College Admissions Essay: The Drawing Of Me

I was back in Mexico during Christmas break, to spend time with my family members who live there. I was done eating, so I headed out thanking my grandma for the food. I see my grandpa walk out and head to his bedroom. (Kitchen and the rest of the rooms aren’t connected). He came out a few minutes later and started heading over to me. I said “hi grandpa how's it going”, he responded “ I am good Polito how are you?” “I am okay” I said. He showed me child drawing, wasn’t very good. It was really silly looking. “You made a drawing of me and your grandma when you were a baby” I was filled with awe. I never really would have guessed that my parents or my grandpa would have kept such a silly drawing. My grandpa had kept that drawing for all of this years. I didn’t know what to say, I was filled …show more content…
I felt like my grandpa had such love for, not just me but my cousins and my brothers. To keep this little things, even when they are not great. That even if I don’t become as great as my brothers or accomplish as much, I would be able to keep doing what I love, drawing, creating things and my family and my grandparents would love me as much as they love them. From then on I tried to give my best, even if sometimes I don’t do amazing I still did what I could. After that day I changed, my grades started improving and I started to feel a lot better about life. I no longer had so much weight on my shoulders, I felt like I could breathe again knowing that not everything has to be perfect, because I can’t be amazing at everything. I’m not going to be the best at everything. Even now I still try to live by that, and have fun. Enjoy the little things, going out and trying things that I never would have done. Facing my fears knowing that I would be okay. Even if everyday seems like forever, I won’t backed down. I am determined to do my