Undergraduate / "Music has become big impact on my life" - FSU NEW ESSAY [NEW]

The connection between Vires, Artes, Mores exemplifies not only the morals, values and intelligence a well rounded person has, but it also shows the students Florida State University offers and builds. In my life I have many passions that I try hard to maintain and shape with patience and effort. America has given me an opportunity to play an instrument that means a lot to me, playing the piano is a reward given to me. My cultural background reflected by Mores exemplifies the strength and values that not only my mother has put upon me but my own country as well.

Music has become big impact on my life. The piano is an instrument that can take me away from the world and bring me in my abyss. I work really hard to try and get a song just right, make it perfect for my audience to hear. Of course playing any instrument is challenging and it can very vexing when the notes just doesn't come out the way it should, but I practice for hours to try and correct my mistakes. At times life can be very stressing for a student. For me, I have AP courses, volunteer opportunities and family to deal with that it can cause me to feel crushed between two walls. Piano has really helped me deal with stress and learn to never give up even if the notes does not sound the way it should.

Living in a country of poverty can scar you with strength, morals and the ability to never give up. When I first stepped into the soil of America, I already felt like an outsider. The success this wonderful country provided was the exact opposite of what I came from. Through out my academic career my culture has been the backbone of never letting me break or fall. I never gave up when I first began to learn the English language and I never broke when the kids taunted me. My mother has always guided me ever since I could remember. She would always tell me " Nothing in this world is impossible", words that I would repeat to myself when high school got hard and when I thought about giving up. Thanks to my my mother and history, I am able to make the grades I have. I am able to pass all AP courses, and pass every exam I am given. It is thanks to the soil I have once stepped on that I have strength to keep fighting on in this competitive country and the drive to be the best I can be.

As I write this essay, I begin to think about these three words, the language that shows wisdom of age and the meaning that carries strength. Mores has strengthen me in every possible way and Arte has helped me learn to be patient. It is truly that these two words make up the last, Vires-signifies strength of all kinds - moral, physical, and intellectual.

Undergraduate / Family history & culture + why applying to UCF - UCF ESSAYS [2]

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1. How has family history and culture helped you become you
2. why are you applying for ucf

1. One of the most famous quotes I have read comes from Peter Abrahams. "You can't walk alone. Many have given the illusion, but none have really walked alone. Man is not made that way. Each man is bedded in his people, their history, their culture, and their values.", what Peter is saying took me a long time to figure out, what I didn't realize before was the truth and meaning his words reflected. I can't say I come from the most wealthy, most successful family the media portrays, I say I come from the most richly cultured, caring and hard working family.

Living in a country of poverty can scar you with strength, morals and the ability to never give up. When I first stepped onto the soil of America, I already felt like an outsider. The success this wonderful country provided was the exact opposite of what I came from. Throughout my academic career my culture has been the backbone of never letting me break or fall. I never gave up when I first began to learn the English language and I never broke when the kids taunted me. My mother has always guided me ever since I could remember. She would always tell me " Nothing in this world is impossible", words that I would repeat to myself when high school got hard and when I thought about giving up.

Within every wall there lies a family with a different point of view of life, with a different character than yours and with a different set of values. Even if my family is different from yours and the next, we all share something in common-imperfection. My father began drinking at the age of 18 and that habitual act made him an alcoholic. I saw my mother suffer from the acts that my father made when he wasn't aware of himself or of anyone around him. As I watched my father over the years recover for alcoholism, I learned what is truly right from wrong. As a person I have learned to be patient, honest and most importantly to think before I act. My father's battle with alcoholism wasn't a quick one; it took him 30 years to fully recover. I saw the patience he had and the way he handled temptation, it made me learn to be a better person.

Thanks to my my mother and history, I am able to make the grades I have. I am able to pass all AP courses, and pass every exam I am given. It is thanks to the soil I have once stepped on that I have strength to keep fighting on in this competitive country and the drive to be the best I can be. It is thanks to the journey my father took that I know what is foolish and what is right, what it is to have patience and to know that nothing really is impossible.

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No one ever told me that being a senior would be this hard. The stress it carries and the enthusiasm it builds. When I first walked in to meet my guidance counselor I was asked to what college I was applying for. I didn't know what to say, I looked around the room and saw the UCF flag hanging and went home to do my college research. What I came across wasn't an original university, what I came across was a university that builds strong successful students and the environment that is so warm and perfect that I can see myself calling UCF my home away from home.

Academically, I am looking forward for a University that can really prepare me for my career. My goal is to become a dentist and I want a university that can help me become what I highly want. I know that UCF has a new medicine college and that is what I aspire to enroll while I am attending UCF. I know that UCF COM (College of Medicine) provides the study of molecular biology and microbiology which is vital to my career. I truly looking forward of attending UCF and taking advantage of the Medical track that UCF has to offer.

I really enjoy living in Florida and I know that it will be my home for some time. The location of UCF is perfect. I live very near UCF and that can be excellent for the my economic gain and schedule. The building is absolutely stunning and the environment is clean and welcoming. The people are very nice and of course intelligent. They take great pride in being a knight-a pride I want to express when I attend UCF.

UCF has some of the best students in Florida and it is a university that can really prepare you to become that special something you have always wanted to be. I really think that UCF can prepare to become a dentist and help me with the challenges life will give me. The people are very nice and that is something that can be beneficial to the academic and social life. The location is perfect and very close to everyone. UCF truly is my home away from home.

Undergraduate / To participate in CARE - program essay [NEW]

Throughout my life, I have always been in the absence of knowledge. I have to fight for answers and believe in individualism. My parents never went to college, in Peru academic opportunities were only provided to those who come from a wealthy family. For the first time in my life, I have an opportunity to be in a program that supports students like me; that have a thirst to have their dream realized and to have the opportunity to go to college- a dream that my parents never achieved.

"Why I would like to participate in CARE", this topic may seem simple but it is so complex. There are so many reasons I want to have the honor of being a part of CARE that it is over whelming. The transition of middle school to high school was so stunning that I am sure the transition from high school to college will be far more over powering. Thanks to the CARE program I will have guidance by my side. The CARE program provides academic support services, campus survival skills, and counseling that it will make the transition far more easier and better. I want to take full advantage of these opportunities that CARE provides, because I want to make the CARE program proud and to make not only myself and mother proud but FSU as well. My dream has always been to go to Florida State University and to become a dentist. I have always known this ever since my 1 year old brother was born. February 27th was the day I realized the big responsibility I was holding in my hands. I know my mother will not always be there so I know that I am the second mother of my brother. Through the CARE program I have the opportunity of being a Seminole and the opportunity to have an amazing education.

In High School I never had a anyone tell me about the responsibilities and facts about high school. I had to learn all these things by myself but now I have the CARE program guide me through college. The CARE program will teach me about FSU and give me tips on how to succeed in not only this university but also in life. This program means a lot to me because I never had this type of guidance before. Being part of the CARE program doesn't only mean having an academic advantage but it is also an opportunity to have friends. I cant wait to meet the other CARE members and to make life long friends. I want to thank Angela Richardson and the CARE program for this amazing opportunity you provide for me and for others who really need it.