College Admissions Essay: Trumpet Player

Growing up, one of my most important goals in life has been to see the world from a different perspective. I have always wanted to pursue a career in aviation or aeronautical engineering. Once I identified my true passions, I set out to make my goals a reality. Up until third grade, my family and I lived directly next to a small town airport. Once a week, we would all go down to the park adjacent to the terminal for a night of music and family time. Now that I look back, I realize that my character has been developed from the things that I kept in the back of my mind. At every one of these concerts, a new group of musicians would be introduced. Out of every one of these groups, a trumpet player was the most prevalent instrument. Along with …show more content…
I strive to carry out tasks to my full abilities. By maintaining patience, discipline and being fully devoted to all that I have to do to improve my future, I have increased my self-confidence and solidified my character. Honesty, loyalty, and sincerity are among the many traits that I make an every-day effort to emulate. I have also been looking for adventure. In order to attain adventure, I have had to visualize what this looks like. I have had to surpass many of the earlier challenges of my life. In my earlier school years, I was bullied. These bullies would terrorize me by means of verbal and physical confrontation. I felt as if there was no meaning in life to achieve my goals. How could I get anything done if others were determining my future? Although I let these actions determine who I was and what I did at an earlier age, I never let my tormenters determine my true character. In fact, as my mother reminded me recently, I was selected as the student in the school with the best Christian attitude during the year when I felt most terrorized. To remedy this situation, I transferred to another school. After moving schools, I decided to start anew. From that point on, I decided that I would follow my true passions, and not allow the opinions of others determine who I was. Nobody would hold me down in the dirt anymore. I wouldn’t become a target for others to abuse. My new outlook of life changed the content of my character. I viewed every day as a new opportunity, rather than just another number on the calendar. I began my involvement in music and desire for aeronautical wit in order to broaden my horizons. My interests in the fine arts as well as my aspirations for aeronautical advancement changed my character by boosting my ability to overcome life’s challenges. I was a completely transformed