College Admissions-Personal Narrative

In the back of my mom’s moving car, I wake up in a daze. The Gameboy that was previously in my hands had fallen to the floor, and the sun’s rays that had previously glared through the window were replaced with the shine of the moon and stars. As my small hands press up against the glass, my eyes twinkle and my toothy, black holed grin widens at the celestial body blaring in the night sky. Astonished, I watch the moon seemingly follow our car, almost as if my existence awed the moon and not the reverse. As the full moon swallows the sky, the unknown distance between us becomes minuscule. If only my three foot frame was a bit bigger, if only my arms could stretch as far as my imagination, I could touch the moon. It was in this moment that I

The day of the ACT has come. I anxiously stumble toward an empty desk. The test proctor glares at me as we begin. The other test takers seem so calm, with their #2 pencils lined up neatly on their desks. All I have are #3 pencils! Even worse: I have showed up to the test in my underwear!

Ever since I could remember, science was the subject I enjoyed most in school. When I got into high school and people started asking, “what do you want to do when you get to college?” I never had an answer. Up until the beginning of my junior year, I always planned on studying biology and figuring out what I liked later on. College always scared me because in my group of friends I was the only one who did not have a plan after high school. I always felt like a deer in the headlights, not knowing where I am headed, until now.

Science can be complicated, but it is one of the subjects that explains what goes on in our world. Throughout high school, science courses were always my favorite. I decided that my major of choice for college would be biology: the study of living organisms. Grogan College’s curricular focus “is the development of the professional self in the areas of health, medicine, nursing, education, criminal law, business, and the performing arts”. Looking at that statement made me realize that this residential college is my best fit. The words that captured my attention are health, medicine, and performing arts. As a color guard performer and biology major, it is important that I continue performing as an outlet, as well as increase my research skills.

Option #1: Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful

Every day I went into work I knew one thing: one of the residents would not know who I was. He had seen me before. In fact, he had seen me more days than not in the last year. He held conversations with me, danced, went out in the community for various events, helped me cook, ate the food I made, and prayed with me every night. Despite that, every day he met me for the first time all over again.

I am writing you in response to a job posting looking for an Admissions Counselor. I became aware of the posting on the Clarion University website.

My college goals include transferring from Merced College to Stanislaus State University. I began the application process in November. I will complete my requirements here at Merced College this semester for my Associates Degree Transfer. I'm majoring in Psychology and hope to receive my Bachelors in Arts at Stanislaus State. My career goals include attaining an instructional aide position as soon as I receive my AA from Merced College. I haven't had any luck applying for that position however, I'm hopeful my luck will change. I have attended approximately eight to ten instructional aide position interviews and volunteer at a local Elementary School in Chowchilla. I believe the more education I receive, the better a candidate I will become

I’ve always enjoyed being in sports basically anything that had to do with me being active I would join. But as we all know being in a sport you had to have good grades at least a C or better, I wanted to do track so bad so I had to increase my grades. It was hard managing the both, I could remember all the anger and frustration inside me that I can’t hold in any longer and I start getting frustrated with everything around me even frustrated with myself. Somehow I managed to balance both and I achieved what I wanted to do.

I recently made the rank of Technical Sergeant in the United States Air Force. A feat that

I felt my heart thumping in my chest aloud. The day that I had been striving for, for three years was right around the corner. I tried to suppress the gigantic lump in my throat, my every cell aching for the moment to come.

I believe makes me standout as a strong candidate for admissions to the University of California. I am not going to say the cliche things every applicant says. Yes, I do believe University of California is a fit for me but this University is more than that. I not only believe but I know that will be enlightened in a new way of learning about the world by wise professionals that been through it all before, I know I will receive the most vigorous education that will not only challenge me but help me to be able to run high speed through obstacles that will come in life . But most importantly, I most definitely know, that after I develop enough knowledge that I hope to learn at this institution, it shall lead me to the red carpet of my career without

Beginning my college search, I had no idea what I wanted from the future, let alone from a school. Having blocked the concept of the ‘future’ from my brain, I was going into my college search blind. I needed to start somewhere, so I decided to pick a major, and base my decision off that. From a young age, I was always told I should become a news anchor, so I began researching schools with superior communications programs. Of course, Boston University was on every list or article I encountered. With every new piece of information I learned about the school, the more certain I became that it was the place for me. The only problem was that this dream school was about 1,000 miles away. In my sleepy hometown, it’s rare for people to go as far as

I wish to inform you that I graduated on December 15, 2017 and accomplished successfully the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Computer Technology at Bowie State University.

What matters most to me is my 13 year old brother. I value him because while unexpected, his arrival brought my parents closer, unified our family unit, and inspired me to reevaluate my purpose in life. While I was 14 years old when my brother was born, our age gap highlighted the importance for me to not just lead my life as an example of good morals and character, but to also lead it with high ambitions and a track record of accomplishments. My brother, is our family's motivation to live fuller, dream bigger, and achieve greater success.