College Admissions Essay: The Transformation Of Myself

Being super confident and comfortable with myself has never been my strong suit. Growing up the youngest of five was hard enough as it is without everyone constantly comparing me to my older sisters; I was always the last included in everything when it came to them. I was always “too young” or “not cool enough yet”. Having five sisters who all had their own activities and their own talents made it harder to find my own; It was a forbidden sin to be interested in the same activity as one of my sisters, and if I was I just constantly was compared to the sister who had done it before I had. This made me extremely shy and insecure about who I was. Granted having five older sisters wasn’t always a miserable thing, once I was “cool” and “old” enough for them; specifically, I found it easier to find myself. I could see myself picking up different traits from each sisters. Along the way of my eighteen years of life I have found a handful of ways to help fix my lack of confidence. …show more content…
The biggest life lesson that I have ever learned was that not everybody is going to like me, and that is alright; I was not put on God’s green earth to be the most likable person. I am here to be myself and find the right people to vibe with and also to be somebody and make my life worth it. I’ve learned that I can not force people to like me, no matter what I do or how I act, there is always going to be someone who does not like me; It is okay though. Once I learned to not stress out about my popularity level amongst my peers, my self love grew tremendously;I felt like a weight had been lifted off of my shoulders. Having self love is the best decision I ever made for myself; for example, I became more independent and I do believe that I became emotionally stronger; little things did not bother me as much anymore. Learning to love yourself is the key to a high self