Personal Essay: All About My Family

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All About Me

Currently my family consist of my parents, 2 sisters, and one brother. I also have a very strong connections to my family overseas in Pakistan. Both of my parents are very hard working and always deserve the best. My Dad works at a car dealership and my mom is a stay at home mom who takes care of the house. My Dad has always taught me to be honest no matter what the circumstances are. Since me and my siblings are being brought up in America, our parents took the time to make sure we stay close to our roots by making sure we are connected to our family overseas and by making sure we have a strong cultural background. All of my siblings including me, have been to Pakistan multiple times at a young age. I am very thankful for
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My dad has a gym membership as well as me and my older sisters is involved cross country and track and field. My sister likes to run a lot and my dad likes to lift weights. My younger brother is also involved in sports activities via school. He likes to play basketball and soccer. My mom takes charge of the meals at home and cooks for the whole family. My mom cooks food close to my cultural which sometimes is very oily. I eat out only 2 times a month and sometimes even less. My parents have trained me and my siblings not to eat out often at a young age so when we get older we can follow that …show more content…
I am currently involved in DM. Freshman year I was on the Soccer and Basketball team. It was a very fun experience and don’t regret it once. I wished at the beginning of sophomore year that I joined more clubs so I can be more connected to my community and my college resume. Junior year I wish to join as much clubs I possibly can to help my resume look more appealing to colleges. Next year I also plan to join a ACT prep course to help me get a good ACT score. Junior Year for me is a huge deal because now it is time to grow up and let go the kid side of me and actually start planning for my

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