College Admissions Essay: Why I Introduce Myself

As I grew older I found it became difficult to put myself out there in front of people. People allowing judgement to be whispered through a room like black smoke expanding to its atmosphere. The hormones of teens could only let my mind overthink and believe the worst possible scenario would happen. I permitted my thoughts to swallow

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 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.

Most of our lives we have been called a certain name, whether it was given to us by birth or a nickname that friends have called us, but each of us has a meaning behind our names and I am going to talk about mine. My first name is Jacob, which is a very common boy’s name in this current period of time. I have known Dumont, my last name, to be a French surname because of my father’s side coming from France and Italy. Furthermore, both my first name and last name have meaning of some sort and that is what I will go over in my essay.

When asked if I had a background or identity that defines me,what automatically came to mind was my mom without a doubt.Yes I know, I'm sure you hear this a lot, kids talking about their parents and how amazing they are but I truly mean it and know that she is the reason why I'm pursuing my college process right now. I feel as if my mom made me who I am today. She carried me for nine months and went through all the pain and suffering that comes with having a child. My mom has always been number one since day one. She was the one who taught me to crawl, walk,talk,basically everything! When I was little and fell or when i was upset and crying my mom was always there. I can't imagine not having her in my life. I have

My identity is defined by my passion for music and my willingness to work hard. As a child my parents always taught me that working hard is key for success so I like to try my best in everything I do. What I think defines me best as a person are my hobbies. My number one hobby is band, I have been in band for six years and it’s one of my greatest passions. I was first inspired to be in band when my older sister joined about two years prior to me entering the program. My mom really liked how band was teaching her responsibility as well as multitasking so she encouraged me and my twin to join and I can honestly say it is a decision I will never regret. Towards my highschool years I decided to take more responsibility in the program by becoming

There are several different things that make up for who I am today; which is my identity. The things that I would include in my identity is my, religious beliefs, relationship status, sexuality, body image, and career identity.

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.

Growing up and going to school at Conquering Word Christian Academy I never was the person to communicate with others in my school; teachers thought I had a problem but I believed that no one clearly understood me for who I was. I was only trying to protect myself from hurt and from people who told lies all the time but then I realized that not only was I lonely without any friends, but I actually was giving off a “leave me alone” facial expression. This made people move away from even trying to be my friend. I wanted to associate with people but thought no one would want to be bothered with me because of my attitude. Always being angry made other students in my class think of me as a careless person, but I was far from that. However, I never knew that my face expression would play a vital role in me not having friends to communicate with; but I knew I had to understand that what I thought was okay and just me, others felt otherwise and it was time for me to show a different side.

“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.

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.

Recalling my childhood, my voice did not seem to resonate beyond the small circumference of space around me. I was so quiet that I resolved to thinking that the world had defective ears. But now, I have that louder voice around friends, family, and anyone I meet. With this newfound confidence, I have taken initiative in my school and community through my club MediKid. Although these changes seem to have happened quickly, one specific experience unlocked the characteristics of the personality within me.

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

Regardless of the fact that I was a dare devil as a child, I have learned to take chances, be my own person and to take on as many adventures as possible. As a child I would always be doing something, whether I would be talking to new people or going to find a rock to jump off of. It wasn’t always a good quality to have because I would take my adventures too far and put myself in a situation where I could come to be hurt. Nevertheless, I am still alive functioning and it made me the person I am today.

An outstanding mission was complete on this day. Although, it did take nine months and a lot of effort, it was still complete all thanks to my amazing mother (and partially my dad, too). Unfortunately, their mission wasn’t quite the success. They had to fertilize an egg, form a fetus, then wait nine months until the baby comes out healthily. My parents got the first two steps done with no problem, but only partially completed the last step. My mother held the fetus inside of her successfully for the nine months, but when it was time for it to come out, it was nearly dead! It had its umbilical cord wrapped around its neck, suffocating it for the whole time and no one knew anything about it. Can you believe that?! “I