College Admissions Essay: The Course Of My Life

Former baseball player Tommy Lasorda once said, “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” The journey of our life is full of winding paths and concrete obstacles whose sole goal is to slow us down, and to attempt to block us from reaching our ultimate goal in life, whatever that may be. These barriers are there for several different reasons, whether it be mental or physical. Sometimes these obstacles are motivated by fear, other times they exist simply because we have to make a decision, and that decision can be life changing. But through our determination, and through our perseverance, we can achieve what these barriers told us was impossible, and can pursue the path in our life that leads us to our ultimate self. Throughout my life, I have had thousands of barriers stand in my path. And the only way I was able to defeat them was through conquering my fears, and breaking my limits in order to achieve excellence.

Ask my teachers, friends, coaches, and family, they’ll all tell you that I’m mature. The way I hold myself responsible for my life, my studies, and my activities through the good and bad is a unique quality about me that they admire, but also know little to nothing about.

My life hasn’t always been the easiest. In fact, I have gone through a lot for a typically high school student. Most of the things I went through, a lot of people haven’t. Yet, nobody is perfect right? In those four years, you may learn scholarly wise, but you also learn to grow up real quick. These four years in high school really made me think about the person I used to be, who I am today and who I want to be in the future. Your high school years really are the most important years of your life.

I have loved sports my whole life, even at a very young age. I would watch it with my dad, and he would take me to sports games. I loved to play basketball in the backyard when I was little. I have always loved cheering for my favorite sports team. I love watching the Minnesota Vikings and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Two years ago my dad surprised me with Vikings tickets. I was so happy to get to go to a game. Sports has always been a big part of my life. Two years ago, I got a new view of sports when I started umpiring.

Having started my college career back in 2008, I can definitely tell you that I did not have the slightest clue as to what I wanted to do with my life. Coming on a ten-year mark, I am here to say that I have overcome that hurdle and have finally found my passion - giving. Regardless, of where my many jobs have landed me from anywhere in California, to here in Lake Mary, Florida, I can honestly say that Nursing is one that will allow for that. Time and time again, I have struggled with life getting in my way and now I am the most mentally prepared that I have ever been to complete my degree in Nursing and now I am saying “yes.” Exactly two years ago, I jumped on a flight to visit my family in Jacksonville, Florida.

I am very excited about the next the chapter of my life because I know that I am about to enter the path where my dreams become reality. I am eager for all the opportunities that college will present. I have always known that I’ve wanted to have a successful career, I want a job that I love and I’m passionate about. I am undecided about what I want to major in but that isn’t because I don’t have any idea about what I want to do it’s because I am very passionate about many things and I haven’t been able to decide yet what I love most.

The Future Me “What do you want to be when you grow up?”, “Are you going to college?”, “ What college are you going to?” is all I hear when I go to any family gathering, It’s quite scary because I have no idea what I want to do with my life. I know I want to go to college I just don’t know where or what I want to major in. Maybe I’ll go to OSU, OU Miami, UC, BGSU. I might want to major in vet science, criminal justice, early childhood education, or nursing I have no idea and that's scary.

Let’s see, how do I feel about life? Hmm, well I thought by the time I graduated from high school I was supposed to know what I wanted to do with my life. I never envisioned my life as it is today. When I turned 30 I still had no idea and wondered what the heck was wrong with me. I felt like if I knew what I wanted to do with my life everything would be better.

Studies show that children have a vast capacity for acquiring skills. I could’ve chosen ballet or soccer or acting, but my first hobby in life was reading. What started off as a fun way to pass time in the long, hot summers of Texas, became my escape for any problems in life. My mother would sometimes leave her medical books out and I still remember reading all about tobacco and its effect on the human lung in just 2nd grade. I didn’t understand any of the terms, of course, but to this day, I have never been tempted to even pick up a cigarette, still recalling the images of a blackened lung from the book. The human anatomy fascinated me from them on. I wondered how blood flows through our body, what caused our hearts to beat, and how any of us could possibly stay alive.

"I have always Imagined Life as a useless bag of possibilities; no matter which one I chose I already knew who I was and who I was going to be. Out of all those paths and choices I could always see greatness. Even if it meant the spotlight will not shine on me.

All my life I’ve been limited. Often as a result of preformed ideals my parents had, they wouldn’t permit me to explore a passion I held. Other times, I could pursue an interest but meagerly because of my obligation to watch my siblings. Furthermore, as a middle child, I’m expected to be indecisive or wavering. My parents expect me to supersede my sister and precisely mimic her activities and interests. However, science enables me to be limitless. The whole concept of any science area is speculating beyond the known: investigating and stretching human understanding past the accepted range. Although science subjects are not my best, they are my favorite because science instructs me how to begin investigating and ultimately to discover what

When I was 12 years old my life used to be really simple. I lived in Colombia with my father and stepmother. My father was the principal at a local public school That he created by himself. Economically, we were really good, I used to study in a private school, we lived in a comfortable apartment, We lived in a good area and my dad payed for many academies of different sports and arts for me to join. I took guitar classes for over 6 months, joined a roller skate team and a soccer team.

My mind was not set to go to college. I am the first in my family to go to college. In high school, my grades were not the best. The school I went to only put all their focus on students with 3.0 GPA average and up. They barely worked with people under that and my GPA average was 2.5. But my family made me believe I can do whatever I put my mind to. They helped me through my childhood struggles and are now helping me with my adulthood struggles by cause of wanting to watch me excel. I choose Norfolk State due to hearing countless of great commentaries about the school and it is convenient to visit home anytime.

Some choices I made in the past cost me to stumble. The choices I made in my past experiences taught me a lot. But I wouldn’t change any of the choices I made. Those choices allowed me to become a better person for today and tomorrow. A lot of my actions taught me you can never be a leader if you continue to follow. So I am sharing a few moments in my life were choices affect me and my loved ones.

The biggest challenge in life is being yourself in a world that tries to make you like everyone else. Conquering the greatest plains on earth, and solving the devious mysteries of mankind is what I consider living life. Working a 9 to 5 like an average joe was never an option for me. My vision is what makes me different. My drive for success fuels my work ethic because I do not want my children to experience pain and suffering. I want my life to be the pinnacle of perfection for other people. In my life I’ve been through many trials and tribulations. At the age of 4, I lost my closest friend, my father. It changed my perception of the world,I noticed there were greater opportunities available in life. Things far more superior than what’s going on in my own town, state, or country. If I wanted to obtain greater opportunities in life I would have to excel at the smaller things first.