Lone Star College Admissions Essay: A Career As A Student

Life in my house was at times an adventure and at other times a misadventure. Deep in the throes of a misadventure and while pregnant with my youngest brother Zach, my mother was unwittingly poisoned. Unfortunately, Zach was born with several physical and intellectual disabilities causing severe obstacles in school. I was giving the opportunity to play teacher in real life and tutor him. It made such a positive impact on both of our lives, I knew I had found my calling. Growing up in my family meant learning to think quickly, critically, and routinely having to adapt. Due to my father’s profession, we moved every six months until my sophomore year. By then I was attending the fifth high school of my career as a student, but a slight career change meant we could stay in one place long enough for me to graduate. However, the excitement of my pending graduation was eclipsed by the knowledge my parents had not financially prepared to send me to college.
Higher education finally came in the fall of 2004. I worked as a preschool teacher and saved enough money to take two …show more content…
I took all online courses my first semester because of my own insecurities. Today, I am working on my fifth semester at Lone Star–Tomball; I am a proud member of Phi Theta Kappa, and a founding officer of I Will Teach Tomorrow, Lone Star-Tomball’s new future teachers club. A part of me is in awe of myself and what I have been able to accomplish. Two years ago, I found myself stuck in quite a rut, considering defeat and the ultimate acceptance of my situation. Life is much different today; I am confident, focused, enthusiastic, and passionate. My dream of teaching is finally at my fingertips. Instead of wishing for things to happen, I am making things happen; I am planning, building, and most of all, I am achieving. I always had the will to succeed. The difference is my desire to do great things has become the GRIT to get them