Undergraduate / 'unnatural for good things to come to those who wait' - UT AdMISSION [5]

Choose an issue of importance to you-the issue could be personal, school related, local, political, or international in scope-and write an essay in which you explain the significance of that issue to yourself, your family, your community, or your generation.

(BY THE WAY IM NOT A GOOD WRITER)
ANY AND ALL CRITCISM IS WANTED! THANKS!

It is unnatural for good things to come to those who wait because waiting can seem like an eternity. The quote" good things come to those who wait" has been used by many people as a way to give someone hopes, but in my opinion it's just another excuse for someone to be lazy. Why WAIT??! All things come to the people that make an effort to go get them! Many people may argue that the quote means patience but sometimes being to patient may cause opportunities to slip away. I don't believe good things come to those who wait just like I don't believe that anything is handed to you on a silver platter. If you want something done you have to get it done.

I could blame the reason i feel this way on my ethnicity or background and say that "Black people never had it easy, so we have to work twice as hard", But I am not. Although it may have somewhat of an influence, I based my reasoning off my dreams and who i am. I know for a fact that what I want in life, I won't achieve by just sitting around and waiting. Growing up I have learned that hard work pays off and in order to get things done you have to work for it. Planting a seed does not make it grow just like waiting around and wishing for something doesn't make it transpire. Martin Luther King , and Obama did not wait around for change. They made it happen.

Life is not a fairytale, its reality. There are no happy endings just accomplishments, no fairy godmothers just parents and teachers, and no waiting around just hard work. So if good things come to people who wait, then it is just left over things from those who hustled.

-I WANTED TO KEEP IT SHORT AND SIMPLE-

Scholarship / Playing for my school's volleyball team - Elkin Scholarship [2]

Using one of the leadership roles or extracurricular activities you prioritized as being important to you,
describe what impact the experience had on you, what you contributed, what you learned about yourself,
and how it has influenced your plans for the future.

For 2 years I dedicated my life to what I thought was my passion. When I first started high school, I thought playing for my school's volleyball team would be the only thing to make me happy. And it was. I was not the best player on the team, but playing volleyball filled a part of me that had always been empty. So I thought. Because I loved volleyball so much, it was it was no surprise that I completely lost my mind when I found out I did not make the team my junior year. Confused and shocked I realized my door to volleyball had shut. Just when I was feeling hopeless and regretful another door opened, a door to Sports Medicine. Skeptical, I entered. I did not know much about athletic training, nor did I know it even existed. When I became an sports medicine athletic trainer my life changed. I was introduced into a world that was so different. The people were different, the hours were different and the environment was different. I was not familiar with the change, but I needed it. I was certain I could never replace volleyball, but overtime I did.

When I became a trainer, I felt like I belonged. Standing on the field or on the court fixing injuries made me feel like it was my duty. I liked helping people and most importantly, it made me feel needed. Being a trainer has impacted my life because it changed my life. Before, my only concern was playing volleyball, but being a trainer has opened my eyes to life and the life of helping people. I began to learn about the body, myself and others. I began to understand new concepts, and my views and opinions changed. When I first became a trainer I contributed absolutely nothing, and in return they gave me there all. The other trainers never judged me only accepted me. Now I am a senior and my athletic training is unfortunately coming to an end. Although it is ending, it is hard to be sad when I am so thankful. It is hard to be regretful when I am so proud. It is hard to believe that I learned so much from something I never thought would interest me. I was surrounded by people I cared about and taught by people that could call me their own. Because of my experience as a trainer I only hope to continue my future in sports Medicine, so one day I can help change someone's life.

Thanks
-Jay!!!!!!