College Admissions Essay: Where To Be Myself

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Where to start? I was born on January 6th, 1997 so that puts me at 19 years of age and a freshman here at CACC. My parents are Jason and Kelley Skinner and I also have a 16 year old sister by the name of Shelby. My priorities begin and end with my family. Some people would call me out and tell me I’m wrong for having them set that way, and I may very well be, but that’s just the way I am at this point of my life. I have a love for music, movies, cartoons, television shows, video games, sports; basically just all of entertainment as a whole. In order to get involved with that line of work I’ve chosen to be a theatre major.
My parents always tried to raise me with 3 basic principles: 1. Always give your all no matter what you’re doing. 2. You will mess up but try to do the right thing no matter the situation. 3. Be yourself, but be presentable. In other words, I want to be someone that other people enjoy being around and someone that can relate with others. No matter what happens to me that’s how I want to live. If nothing else I want to be able to live with no regrets.
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However, I will be completely committed to what I choose until I’m forced to believe that it’s not right for me. I feel like acting is just something for me because of my interests and personality. The thing I love more than anything is entertaining people and making them smile. I’ve always had a knack for relating to people and being able to put myself in other’s shoes and I’ve always tried to help people out with personal problems with one primary tactic: laughter. With that in mind, the way I always take my mind off of my problems is through entertainment of some kind. Typically, I just watch YouTube videos, movies, television shows, or play music. I have no real specific method past that, it’s just whatever feels right at the

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