This is a college admission essay. It is supposed to be a personal statement around 300 words, although this is 381 words. Any and all suggestions are welcome. I know I am not the best writer, I have great ideas in my head but it is hard for me to put them into words. This is my very first draft and I haven't been in school for three months so don't judge to harshly! :) Thank you all so much!
Every person is asked the same question at one point or another. Sometimes the question is asked to a child, sometimes a high schooler. But, for most people, it is something they are asked multiple times, more times than one would care to be asked. The question is inevitable. You can not run from it or avoid it because everybody has been asked the same thing. What do you want to do with your life, they say. Where do you see yourself ten years from now? What do you want to be when you grow up?
I have been asked that question more times than I can count. By teachers, relatives, my parents, my friends' parents, the list goes on and on. My mom constantly asks me that same question. But, after I answer her, she once told me something that I am sure everybody has been told. Do what makes you happy. It may sound cliche, but that is best piece of advice I have ever received. I'm sure everybody has heard that from somewhere, sometime in their life. However, it is something that has always stuck with me. My parents would say that if you do what makes you happy everyday, then you will never work a day in your life.
In high school the biggest lesson I learned was not to care about what people think of you. I used to spend all my energy trying to impress others and trying to make them like me. But, when I just let go, stopped caring what they all thought of me, and started doing what made me happy, that is when I found out what made me truly happy. When I finally took my mother's advice, I realized how much better life could be when I was doing whatever made me the happiest.
I am lucky to have found what I love to do so early in my life. I am also extremely thankful that I have parents that will support me no matter where I decide to go. It might have taken me awhile but I finally did listen to my mother and did what made me happy. I stopped caring what others thought of me and let go of all that negativity. And, I have never been happier.
Every person is asked the same question at one point or another. Sometimes the question is asked to a child, sometimes a high schooler. But, for most people, it is something they are asked multiple times, more times than one would care to be asked. The question is inevitable. You can not run from it or avoid it because everybody has been asked the same thing. What do you want to do with your life, they say. Where do you see yourself ten years from now? What do you want to be when you grow up?
I have been asked that question more times than I can count. By teachers, relatives, my parents, my friends' parents, the list goes on and on. My mom constantly asks me that same question. But, after I answer her, she once told me something that I am sure everybody has been told. Do what makes you happy. It may sound cliche, but that is best piece of advice I have ever received. I'm sure everybody has heard that from somewhere, sometime in their life. However, it is something that has always stuck with me. My parents would say that if you do what makes you happy everyday, then you will never work a day in your life.
In high school the biggest lesson I learned was not to care about what people think of you. I used to spend all my energy trying to impress others and trying to make them like me. But, when I just let go, stopped caring what they all thought of me, and started doing what made me happy, that is when I found out what made me truly happy. When I finally took my mother's advice, I realized how much better life could be when I was doing whatever made me the happiest.
I am lucky to have found what I love to do so early in my life. I am also extremely thankful that I have parents that will support me no matter where I decide to go. It might have taken me awhile but I finally did listen to my mother and did what made me happy. I stopped caring what others thought of me and let go of all that negativity. And, I have never been happier.
