years. Upon pondering upon it, I realized that a lot of us our the same, especially in a school setting. We wake up, eat breakfast, go to all of our classes and go home. Even extra curricular have an abundant amount of people attending. So what makes us unique? Looking around and thinking about students, nothing obvious stands out. So I started looking at commonalities. Most people love gossip, so rumors are always a hot topic in a highschool. Upon thinking about rumors, it really shows how much people are judged by these stigmas made by other people. What makes me different from other people is my ability to never believe rumors.

Growing up I have always been a single child. I was born in North Carolina and when I was three we were kicked out of the house and moved to Florida. We lived from house to house every year because we couldn’t pay rent. When my mother’s back began to bother her the doctors said she had MS. Soon after that my parents were divorced. I have always looked back and said to myself that I will not live like my parents I want to go to college and love my husband. I don’t want to struggle. Since the divorce I have developed characteristics that will make me successful.

One success that makes me who I am is learning to sing. I love music, and I especially love to sing. The feeling I get when I sing is unlike any other. I feel more connected to the world. Sometimes I feel as though I’ve always been able to sing. This, however, is not the case. My mom is really into singing, she likes to make up songs as she goes about what she’s doing. When I was little, I loved to hear her sing, and would request certain songs. Mom tried to teach me how to sing myself, but I just couldn’t seem to get it. One day, as we were walking in a Walmart parking lot, Mom sang the scales from The Sound of Music, and I managed to sing it too. I was off pitch, but after that, Mom was able to teach me how to sing. Learning how to sing was a really big success for me. Being in chorus and singing are integral parts of who I am today, and through singing I’ve learned important lessons, such as following directions, when to open my mouth (and when to keep it shut), and most importantly, how to empathize

A great man once said, “In order to succeed, we must first believe we can”, this great man is Gandhi. I’m not sure how many times I’ve heard I can’t finish school, I can’t go after my dream, I can’t be who I believe I need to be because people like me don’t succeed. Maybe you personally believe that, maybe someone close to you has said that to you, or maybe it’s just the statistics in the environment you’re in. No one but you knows your situation, but it’s also your choice how you want to change that. Want some examples on who prospered? How about Liz Murray, Oprah Winfrey, and Marshall Mathers III? These three people grew up in situations where they should’ve thought, “maybe I won’t be getting out of here, and maybe I can’t go to college, or become famous.” I will be talking about these three people and how they achieved their goal. How they overcame the odds that were thrown at them, and show you that you too can succeed.

I like to think of myself as an incredibly unique individual, and you can ask anyone that knows me personally and they would agree. I’m intelligent, have an interesting cultural background, have an awesome personality, and am a good people person. These are the traits that describe me and in order to fully understand who I am as a person, it is necessary to know them. First, there is my intellect.

I have always been fascinated with the human condition. As far as I can remember, a lot of my most interesting trains of thoughts and conversations with others have revolved around dissecting the human condition and discussing the anxieties and insecurities that bring us great guilt but at the same time propel many of our actions and schemes for self-actualization. To me, this is the most defining trait of my identity. Even though it is not a trait I always choose or am able to express openly, I consider this interest, and the values that it spawns, to be more important to my identity than anything about me that external forces can easily perceive, such as my appearance or familial ties.

What makes you so different? A question I got frequently asked throughout all my development stages of life, by my peers, teachers and outsiders. I believe that all humans are born equal, although it’s our experiences that mold us to the great individuals we are. As for me, I grew up in todays 2nd most dangerous neighborhood of Camden New Jersey, where young men like myself born equal, are not given the resources for successful futures from our environment. Fortunately I’ve been blessed to understand that the world is a lot bigger than the 8 blocks of my so-called hood. The mystery of the unknown world was always on my mind. In Camden there is an invisible box around the county that creates a perception of the real world with no way out. Inside this box lie lost hope, misguided values, and violence.

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.

Who am I? Am I a shy wallflower or am I a loud boisterous character? Possibly even both? I’ll tell you who I am by using my words. As you read this essay, you'll begin to scratch the surface of my past. The past that has helped mold me into the person that I have become today, and the past that will continue to change me tomorrow.

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.

Topic B: Most students have an Identity, an interest, or a Talent that defines them in a essential way.