hi kaybee
I think your english is pretty good and I am not so much confident to tell you some problems that sounds for me. I just want to mention some points that comes to my mind. I would be happy if I could help you.
I think your oversea experience was the turning point of your writing and it should be mentioned.
also if you want to make your essay shorter, there were some sentences that meant one thing but it was over written. for example
Now that I'm in college, I've met so many people from so many places around the world. I get excited when I see people from other countries at my college
you could just say, "Now I am really excited to have many non native students in my college " or you can say " Having many foreign people in my college makes me excited"
but they made me feel like the elephant in the room everyday.
I really did not understand what this part meant
people became accepting of my background
I think become should be omitted. " people accepted my background"
coming from a different background from others
I think it looks better if you write "having a different background from others "
it makes me want to get to know them and know more about their culture
" and I want to know more about them and their culture"
Starting the process of looking at schools to transfer to has been overwhelming, but exciting
Although the process of looking for a new school to transfer would be overwhelming, but I still find it exciting" or you can say " looking for a new school to transfer is an overwhelming, but also exciting process" .
and about people like myself
people like me?
and have it be a learning experience for everyone.
it seems a little strange for me but I do not know what is wrong about it