Undergraduate / My Mom: Someone with an influence on your life - Common Applicatiton Essay [7]

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Throughout my life I have been influenced by many things around me. However my mom has been the most influential in all aspects of my life. She has always been there for me and supported me whenever I made decisions. During the most difficult times in my life I knew I could turn to her. I grew up in a broken home and having a single mother has taught me that I too can be independent; which was one of the best things that I have ever learned. My mother pushed me to my true potential and kept me focused on performing better in school. Overall, my mother has molded me into a better student and young woman.

Although I look up to my whole family my mom is who I admire the most. Her love for others is amazing. Despite the little she had, she we would always be the one to help the needy in our family and around the neighborhood. She is the strongest and most hard working woman I know.

She taught me to never waste time and to never let my dreams be deferred. Her words of encouragement gave me the will to succeed. After understanding how much I took attending school for granted, I changed my attitude and wanted to succeed and have a respective year because of my mom. With both my father and my oldest sister dropping out of high school, that pushed me to work harder and become a positive role model to my younger sister. Sometimes I had felt that a course was becoming too complicated or confusing but she was always there to give me advice about keep practicing the work and not to give up.

All in all my mother has made me the young woman I am today. Her outlook on life has been a great influence on how I have live my life.