College Admissions Essay: Music And Video Game Design

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For most of my life there have been only two things that truly matter to me: Music and video games. Those two things have kept me going strong throughout my days in the education system, and I hope for many more years after. I also greatly adore programming and game design, and becoming a successful and influential game designer is my dream. As far as my musical skills are concerned, well, I don’t want to sound like I’m gloating or something along those lines, but I’m a very talented musician. I have a great ear that can pick up intonation and tone very easily, and I learn fast. I could easily become a professional at any instrument I wanted if I practiced on a regular basis. On the other hand, my skill at programming, game design, and just playing games in general is absolutely abysmal. I’m slow at learning the ins and outs of gaming and making games, and when I do finally get it, I have trouble putting everything I’ve learned into action. The problem comes with the fact that, while I enjoy playing my instruments, it isn’t something I could …show more content…

Two years later I decided to pick up the guitar. And two years after that I joined my school orchestra and started playing the cello. I spent about half an hour a day practicing the cello, and a few times a week I’d put some time in with my piano and guitar. Naturally, the cello became my main instrument, and I greatly enjoyed playing it. As the years went on, I began to focus on auditioning for more advanced orchestras so that I could play with more talented musicians. After a few years, I started to realize that I wasn’t doing these auditions because I wanted to; I was doing them because my mom wanted me to. All I really wanted to do was play my instruments with my friends. During the summer of my sophomore year, I stopped taking lessons altogether, and decided to just play for fun. Instead, I chose to focus on programming and game

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