College Admissions Essay: How Art Changed My Life

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From the time I was able to draw, the adventure of discovering arts started. I studied art for a long time , I found that it's less easy to develop a stable career which is related to art.“Are you sure that you want to study in an art school in the future?" For many times, I asked myself whether I should change my mind until the second I realized that jobs are not my purpose in life. Indeed, I need to chase my dreams --- to be an artist. I feel more than joys because either the supports from relatives and the chance to follow my heart.

I think my character is a bit strange because my hobbies are kind of contradict each other. I like Taekwondo and painting; I like Lady Gaga's pop music and Enya's soothing and gentle music. I used to be afraid of adapting new elements, but time has made me changed. For the first time I been a teacher, for the first time I joined a art competition, and even cycled around Taiwan... I found another me by trying new stuffs. For the same sake, I am not scared to keep learning art and go into an art college. Instead, I am willing to spread my art to everyone. I love the way my life goes different from others.
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Since I was a little baby, my mother began to play western music for me. In her words, it was beneficial to develop "artistic cells" inside my brain. Although I wasn't a believer of her words, I still found that it may make some senses to my future interests in arts. My childhood was surrounded by traveling, drawing and playing instruments. I am not a person who has a constant interest on one thing, but I keep doing art as my interest. It accompanies with me since I was in the third grade in primary school. I think art has done the biggest part in my spare time, and it is going to make very great effects on my

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