College Admissions Essay: How I See Myself And Life

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As each day goes by, I see myself and life a little differently than the day before. I'm constantly learning what I can from life experiences and these experiences continue to mold and shape me. I am not the same person as I was yesterday and I will be a more enlightened version of myself tomorrow. I do not think there a correct way to "grow up" because we all have a different paths and challenges but I feel everyone wants to be happy. I've learned the only way to be happy is to live authentically and be true to yourself throughout the different struggles you encounter in life. Without a doubt I know who I am today because I've been encouraged to follow my passions and I've learned that with dedication, hard work and discipline I can …show more content…

This fire was ignited in me when I was cut from my middle school volleyball team at 12 years old. This rejection was my first realization that I had to work hard for what I wanted. Instead of giving up on the idea of playing volleyball, I was motivated to work harder and improve my skills. What I lacked in athleticism was outweighed by my dedication, work ethic and self-discipline. In only five years I've been able to accomplish what was seemingly impossible. I made a top ranked Florida team and we've qualified and competed in three Junior Olympics, I've been selected to represent the USA twice in highly competitive International tournaments including a second place win at the European Global Challenge in Croatia. I've also had the honor represent Team Florida at the USAV High Performance National Championships where my team brought home the gold medal this past summer. I'm living proof that hard work, motivation and dedication pays off because I'm the girl that was cut from her seventh grade team and is committed to play indoor volleyball for FSU! My passion to compete in high level volleyball has taught me how work together with a team and how to compete individually on and off the court to accomplish

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