How To Write A Personal Essay

Imagine yourself as a senior in high school and you are asked to write a personal essay to your favorite college for acceptance. Of course you want to make sure that your essay is the best of all time so that you can get accepted. Writing that essay is going to be so stressful because you want it to be perfect. Well ladies and gentlemen, that stressful senior is me. A 17 year old high school student at Selma High. Born and raised in the historic Selma, Al, I was always taught to value and appreciate things in life. As a child I was taught to always have a positive attitude, always give back and stay active in my community, and to beat the odds of my community.
First things first, your attitude. Your attitude determines your altitude. That was one of the very first quotes I ever learned in life. It took me some time to actually understand it but now I know exactly what it means. You have to take quotes and apply them to your everyday life so that you can understand them. From that quote I understand that life is not always easy and that you not expect it to be. You have to make the best out of life. You should always take what is thrown at you and curve it. Take it, accept it, and deal with it. Do not let life overcome you. Do not let something that happened to you earlier in your day …show more content…
It is so good to give back to your people. Knowing that you can help someone just by giving them a small donation can change a lot. Giving back does not mean that you have to someone something. You can give back to your community in multiple ways such as turning a dump pile into a flower garden, remodeling old homes, starting a neighborhood watch, or even just simply mingling with each other in a friendly way. Always stay active in your community. I love giving back and doing community service. I help take money for basketball games at my school, help at the soup kitchen, and help the elderly at the nursing