College Admissions Essay: Where Are You From?

Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. Share your story. The hardest question for me to answer is when people ask “Where are you from?” Do they want to know where I was born? Where I lived last? Where I call home? I end up talking for a long time about how I have moved around. I was born in Bountiful, Utah, and I lived there until I was nine. I moved to the small town of Hawthorne, Nevada. It wasn’t a great place to grow up, so my mom acquired a new job in Daegu, South Korea. I enjoyed Daegu more than Hawthorne, but we ended up moving again to Vicenza, Italy. My mother works as a civilian for the United States Army, so I’m technically not a Military Brat. I like to call myself one, for I have lived a similar life. I currently live in Las Vegas, Nevada, and I am trying to leave as soon as I can. I call Vicenza, Italy my home since that is where I actually grew up. I moved to Vicenza on July 5th, 2010. …show more content…
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