College Admissions Essay: My Life After High School

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It took me approximately six years after high school graduation to finally figure but what I wanted to do with my life. Those years in limbo were trying and difficult, but I learned who I was and what I wanted; to say it was a waste of time, would be a gross understatement. I am not proud of the way some of the events in my life have unfolded, but as a result of my hardship I have become a more engaged learner. At the end of my six years of folly, I started my vigorous pursuit of the communication studies major. This education has been helpful to me, not only in making me an attractive candidate for the future job market, but also in shaping who I am and who I will become. I have become a better person through the concepts and principles

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