Honors Program Essay

The honors program at Arkansas State University Beebe brings together one of the most gifted, diverse, and active groups of people not only on campus, but in Arkansas. I would be greatly honored to be a part of the honors program at ASU if I am seen fit enough to accomplish the tasks asked of me. I will be able to bring my diverse background, my various experiences in life, my love for extracurricular activities and charity, and my personal view on subjects. Any organization or event that I commit myself to, I obligate myself to perform the task at hand to the fullest of my abilities and do not believe in doing anything half -heartedly. I enjoy taking responsibilities, making decisions, and being held accountable for my actions. As a highly …show more content…
I feel that the honors program at ASU will expand my intellectual horizon, and enrich my academic achievements. Albert Einstein once said, “ Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” My goal in life is to be a woman of value. Being successful is not always the most difficult thing in the world. It has equal parts luck and hard work. But adding value to something is a lot harder. There is nothing wrong with success, but oftentimes it is easy to lose sight of who a person is when you are successful. Becoming a women of success is only a fraction of the bigger picture I want to capture here. Success cannot be placed on a scale and weighed by any factors in life nor can it be judged by the accomplishments tackled. Therefore, the word success becomes what is truly is, just a word. Success is about what has been earned and value is about what can be offered from what has been earned. Becoming someone of value represents a much larger and more important part of my life. If succeeding in everything in life is all that is important and giving back what has been learned from the accomplishments has no part then everything that has been succeeded in has no