Undergraduate / "How will this program help me accomplish my academic goals? [6]

This is the beginning of an essay I am writing on the listed topic. I need someone to help me proofread it and give me some feedback/criticism

"How will this program help me accomplish my academic goals?" (300 words)

Essay
Throughout my life I have been given vast amounts of opportunities. I have been fortunate enough to learn under some of the best teachers at one of the most rigorous academic institutes in dc metropolitan area. However, on the eve my senior year of high school I have yet to fulfill the potential that has been predestined for me. I have consistently been "just good enough," living a life of mediocrity with brief glimpses of my ability. The path that I outlined for myself was becoming nothing more than a distant memory of what could have been. I now realize that these experiences have only contributed to the person that I am today. A young man, looking for an opportunity to change; an opportunity to prove myself in only the best and strictest of academic environments. I will be able to not only acquire a wealth of knowledge but learn the tools that will help me become a more productive and diligent student. I know that in most regards this maybe too little or too late and I fully understand the reluctance that may come from viewing my transcripts. However, I believe that in order for me to begin on this new path I need a chance. I need a chance to show your institution and myself, the kind of student that I can and will become throughout the rest of my academic career. I am fully capable of handling any obstacles that may arise in and outside of the classroom. I am not asking for any special consideration because of my faults. I am just a young mind enthusiastic to start afresh and learn in a new and challenging environment. I am ready to fulfill my potential.