This isn’t going to be your typical personal statement. I won’t brag about getting straight A’s and B’s or joining every club in school, considering the fact that I didn’t. I was unlike the array of high school students who dreamed of what colleges they wanted to attend since freshman year. The ones who acquired the perfect grades and became involved with every activity the school offered. For myself, high school wasn’t so simple. With the daily issue of being bullied in school in addition to the obstacles I had to face at home, I couldn’t focus primarily on my studies. In 2009, my mother re-married. The relationship between my mother and her husband was both verbally and physically abusive, often times in front of my brother and
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I never had any motivation or support when it came to succeeding in school or planning my future, so when the time came to graduate I began looking for jobs as an alternative to college. While all of my friends were going off starting new lives, I joined the workforce. It was all I felt I was worthy of since I hadn’t done well in high school. For four years I worked and traveled on my own, with that came a sense of accountability and maturity. Throughout those years I began to learn a vast amount about myself that I hadn’t realized before, it was truly a mind-altering experience. This gap of time helped with my personal growth as well as assert my independence. Most importantly, I realized during this time that fear and uncertainty shouldn’t stop you from doing what you want. Sometimes it’s better to take chances than to let the opportunity pass you by. I’m not the same person I was years ago. I believe that I am better equipped now to handle the challenges that may come. All of the obstacles I’ve faced in the past, bullying and all, have contributed to who I am today. At this point, Dilemmas that occur in my life no longer alter the plans that I have for myself. Now, of course it wasn’t all fun and games down the road, still I know now that I have the ambition to
I never had any motivation or support when it came to succeeding in school or planning my future, so when the time came to graduate I began looking for jobs as an alternative to college. While all of my friends were going off starting new lives, I joined the workforce. It was all I felt I was worthy of since I hadn’t done well in high school. For four years I worked and traveled on my own, with that came a sense of accountability and maturity. Throughout those years I began to learn a vast amount about myself that I hadn’t realized before, it was truly a mind-altering experience. This gap of time helped with my personal growth as well as assert my independence. Most importantly, I realized during this time that fear and uncertainty shouldn’t stop you from doing what you want. Sometimes it’s better to take chances than to let the opportunity pass you by. I’m not the same person I was years ago. I believe that I am better equipped now to handle the challenges that may come. All of the obstacles I’ve faced in the past, bullying and all, have contributed to who I am today. At this point, Dilemmas that occur in my life no longer alter the plans that I have for myself. Now, of course it wasn’t all fun and games down the road, still I know now that I have the ambition to