College Admissions Essay: What Defines Myself

What is it that defines me? What are my views on the world around me? The answers to these questions, if asked prior to coming to college, would have been mediocre and uninteresting. I would have given answers like “I’m defined by my uniqueness, and my ability to observe others” and “I think that the world around me is in a difficult state”. However, even after the short amount of time being in this new environment, I am able to recognize that my perspectives on life and about life have changed drastically. I now would like to believe that who I am currently and who I will be in the future will continue based on the knowledge that I am learning presently. Thus, I ask myself why have I changed so, what is it that I have realized about myself, and how do I see myself being, now that I know the little more that I do, in my …show more content…
I believe that since I was able to overcome countless trials throughout life, like my mother having a stroke and dealing with a large amount of stress in high school, being able to look back and analyze now, has more of a revolutionary reaction. As a result of my previous experiences and the experiences I am having now, I have identified where I stand in my culture and my views on politics, or in a sense, I have identified my ideology (Scott, 2014, pp. 332-334). I am now capable of exploring my past in awe, but also objectively, and predict my future with stronger tools; including being able to recognize what my ideology is and using my strengthen ability to think critically, to assist those predictions. Therefore, I can conclude the transformation I am going through is due to a change in the world around me, that I am currently sharing with my peers and professors, (Scott, 2014, p. 422) and my adaptation into an into a new and opportunity-filled environment (Scott, 2014, p.