Overcoming Adversity In My Life

I can be biased in my own stories and conclude that I have made it through the toughest times anyone could ever experience, but I know that’s far from true. I feel fortunate enough to say that I have not been through the worst, yet the experiences I have encountered over time with overcoming adversity has immensely impacted who I am and how I view the world. Just this fall of my junior year, I made a verbal commitment to play hockey for the Colgate University Raiders. To me, this is one of my greatest achievements in life, not just because it was my top school for D1 hockey, but because of the journey along the way that taught me to keep hope, an open mind, and an open heart. My sophomore year, I didn’t know a thing about Colgate; in fact, …show more content…
Even now, looking back at my whole college process, I wouldn’t change a thing because during that time I had to learn on my own to face rejection from colleges and failure in testing, but still never lose hope. And I didn’t. Mid-summer going into my junior year I discovered and fell in love with Colgate. It was my dream school, to top that off as an athlete being recruited in, I only needed a twenty-four on the ACT, while the average student needed a thirty or thirty-two. I still remember the night before I took the official ACT test, which was at Rasmussen community college coincidentally, I could barely sleep just thinking to myself all I need is a twenty-four and then I can go to my dream school. The outcome of that test was just proof that hope and mentally believing in yourself can go a long way; I got a twenty-eight my first try of the official ACT test. So, yes, I’m thankful for my life and all the bumps in the road I’ve encountered because without them I wouldn’t be who I am