College Admissions Essay: The Event That Changed My Life

Burdened and heavy from the tiring weight of, well, life. How can some people flit effortlessly around as if they have no cares? Don’t they feel this incessant mass, driving me into the soles of my shoes. What makes them so unique, so joyful? Freshman year won't be anything but painful.
Let’s go forward a bit. I’m Alex. Currently I am a high school senior, preparing myself for the immensely bright and utterly unknown future. However, there’s an incessant amount of stress in this year because one wrong commitment and I’ve just altered my entire life course. Sounds splendid doesn’t it? Oh, and don’t forget all the college classes, high school classes, and financial literacy classes that have been included in my routine. Nonetheless, if a person were to stroll through our senior hallway, they’d believe we are like babies, curious and enthused with the prospect of our new beginnings.

Instead of being utterly dispirited, most seniors burst forth with energy that can knock over the Eiffel Tower.

Allow me to explain. Simply put, we choose joy. Insane, right? We, the class of 2017, choose to be positive and uplifting. Whether we are being dragged down by homework, or pushed into lockers by the enormous FAFSA bully. Together we stand strong and united, and everyone is beckoned to join our positive party.
The incredible impact this commitment has brought upon us has been completely mind blowing. In years past, I would trudge through the halls, counting down the minutes until I would be released from the chains of school. Presently, I stroll across the hallways, and I greet bystanders on my way to class.
The indescribable change from my freshman year to my current senior year has been powered by positive attitude. While preparing this essay the quote by Doctor Parker, “Your attitude in life determines your altitude” snagged my attention immediately. This quote is incredibly

correct.
Freshman year was hard, and upkeeping my positive attitude was ever harder. Through the years I began to forfeit my positive energy for a more negative way of thinking. Looking back, this was one of my biggest regrets. With a positive attitude and positive peers, I have accomplished what I believed to be impossible. When I believed in myself and began to erase the comments that commenced with “I can’t…” I relinquished the overbearing weight from myself and released it into the unknown. Simply believing in myself and repeatedly being kind and inspiring drove me to be a better me. Not only did changing my thought process expand my ability to do, it traveled into others and filled them with the sense of “I can”. Positivity is so contagious, and as a senior who is stumbling through beginning a new chapter, I understand that encouraging myself can lift me and others to endless heights.
What exactly has opening my mind to positive thoughts done for me? Since modifying myself, I have organized my life around peers who act as my cheerleaders. When I begin to drown in horrendous thoughts, they toss me a lifeline and pull me back. This keeps me on track with finishing high school. Also, it’s boosted my energy levels. Every morning I greet the sun with a smile on my way to the gym, and after a workout I begin showering myself in motivation. By saying I can finish four essays instead of two, I motivate myself to be successful. Whereas before I would settle for merely one essay. I am accomplishing so many goals, and by paving my road with positivity I am setting myself up for success.