College Admissions Essay: What I Believe

We use the word "believe" in many ways. We believe in things that are clearly not true, like Santa Claus or The Easter Bunny because, as children, we don’t know any better. And as adults, we haven’t gotten much wiser. We believe in things that may be true but cannot necessarily be proven, such as God and true love. A belief can be a religious creed, a system of ethical, moral or philosophical values, or dedication to a social cause. My belief is that a person should not need to depend on someone for happiness.

When I was a Freshman in High School, I saw this boy. It was as though the skies opened up and the birds sang… at least that’s how my fourteen year old prepubescent mind perceived it. Our friendship started with simple hellos, but soon enough we were having lengthy conversations about popular memes and the problems with High School. We slowly but surely became very close friends and we did everything together. I thought that this was a sign from God that we were supposed to be together… But this was a sign that I clearly misread.

Our lives were

I realized that he didn’t care about me the way I wanted him to. He hurt me in so many ways. Not because of the dinner, or the waiting, but because all of highschool, all I wanted was for him to treat me like I was the greatest thing to ever happen to. I wanted him to realize all of the of the effort I put into trying to make “us” work. I wanted to be happy, and the only way I thought I could achieve that was through him Now, as I reflect on everything between that has happened between us, I know that that’s not true. I am not the same person I was at the beginning of this wild ride. I don’t regret what happened between us because as hard as it was, I am a stronger person because of it. It made me the person I am today and it has forced me to realize that the only person that I can count on to make me happy is me. This is what I