Freshman Application Essay

Throughout my life I have had a plethora of different experiences working with children, adolescents, and teens with disabilities. I have been able to work, coach, and mentor peers through academics, sports, and different organizations involving children and adults with disabilities. My younger brother Morgan is 16 and has Down syndrome. Once Morgan was born my parents became very involved in the disability community. With my parents being so active within the community, this provided me with many opportunities for me to volunteer and work with peers of various abilities.

Honestly, I would like to pursue this Freshman Fellowship in the medical field because my main passion in life is to help people. My involvement in helping others ranges from being involved in Key Club by hosting a blood drive to collecting children's books for a local underprivileged public school or being a founding member of S.A.D.D (Students Against Destructive Decisions), were I talking to middle school students about the dangers of peer pressure and how to say no and bringing in a drunk driving simulator for high school students. Beyond school, I volunteer at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in the Emergency Department and helped out in Michigan's Winter Special Olympics. By performing research in the medical field it would allow me

Everything that a person encounters, either physically or just by knowledge, shapes how that person behaves and respond to everyday situations. With this in mind, I can enhance my understanding of myself and the people around me. As a result, these variations produce those distinguished interactions that people seek in colleges. Ranging from the schools I attended and even my family background brings different experiences for me. With these factors in mind, no doubt I would be able to contribute to something beautiful at The Ohio State University.

That brings me to this year, and it has been nothing short of a blessing. I didn’t do basketball for my senior year, just to get prepared for the vault. I worked out every other day in the winter, letting my body rest in between days and going as hard as possible when I was at the Y. I went two times a week to St. Louis, just to work on everything that I could for this vault season. My passion stemmed from my junior year, and with all the success I had, I just wanted more. I told myself Junior year that I would work as hard as possible over the offseason to get first place at that Illinois College meet. I wanted to show everyone that I could go from dead last my freshman year, all the way to winning the whole thing my senior year.

Born in a country where education is poor, life is hard, and opportunities are very rare, I was fortunate to come with my family to the U.S in search for a better future. I was only eight years of age when my family had to go through much hardship in order to bring my brother and I to this country. My good fortune was accompanied by many challenges such as learning English, getting to know a wide variety of diverse people and adapting to my new environment. It was a hard beginning for me, making it difficult to find the road I was looking for. The people that really support me in every struggle I have experienced ever since I was born are my parents who were and continue to be my biggest influence. I am blessed to have such a supportive and

Only 89 percent of students actually enjoy school. I was told in eighth grade that freshman Friday's were every Friday and students would get shoved into lockers. Another thing I was told was teachers are really mean and they don't know how to have fun. That is not true. The final thing I was told was there is a lot of homework, there is no homework if you use your time wisely. High school is and enjoyable and happy place if incoming ninth graders can remember details.

Welcome to the “playground of unregulated freedom” (Delbanco, 19) that is college. These institutions all have a purpose in forming an individual. Some take their years in college to discover who they are, to gain independence, or to simply complete their degree. My personal experience thus far during my collegiate career has been to focus on following my passion. I have taken my love of athletics, and interest in the human body as a way to motivate myself through school with the end goal of receiving a doctoral degree. Given that my first year of college was full of hardships that caused questions as to whether an education was truly worthwhile, I am here as a sophomore stepping out of my comfort zone daily to pursue my passion.

During my junior year of high school, I became extremely confident in the idea that I wanted to pursue a career in the field of Event Management with a major in Hospitality Management. Due to the fact that my major of choice is somewhat general, it is offered at many different universities worldwide. I had to ask myself, where could I truly excel in this career field and what university would give me the opportunity to apply my skills in the real world? New York University was always one of my top choices on my list of colleges to apply to, but it wasn’t until I discovered the NYU School of Professional Studies Jonathan M. Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism that NYU became my number one school of choice. Reading about the Jonathan M.

Fortunately, my diligent work ethic in high school has granted me admission into the college of my dreams, tuition free. Although I am relieved when I consider the lessened burden of college expenses, I still realize that I will face an overwhelming bill for room and board and many other college costs. I plan to work part-time this summer in order to finance part of my education on my own. I hope to cover as many fees as possible in order to minimize the burden that will fall on my parents.

As a senior in high school, my counselors have always told me that if I had an opportunity to achieve greater things I would take it. By doing so, being admitted at Texas A&M University will expand my horizons and allow me to come in contact with challenging obstacles that can benefit my knowledge as well as my ability to complete tasks at hand. The journey I would experience as an Aggie would be an unforgettable one. I have begun a new chapter in my life to carry my own responsibilities and that was by deciding my major and beginning my classes that were needed to be complete. The role of being a college student is to commit. Commit to your time management, commit to your studies, and commit to give pride in your school. These three roles

When I was choosing my college, I looked at a lot of different factors. These factors included the location of the college, the school’s diversity rate, and the rank of the college. I also spent a lot of time researching in-state colleges because tuition was cheaper and only certain in-state schools would take all my college credit plus courses, which started me off as a sophomore here at the University of Cincinnati. One huge deciding factor was if I felt that I could make a difference at the university or not. When I went on my UC college tour the area reminded me of home and I felt that I would’ve been able to make an impact at the school and the environment, I felt that I would be more than just a number. I applied to a few other

My passion for computers stems from when I was first introduced to the operating system known as Windows Vista. At this time I knew the bare minimum of how technology worked and my curiosity took over. With my laptop I entered into the labyrinth of the tech world. I learned and practiced various branches of the tech world, my main focuses being networking, operating systems, and programing.

Walking down memory lane, in the days of high school in Lusaka, Zambia. My primary goal was to get good grades, so I could get admission in an American college. I remember having imaginary competitors in my class who were never aware that we were in competition. I made sure no one would beat my grades, I recall, one of my tough competitor by the name of George Kamfwa, Kamfwa beat me in mathematics scores. I was bothered, I felt defeated, it was at that time that I upgraded my game by studying more and using new methods and no one else beat me until the final exams.

I love the entertainment business. I’ve taken choir since I was little. My first solo was at church and I did plays when I was young also. Then in 6th grade, I made the mistake of taking band, and I didn’t enjoy it. Now don’t get me wrong, I love the sound of the saxophone but, I only chose to play it because everyone else was choosing to play the saxophone in 6th grade. But, by doing this I learned a lesson. Don’t do something just because others are. So in 7th grade up to my sophomore year in highschool I went back to choir. My junior year, I learned that I didn’t like singing in groups but individually instead. So I took a break from music that year then in my senior year, I went back to instruments but this

and that happened until the end of my senior year. I graduated high school with a 3.9 and scored a 1540 on my SAT’s scores. I never even believed I could get into UMass Amherst, but I applied anyways and once I was accepted I knew I had to attend the university. I believed that there would be so many more opportunities for myself if attended this university instead of Bridgewater State. Even though I would be receiving a full ride all four years to BSU, something told me I was destined to come to UMass