College Admissions Essay: The Path In My Young Life

The path in my young life takes many turns. Moving from Shanghai to Toronto several times in my childhood years and finally anchored in Vancouver for high school, I have been overwhelmed by changing environments that cost me friendship, but have gained maturity and adaptability from experiencing completely different cultures. Between the ages of five to eight, I struggled with being the new kid every year. I courageously overcame the awkwardness and maintained my sense of place with every new move. The diversity and cross-culture experience has strengthened my will power and instilled an open-mindedness and confidence in me. I have learned to communicate with people from different background and beliefs. Seeing different things and meeting people have also imbued in me a maturity that peers of my age lack. The challenge of moving around so many times in my life has become a blessing in hindsight. I have grown to be a dependable self-starter, one who is able to find resources and solutions and one marked with keen observation and an easy-going personality that makes me popular and well-liked. Instead of being the “new kid”, I have now become a thoughtful, confident and flexible and mature individual.
The summer I graduated from high school, I joined a …show more content…
Being a ESFP type of person I am not afraid to talk to my OB221 teammates and contribute my opinions. In addition, I have the patient to listen to my teammates’ thoughts and give them comments or ask questions. I respect everyone and put our unity over any homework and assignments. However, I can be easily distracted and quickly be bored with the same topic. Moreover, I prefer to do things in the last minutes which can affect the process of the assignments. Thus, I hope my teammates can help me overcome what I need to success, and I will provide my knowledge and personality to collaborate with my