College Admissions Essay: I Am As An Athlete

I am not the most intelligent person at my high school. However, I am still in the top ten percent of all students at a 6A high school with over 700 students in the senior class. I am not an amazing athlete with great speed or a monstrous figure. Yet, I am still a varsity linebacker. I am not defined by heroism or greatness or as a prodigy of an obscure talent. I am defined by my commitment. I have always been an athlete throughout my life. I started playing sports when I was five years old and now have played more seasons of multiple sports than I can remember. I have never been a natural athlete; I have had to work, sweat, cry a little, and bleed for every athletic trophy I have conquered. Each golden man, on top of his own pedestal, is a testament to my own tenacity. When I played baseball, I was not the best hitter and did not have the strongest arm on my team. I did, however, put in more time than my teammates in the batting cage, working on my swing, and working on every aspect of my throw to increase my velocity. I batted as clean-up hitter for a majority of the time I played baseball and I have made every

This award signifies that I have the highest senior GPA and class rank on my football team. This award and my education prowess is another aspect of my commitment. I have committed, physically, mentally, and soulfully to pursuing a higher education. I may not be the valedictorian, however I have earned my rank with studying late at night after practice, after even my parents have fallen asleep. I have worked my honky-tonk off to achieve the goals I set and I plan to not only accomplish them but surpass them. These goals are just the base to my lifelong commitment of helping people whenever I can seize the opportunity. I have deigned the easiest way to help the most people is to become a doctor, therefore I have committed to the college