College Admissions Essay: The All-State Music Festival

Every Fall in the state of Iowa, thousands of music students spend several months preparing to audition for the All-State music festival. As a senior I wanted to walk into the audition room knowing that I could give the best performance I was capable of and hopefully make it into All-State. The summer before my senior year, I put aside my shyness and started taking voice lessons. My voice teacher told me at every lesson to come back better than today. In the following weeks through summer and early fall, I immersed myself with the audition music, it played constantly in my car and I would leave class early to get in an extra practice during the day. The sheet music was marked so heavily with notes I couldn’t read the words. Once I started working towards my goal it became like a drug, it was all I could think about and my goal seemed to get nearer everyday. A week before auditions, I looked back at all the hard work I had …show more content…
Through my new found confidence I sang my first solo in front of people, I tried out for my first solo in the show choir and won, and am now a leader for my voice part in choir. These unexpected rewards had all sprouted from all the hard work I had done and not achieving my dream. My choice to study architecture at Iowa State was easy, as it is nationally ranked in the top 20 and the campus is beautiful. I possess several qualities that will aid me in succeeding in college. Being as involved as I am, I used to having a full schedule, good time management, and handling stress. As stated above, I am a hard worker. My ability to juggle several activities, homework, and being social distinguishes me from other people. I know what hard work looks like through a challenging academic schedule, while pursuing my interests in several activities in and out of school. I am a caring and hardworking person that would greatly benefit from this award to pursue my dream of being an