In my life, I have always been destined to do my best at whatever I put my mind too. I have always been so afraid of failing/ losing and I know that is the way life is but I personally cannot take it. I don 't think anyone wants to go through something like that period though. Letting yourself down and others can take a toll on you, but you have to find the strength to go on and be even better that you were before. So, this essay is the story of a bad impact and change in my life. At the age of 6 is when I discovered how outspoken and how capable of being leader I was (though I knew nothing of those words at the time). When the other children in the class would not speak or participate in the classroom activities, I did. Being who I was then is how I became who I am now. Rising with age, the time for Student Government rolled around. I was in the 6th grade and I ran for President. Well, I also ran against another girl and she won. I guess I wasn 't as well known as she was because I had only known our classmates for 5 years. So I received the position as Treasurer. So, I wasn 't left without a position. In my later years though, a whole new Justin was formed. The time came to reach a whole new environment, Jr. High. I was apart of the big kids now. During that year though, I ran for Vice-President of the school even though I wasn’t well known. See, my mom says I have tunnel vision and I agree. I just pictured myself being successful and finding ways to help
Throughout my 17 years of life I have had many experiences. Some good and some bad, through all of this I have learned a lot as student and person. One experience I had was when I began high school. I began my freshman year not really caring about the amount of effort I should put in. When I was growing up, my parents didn’t enforce sitting down to do homework or projects or the study for quizzes and test. That put a damper on myself, as I lacked the ability and motivation to do those things without procrastination. After my freshman year I was disappointed in myself. I learned from this mistake and grew as a person to truly start to care about doing all the little things to be successful in school. Thereafter my sophomore year arrived and I improved. I did all the little things, maybe not 100% but I was a lot better than before. I got good grades and I was proud of myself. Even though didn’t perform at the top level I am capable of, I know I can
I was about to face my greatest challenge in my new life. How to fit in with people in middle school. Arriving in America was already hard to adjust, what more can it be with my school life. It was in August when my school started. I was already nervous, and I haven’t even step foot from this mysterious school that I’m about to spend 2 years of my life.
For one of the few times in my life, I let myself down. At my interview for Phillips Exeter, the admissions director asked me how I would face disappointment, given that it would surely occur over the next four years. I thought I knew, but as it turns out, I overestimated my abilities to face it head on. During those first two years, disappointment hurt me. By concentrating on that period of time, you would perceive me incorrectly. But please know this: I am stronger than ever, more aware of my ability to overcome something that hit me
After that moment, I no longer saw myself as an intelligent kid who was unable to fail, but one who was and could be challenged by failure and challenged to learn from my mistakes. After revising the essay, I received an “A+,” yet this was not what made me happy. The fact that I, the twelve-year-old boy who had previously rejected failure as a possibility, could accept failure (by my standards) and use it as
Rather than one failure, this essay will involve a series of failures that changed me as a person.
Admittedly, this essay is a permission essay, and with that label it sounds as if one must only write about the failings of life. No happy endings. But here I stray from the mark. God swooped down, with his billowing, superhero cape of providence and love and compassion, and lifted me up in His hands. His timing was perfect. Summer break came, and after that Spiritual Disciples and whole host of supporting, loving people—a break from the pursuit of
Failure can feel devastating when you are living through the experience. I felt this way during one of the greatest failures in my life, failing to qualify for State History Day in my junior year of high school. This was my third History Day competition and I had previously qualified for State. While I entered the event with confidence from previous competitions and a final product that I thought was close to perfect, experiencing failure this time taught me how to strive for the best that I can be, persevere through tough times, and that sometimes your best isn't always the best.
One example of adversity that has impacted my life is when my mom was diagnosed with Lupus in 2015. Lupus is an inflammatory disease that is caused when the immune system attacks itself. My mom also has rheumatoid arthritis and chronic migraines. There are a lot of times where she can’t get out of bed because she’s so sick. However, she always makes it to all of my activities. She truly is one of the strongest and most loving people I know.
This scenario can impact me because it makes me think harder about watching people drink. You never know what could happen to someone when they are under the influence. You have to be alert and understand what is going on, and what situation you might have put yourself in. Always know what recourses you have, and who you should be able to contact in case of emergency. This incident showed me that alcohol is nothing to play with, and people can really get hurt if it came down to it. The other boys in the fraternity never knew something like this was going to happen, and they were not prepared for what ended up happening in the end.
In my life, I’ve made a lot of decisions, some were good and some were bad. The most impactful choices I’ve ever made were good and bad. The best decision I ever made was to go to HBA. If I hadn’t gone to HBA I would be a struggling ADHD student at Roosevelt High School and most likely been less of a christian. Now i’m a mediocre ADHD student at HBA. The worst decision I ever made was giving up on all my amazing opportunities. When I was young my father made me do basketball clinics, ukulele lessons, piano lesson, etc. Now I’m in highschool at the bottom of my basketball team, average ukulele skills, and can only play “When the Saints Come Marching In” on the piano. I regret that I never tried harder because at the time I thought they were
Every person experiences multiple failures, both big and small, in life. At any given point in life, they can point out what they think was their biggest failure. That doesn’t mean their biggest failure helped them make their biggest change. I’m still young so I’m sure I haven’t experienced my biggest regret or failure yet, but one failure made me look at life differently. Although some would view this event as more of an unfortunate accident than anything else, I still consider it a failure on some level.
Throughout our lives, we experience situations that can undoubtedly challenge our lives. These experiences can have outcomes that are not in our favor, but teach us crucial lessons. In my case, almost a year ago I lost someone who unquestionably had a vast impact on my life. My uncle Sal was taken from me unexpectedly. That day took a major toll on myself and my entire family. However, such an event served as the gate for me to see they type of person I am.
I was an athlete during adolescence, I had many acquaintances and was well liked. A pivotal moment that helped establish resilience happened my sophomore year of high-school. It was difficult, I was in a same-sex relationship and after my peers discovered this, I was no longer socially accepted. What others think of me affects me mentally. This was an extremely difficult time in my life, so much so, I moved to a new school. After the transition my grades and social life improved, which increased my self-confidence. I decided to wait until college to pursue any further relationships, and shifted my focus to sports and study. This particular milestone in my life affected my resilience in regards to my ability to face and overcome adversity, providing
Life is full of incidents and events that throw curveballs at you. It is how you deal with those trials and hardships that make you the person that you are. Growing up, I always hated when things would suddenly change, and even today I still do. One of the biggest regrets I have, though small and simple, is when I quit playing the piano. Though this seems childish and not at all drastic, it is still something I really feel badly about not pursuing. By quitting the piano, something I was extremely good at, it has not only left a lasting effect on me, but my family as well.
I feel that I've developed leadership and service skills the most during high school. I think my biggest test for leadership was this summer, when I spent 4 days at Stanford University, attending a Youth Leadership Conference of Asian Public Health. There, we were put into teams to formulate a "fundraiser" for an Asian country, or in our case,