College Admissions Essay: Who Am I Am

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.

“We know what we are, but not what we may be” (William Shakespeare). Life is full of unexpected surprises you never know what life will bring or take away from you, so cherish every moment you have. You got to have limits, goals and aspirations to go somewhere in life. There will be obstacles and struggles that you will have to go through but those moments are what make you who you are. In my life I’ve learned, heard and seen several things that have made me who I am today. For those reasons I have set myself limits, goals and aspirations that I wish to accomplish throughout my life. In one word, I would describe myself to be ambitious! I always set some kind of goals towards myself.

Achieve, believe and succeed. These three verbs have summed up to who I am today, where I want to go, and who I will be tomorrow. Still to this day, my life has been categorized as the "all around." Instead of people asking me "what do you do?", they ask me, "what can't you do?" I believe in the fact that we are given a purpose in life, it's up to you to figure it out. That is exactly what I am determined and strong-willing going to do. I want the best for and in my life, the only way that is possible, is to earn it. I first earned part of my future by being accepted to an Early College High School, which is a school to where I earn my high school degree and my associate's degree. Out of the thousands that applied, I was chosen to be in their

I wake up for yet another day of unpredictable events, I never know exactly what is going to happen during the day; the only thing I know for sure is I have no home to go to. I have nowhere to go and nowhere to be, I am 18 years old and I already consider myself a failure. I like to think that it is not all my fault, I consider myself a very smart guy, and I had excellent marks before I dropped out of school. It was when I was kicked out of my mother’s house when I was forced to drop out and try and support myself. That is enough background about me, long story short, I am no longer a student, and I have no job and no place to call my home. I step outside and immediately see my breath as I exhale, great it’s going to be another cold day in paradise.

In conclusion, people may see as this shy, extroverted person, but who is also outgoing and loves being around positive people. I hope to someday look back at my younger life and just to say, “That shy extroverted teenage girl actually focused on what she loved and pursued on what she wanted to be.” I'm a person with different personalities, characteristics, and identities. Sometimes I wish that I could make people understand this because I am sure that I have missed out on many potential friendships because of this

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

Who am I? I don't know. Rather, let me rephrase—I haven't decided. And I don't know which one of me I'll eventually choose.

“Who am I becoming? What am I becoming? Am I becoming the person my parents want me to become? Is this the person that God wants me to become? ” These are the questions that have plagued my mind since I entered high school. Many things have happened in the four years I have been in high school. Some were wonderful, and others were terrible. But the one major thing the good things and and the bad things have in common is that they have made me into the person you see standing here today.

When I feel lost, your words of wisdom leads me back to the right path. When fear and doubts paralyzes me, your messages bring me comfort and courage to keep going. When rejections has me hiding in a corner, wanting nothing more than to just cry and give up, you helped me look at rejections from a completely different perspective and gives me strength to move forward.

From early in my life, I have had the opportunity to have caring parents and friendships whom encouraged me to obtain the goal I had set in my life. I was constructed by the hardships and blessings life chose to throw my way. With that said, I was raised to work hard for academic grades and extracurricular activities that I chose to partake in. I, therefore, thank my family, friends, and teachers for shaping me into the person I am today, for I have been motivated by all of them to become the best version of myself continuously.

There was a point in my life that changed my perception of my own personality. The summer after seventh grade I embarked

Like all people, I do have a creative side, and it is the side of me that I prefer to show off. I can be innovative, comedic, helpful, and just overall a great person to talk to. Whenever I talk, whether it be my friends or people I know from class, I always try my best to slip a joke in based on the situation, whether it be a pun, punch-line or just be funny in general. It always brings a smile to my face to make others smile and feel good. While this holds true, I am also able to focus and be helpful to the group. I like to help in any way that I can, because in a way, helping people is like telling a good joke, if done right, it can make people happy and smile. Being a leader is not what I prefer to do, I'd much rather be a helpful part of the group, but if push comes to shove, I'll take charge of the situation and lead the group. Other things that make me creative is my fondness of fixing and creating things. I’ve always liked taking a screwdriver to an object and seeing what