Undergraduate / Church. Just the hearing the word Church brings so much joy and happiness into my heart. [2]

I chose the 4th option- Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What do you do or experience there, and why is it meaningful to you?

** Before you read this essay, it is not completely finished. I'm having trouble figuring out what is missing or what needs to be added. If you guys have any suggestions please let me know**

Church. Just the hearing the word Church brings so much joy and happiness into my
heart. Since the day I was born to this very moment I have always been attending
church whether it would Sunday mornings, Wednesday evenings, and even Saturday
nights. Church was always a place that I could be myself and not worry about the rest of
problems and the stress that came along with them. Although the stereotypes of
churches are how every time you went you were being condemned and judged for all the
wrongdoing you have done, it never affected me in that way but instead gave me a new
life. As a young child, who was shy and sheltered, I was never into school since I wasn't
a very talkative kid. Whenever I would stress out or worry about a problem in my life
being at church and the environment that came along with it made all my problems go
away as if I was in another world. At times to get away from the world I would just go
church and sit in the chapel and play away on my guitar for hours. One thing that always
keeps me on the right track in life is praying at church and just being with the people that
I love and the ones that would always be there for me whenever I need moral support.
To me having a place of content is meaningful because it's an environment that always
brings peace and comfort.

Undergraduate / More than a Ride. I see myself conquering the goals and achievements that I had set for myself [3]

**Just wanted to let you guys know that this is a rough draft and I needed a few tips with finishing the essay and filling in some of the gaps**

Also I chose the 4th Option on the Common Application Essay!

All is silent. The cold brisk air of the winter morning makes me shiver as I wait. I notice the other students leaving their houses and joining in the line. We all huddle together to stay warm as the wait continues; finally what we've all been waiting for arrives. By the screeching noise of the doors, one by one we enter and find our seats. The warmth of the heated bus gives us all comfort and a sigh of relief. I continue my way to the back where I spot a seat with no one in it, as I sit down the driver closes the doors and exits out of the neighborhood. Knowing the fact that the ride would last around 15 minutes, I put on my ear phones and lean my head back on the seat. The lack of sleep from last night due to the preparation of tests and homework kick in. I sit with my eyes tightly shut as if the world suddenly disappeared and everything around me stopped what it was doing. The serene environment takes me to a different world, a place where anything seems possible. No test score, homework grade, or hardships in my life mattered and where it felt like all of it went away. A slight bump in the road awakes me from my sleep; I look out the window to see that we were 5 minutes away. I slowly close my eyes again, this time it's a different scenario instead of making my issues disappear I take it head on, I see myself conquering the goals and achievements that I had set for myself before the year started. I begin to realize that this would be a continuous journey each day; I would come in with a different obstacle in my life, and rather than ignoring it I would overcome the challenges that come my way. Boom! The crash of the brakes and the clutter of the students wake me up for the last time. I look around to see that we've finally arrived to our destination; I stand up and get ready to walk out. With the desire to succeed I exit the bus and enter into the school where I would begin to leave my history.