College Admissions Essay: Two Points In My Life

For my entire life, I always believed that when I reached two points in my life I would be an adult with the world at my fingertips. One of those points was turning sixteen years old. I thought that being sixteen would automatically make me an adult, like what happens in the Disney movies I grew up watching. I was fortunate enough to get my license and my first job at sixteen, getting my first taste at the adult world. Being sixteen did not automatically make me an adult but it did open the doors to the freedom that I could not get enough of. The other point in my life that I believe would make me an adult would be going off to college. For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to go off to college somewhere far away and be on my own. I crave freedom and independence after being babied for my entire life. I believe that going to college will finally be the point in my life which will transition me into being the adult I want to be.

My parents have always talked about how going off to school was the greatest choice they ever made. I’ve …show more content…
I long to travel the world and that would start by participating in a semester abroad. I want to continue my track and field career by jumping in college. I would love to travel to different cities for meets to represent my school. I love being apart of a team. College would be the change that makes me grow into the person I want to be. I want to be a teacher and I would gain knowledge and experience through the lessons I learn. I truly want to go away from my parents, and maybe make mistakes and learn from them. To me, that is what being an adult is all about.

Overall, I believe that going off to college will be the point in my life where I transition from childhood to adulthood and I can not wait to start this new experience. I want to go away and prove to my parents and myself that I am capable of being an adult without their