College Admissions Essay: My Goals At Georgetown University

As a child I can remember making lists of what I wanted to be or accomplish when I grew up. Then, the list probably consisted various items including becoming a pop star, owning 30 dogs and eating ice cream for breakfast. Now as a senior in High School, my list of goals has drastically changed and helped to guide me through the college process. Quickly, I realized that my goals parallel many of the Jesuit values that Georgetown University exemplifies. It was after two service trips to West Virginia, tutoring underprivileged children once a week, and being part of my school’s Community Service Corp’s that I realized just how integral a part of service is to who I am. Service is not a one-way street, but rather it is about literally helping others …show more content…
While at the same time, Georgetown can help me examine my defects and find a way to use them to my advantage. “Cura Personalis” reminds me that without my acknowledging my flaws and letting people help to improve them, I would not the best person I could be. My Dad, Georgetown University alumni, has a shirt with “Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam” inscribed on the back of it. A.M.D.G is not only the one thing my dad says I am allowed to get tattooed on my body, but, more importantly, it is a Jesuit saying which means, “For the Greater Glory of God”. Growing up in a Catholic family, going to a private Catholic school, religion has always been a part of my life. It has never left, but sometimes it is more prominently there than in other times. This phrase reminds me that because I want to show God’s presence in my life, I want to get a better education and challenge myself at such a university as Georgetown. I want to serve others and grow both academically and spiritually so that I can demonstrate my strong belief in my religion. This leads me to the Jesuit value that I feel most perfectly expresses my choice of an American Studies major at Georgetown University, “Educating the Whole