College Admissions Essay: The Make A Wish Foundation

"You just didn't have a sparkle in your eye." Only a few weeks after my seventeenth birthday, I sat in front of a panel of adults I had once adored as they told me why they had crushed my lifelong dream. For obvious reasons, I did not like the answer. My entire life I had dedicated to performing- singing, dancing, and acting. I always had a desire to be a star someday, and when I was awarded the voice scholarship at my high school and given featured roles in the musical every year, I thought my opportunity to be a star was finally within reach. Unfortunately, despite my consistent hard work and dedication, and despite a strong audition for my final high school show, the opportunity to pursue my dream was never afforded to me. Endless nights …show more content…
My freshman year, I joined an organization called Broadway Wishes. This student-run production raised money for the Make A Wish foundation through a night of song and dance. The Make A Wish foundation always held a soft spot in my heart because my brother's best friend was a "wish kid", so the opportunity to do what I love for this cause was beyond exciting to me. Despite the challenges that came with being involved in a student-run production, I loved Broadway Wishes more than any show I had ever performed in and was thrilled when it was continued my Sophomore and Junior years. The day after I received the devastating news that once again I would be playing an irrelevant dumb blonde role in my school show, I contacted the previous Broadway Wishes Production Team and told them that I wanted to continue the Wishes legacy. Now, even though I will still be performing in my school's show in the fall, my focus will be on the production I and my team members will be running in the spring. I want to spend my energy where it is most needed and appreciated, and those sick children that we will be helping are exactly who deserve