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'I am my own student' - app essay (Georgetown) [3]
So i'm just having a lot of trouble writing an essay, I don't know why it's so hard! I thought it would be easy, but it's not and I only have two weeks for this application. PLEASE HELP!! I don't even know if I like this one, I just tried it out. I've also written like two other ones and I didn't like them either. I don't even know where to begin or how to do it! Ugh!!
Prompt: As Georgetown is a diverse community, the Admissions Committee would like to know more about you in your own words. Please submit a brief essay, either personal or creative, which you feel best describes you.
Sometimes, I am a adventurer, a pirate ready to explore the seven seas. I am curious. The world is absolutely fascinating. I gawk wide eyed at unfamiliar cultures. They are different, they are beautiful, they are breathtaking. New sights, new languages inspire me. I not only wish to explore my own Mexican and Filipino heritages, but every other one; I wish to experience every odd aspect of the world that I can. I hunger for the knowledge, the knowledge of the past, the future, and the present. There is so much wonder, but also so much horror that I have yet to discover.
Sometimes I am Superwomen. I protect the world from notorious criminals. I soar over fluffy clouds and baby blue skies; I am strong. I am determined and I do not give up even if something seems entirely difficult or unachievable. I fight. I fight to achieve those impossible dreams, and I will always fight. I will fight until I can say that I have truly "lived." I will fight until I have contributed to the world, until I have made a difference: whether that difference is protecting our people or helping out someone in need.
Sometimes, I am my own student. If something interests me, I decide to teach it to myself. I can learn anything. When I was in 7th grade I took it upon myself to learn to play the piano and to learn how to speak a new language each year. I'm not an amazing soloist nor am I completely fluent in many languages, but I can read notes well enough to play songs and can say "Hello, my name is..." in 5 different languages. And once I am given the chance, the resources, and the education, I will take full and complete advantage of them. I can do anything with independence and education.
Sometimes, I am a singer, I am a dancer, even though I have no idea how to sing or dance. But I feel it, I feel the rhythm fill my soul. I feel like shouting songs obnoxiously down the street as I trip ungracefully. I feel like twirling an umbrella and singing in the rain I feel like smiling. And I feel simply, entirely blissful while doing it.
Sometimes, I am a mouse. I am mild, and scared. I scurry aimlessly in a maze. Everywhere I turn, high, white, menacing walls surround me. But I am clever, and I know that I will discover the exit.
Sometimes, I just don't know.
But always, I am a dreamer. I rest on a cotton cloud, basking in the golden and warm sun. I dream the impossible, except to me, it is not impossible. To me, the barrier between concrete reality intangible dreams does not exist. Instead, they coexist in a fantastic new world. A world not smothered by a cloak of dullness. A world that is bright and dazzling. A world that smiles, sings, dances, and invites me to do the same, invites me to take advantage of everything it offers.
And always, I am me.
