Undergraduate / 'flourish in this challenging world' How family, culture influenced who you are? [5]

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Topics: How has family history, culture or environment influenced who you are?
Why did you choose to apply to UCF?

My family history and culture has influenced my personality by providing me faith, confidence, and motivation to flourish in this challenging world. I am second generation Cuban-American from both sides of my parents. My grandparents fled Cuba to come to the United States to live a better life. My grandparents never went to college, and had very little or no education. For that reason, they had poor jobs and struggled to survive in this cruel world. Both my parents never had any guidance throughout school, and not enough money to go to college. My parents divorced and my mom married my stepfather. My stepfather was an example for me; he went to college and is a successful businessman. I always did well in school, and I had the advantage of my mother's guidance. My family has always had strong faith in me; they knew I was going to go far in life. I am a role model to my younger siblings, and I want them to follow the same path I am. I am passionate about my education I want to attend one of Florida's best universities. My history has molded me into a self-reliant, hard working individual. I want to thrive for the best I can be.

I am applying to UCF to be in the midst of opportunity and success. I lived in South Florida all my life along with my family. Due to having a mother who truly cares about me and to ensure that I don't make her biggest mistake of not going to college, I've had superior grades ever since I started school. If I received any grade lower than a B it was unacceptable in her eyes. She has pushed me to strive for success until I was able to achieve it on my own. Aside from education I've had an extreme passion for dance throughout my life. When I stopped dancing, I started to be involved in something different every year in high school. Whether it was from color guard, ecology club, community involvement, or swimming, I like to try different things and I never quit, even if I truly despise what I am doing, I always finish what I start. I am an independent person who's not afraid of stepping out of my comfort zone. To accelerate my education and to feel confident before going to college, I decided to dual enroll in Broward College. From taking these courses I feel prepared and confident for the next big step after I graduate high school, to attend a prestigious university. I choose UCF because it is a well-known university, it's the "Nation's 6th largest public university", also "Florida's 2nd largest University" and it is conveniently located in Orlando, one of my beloved cities, and one of the largest tourism places in the world. With that being said, there isn't a better place of going to an outstanding school and having a wonderful advantage of the school's location for so much opportunity to prosper.

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