College Admissions Essay: My Life As A Role Model

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There has been many times when I felt like giving up. However, my parents continually pushed me through the challenges of life. I am the first in my family to graduate from high school and attend college.This accomplishment carries many responsibilities. I have two younger brothers that look up to me as a role model and its important that I set a positive example for them to follow. Succeeding in high school and attending college has been one of my greatest examples for them to follow. So far,my first year of college has been pretty much as I expected. I feel that my choice to begin college at the community level was exactly right for me. I’m majoring in Biology so that I may become a physician in the future. I’m not exactly for sure which type of health care provider I will become but I do know I would like to care for my community. …show more content…
Some of my favorites are; Their Eyes Were Watching God, Macbeth, and The Raven. There’s not one particular genre that I like better than other. In most instances the title must catch my attention before I attempt to read it. For the most part, the majority of the reading I encounter is for school and not exactly for pleasure. I’m also not a strong writer and definitely not a poet. I don't keep a journal out of fear it may be read by someone but I have been informed that journaling would help me to become a better writer. In high school English was a difficult subject for me. I overcame high school English with the help of many teachers and tutors. I’m hoping this semester I get the opportunity to be introduced to better way to learn and enhance my English skills and hopefully to become a better

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