College Admissions Essay: Why I Want To Work

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I am a firm believer in destiny. In sophomore year I inherited thirty thousand dollars from a fellow artist, which would allow me to develop myself and follow my passions, just as he had done. The money had given me the opportunity to attend Private school and slowly turn my life around. Before then I had repeated trouble with school. I knew I wanted a higher education, however had not a clue of what I should be working towards, or why. “Wenn du erfolgreich sein möchtest musst du arbeiten.”(If you want to be successful you have to work,) is what my mother would often tell me to try to motivate me. Spurred on through the support of my family I began the process of gathering and connecting the loose ends.
I inherited this money well before I

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