College Admissions Essay: Who Am I?

A roaring crowd matches the loud boom of the music. The music is blasting, filling my ears with a melodic sound that makes me alive. I feel full of energy, dancing with my entire heart poured into these last few minutes of time. The entire atmosphere of the arena makes me feel free.
But then the bell rings and I’m back. The personality switch turns off and I return to being the generic, ordinary girl of the class. My character is as structured as the straight blue lines across a pure, plain piece of paper. I’m viewed by my peers as the quiet girl who occasionally raises her hand. Often, teachers will ask me to repeat myself because my voice isn’t heard. Likewise, some of my teachers forget who I am by the next year. Yet, if my true personality were to come out, many people would never forget my name.

It's as if the second I leave the premises of the high school, I become a new person. As soon as that last bell rings on a Friday afternoon, I become someone who is lively and outgoing. This personality continues throughout the whole weekend, especially at social events. Moreover, many of my friends are shocked to see my behavior during class periods. They say that the difference between my personalities are like night and day. The reason I am like this is most likely because of the standards I have set. The way I view school is as a business-like setting. I consider it to be my job as a teenager. My job to fulfill my high school credentials, excel in school, and focus as if it was a real career. As May V Smith once said, “The only time you find success before work is in the dictionary.” After all, school is just preparing a person for the real