Undergraduate / How the decision to take one class changed my life (FSU essay) [3]

Could someone please review my essay and tell me what i need to improve on
The Latin words, "Vires, Artes, Mores" have been the guiding philosophy behind Florida State University. Vires signifies strength of all kinds - moral, physical, and intellectual; Artes alludes to the beauty of intellectual pursuits as exemplified in skill, craft, or art; and Mores refers to character, custom, or tradition. Describe how one or more of the values embodied in these concepts are reflected in your life.

The Latin words "Mores" and "Artes" play side by side throughout my lifelong journey. Artes the beauty of intellectual pursuits is realized after a strong character or mores is built. When I first read the topic of this essay I thought" what have I done that I can say is truly worthwhile that reflects these values?" Not until recently have I begun to understand what it means to have these values in my life.

Artes and Mores have been illustrated though my experiences as a peer counselor. Junior year of high school I took "Peer Counseling" a program allowed me to help people my age solve their problems. When I started this program I honesty had no ambition or confidence. The only option I thought I had was to become a nail technician. The thoughts I harbored only directed me to a path that would only end in failure. But, somehow throughout this program I learned the world was much bigger than me.

I have come in contact with a variety of people, whose problems are all bigger than my own. I have never had to work to support my family, I also have never had to wonder there I would get my next meal or where I was going to sleep at night. Helping these people has built my character in such a profound way.

Now, I use the skills obtained in peer counseling to encourage and influence others to be a better person than they where the previous day, which I know I can reflect as a student at Florida State University.

Undergraduate / Summer bridge program:"this is exactly what I need." [2]

hello again, i have another essay but this time its for the summer bridge program: essay about why the program interests me

When I first heard about the Summer Bridge program all I could think was "this is exactly what I need". I have had to watch my mother enslave herself to keep our household together. She has had to be the bread-winner, working three jobs, while going through breast cancer. All this relates to the fact that she as an associate degree and my unemployed father does not. I know the importance of having a higher education .I have an interest in this program because it offers the exactly what I need to succeed in college; guidance and support. Going through college isn't an easy task and though I have potential, but lack the skill. Summer Bridge provides the necessary environment for students to achieve great things, and I would love to become apart of it.