Essay B (required; choose topic 1, 2, or 3, maximum 250 words):
Who are the influential people in your life? How have they contributed to your development as a person?
Briefly discuss how your family, school, neighborhood, and background have impacted your educational goals and aspirations.
Discuss any events or special circumstances that have affected your academic record, as well as any adversities you have overcome.
In a family of ten, I remain one. My mother conceived me while she was still in high school, and, consequently, I was the first born out of my seven siblings. As my sisters came along, my parents began to consider me "the good child" - an epithet that has stuck with me since. I grew older, and with my parents' divorce and all the responsibilities that were forced upon me to help take care of my mother's kids, the "good kid" aspect of my personality began to shape my entire character. The way I envisioned myself was as different than the rest of my siblings, and this is how I first realized that being unusual is acceptable. I began to develop introverted qualities, spending much of my free time alone with what I felt I excelled most in - thought.
This year is my final one as a student at Blackwell High School. In my ten years' residency here, I have witnessed the apathy that dwells in my school and community. It seems as if most students simply do just enough to get by, uninteresting in what they are learning. Nevertheless, I find the thought of new ideas and discoveries about the world around myself invigorating. I hope to go beyond what people expect out of a BHS graduate by earning a doctorate then becoming a psychiatrist and making innovative breakthroughs in the science of the mind.
Who are the influential people in your life? How have they contributed to your development as a person?
Briefly discuss how your family, school, neighborhood, and background have impacted your educational goals and aspirations.
Discuss any events or special circumstances that have affected your academic record, as well as any adversities you have overcome.
In a family of ten, I remain one. My mother conceived me while she was still in high school, and, consequently, I was the first born out of my seven siblings. As my sisters came along, my parents began to consider me "the good child" - an epithet that has stuck with me since. I grew older, and with my parents' divorce and all the responsibilities that were forced upon me to help take care of my mother's kids, the "good kid" aspect of my personality began to shape my entire character. The way I envisioned myself was as different than the rest of my siblings, and this is how I first realized that being unusual is acceptable. I began to develop introverted qualities, spending much of my free time alone with what I felt I excelled most in - thought.
This year is my final one as a student at Blackwell High School. In my ten years' residency here, I have witnessed the apathy that dwells in my school and community. It seems as if most students simply do just enough to get by, uninteresting in what they are learning. Nevertheless, I find the thought of new ideas and discoveries about the world around myself invigorating. I hope to go beyond what people expect out of a BHS graduate by earning a doctorate then becoming a psychiatrist and making innovative breakthroughs in the science of the mind.
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