Undergraduate / 'Team leader and vice president' - How has your Environment influenced you [4]

My environment is an assemblage of various cultures, which have shaped the type of person that I am today. I was born and raised in Dominican Republic into a family of 6 members. This molded me to learn about sharing and caring for my 3 siblings equally. I went to a catholic school until the eighth grade. This type if education is very strict and demanding which couches individuals to act with respect to others. There are so many skills and qualities that I apply today to my life and carry throughout my whole existence, where primarily build at home and school. My ability to communicate not only in Spanish and English, but also in Italian, permits me to be a part of this wonderful nation full of diversity.

These different values and skills that I have received from my parents and teachers throughout my childhood and adolescence have made me stronger in mind and body, a skeptical person, a better critical thinker, sociable, hard worker, a better person, but most important of all have made me reached all my goals that I have set in mind, and making me want more and more.

As today in all colleges I have been I have marked a path as a team leader and as a vice president as well as member of the honor student association. Putting my values and traditions together I have had a better acceptance by this wonderful nation.

Undergraduate / I'm independent, persevering, enthusiastic and abiding goals type of person [4]

I Picture that if somebody asks the people who know me best they will describe me as an independent, persevering, enthusiastic and abiding goals type of person. In other words distinctive or unique.

I don't believe in giving up, but I do believe on getting up and overcoming all obstacles and reaching my goals and dreams. This is why I believe that my person will contribute or cooperate with UCF in a positive way. I love to be team leader and to show others how far you can go. I will contribute to UCF by fighting against negativism and by helping the student body of the UCF community to build and maintain a healthy, safe and beautiful community. For example, volunteering to help other students, clubs or even any department that seeks for my help.

I believe the qualities and characteristics I posses that would allow me to contribute to the UCF community, is that I try to show everyone that everything is possible if you work hard and never give up, that I strive to eliminate stereotypes or discrimination against any flaw that the student might have, change people's preconceived notions, and show my peers that it truly is what's on the inside that counts, your desire to achieve what you set in mind already. I would do everything in my power to grow and to make UCF grow bigger as well and become a contributing part of the UCF community. If I am given the opportunity UCF will no be disappointed of the decision that has made.