College Admissions Essay: Going To The University Of Alabama

Going to college has always been a dream of mine. I grew up with the notion that going to college would equal success and that is what I aspired to be, successful Not very many people in the community I grew up in even gives college a thought so when I go accepted to The University of Alabama I knew I would continue onto my next journey but that did not come without major obstacles I came to the university knowing that I would excel in my studies and be the best that I can be but that was not the case. For the first couple of semester were very tough with the past events that were going on in my life. My very old and strong willed grandparents are my guardians since my mother had lost her fight to drug addiction. My grandparents always kept a up beat sense of humor and always reassured me that everything was OK but as the years go by I could tell that aging was getting the best of them. My first year of college was a series of hospital visits for my grand father. He was having constant dizzy spells and would just often lay down because he attributed to his dizziness with his diabetes and high blood pressure. Each time the dizzy spells would get worse and worse until he eventually had a stroke due to his …show more content…
That very summer the desire to go back to school kept reemerging back into my thoughts with each moment I had to myself I finally with the help of my grandparents took the courage to apply to come back to school and it was a success. Due to financial aid issue I did not get to come back until that spring but it was a great feeling when I did. During that fall semester when I had to withdraw due to financial aid issue I felt defeated and did not want to speak to anyone. My grandparents tried to cheer me up but it was not effective. It was not until I was encourage to find other alternatives and I found one. We have gotten the medical bills under control and I was able to start my spring