College Admissions Essay: Who Am I?

Who am I?

That’s a question I often ask myself. At birth I was diagnosed with sickle cell, a disease that would change my life in many ways than one. I had to grow up fasting then others because being sick I always had to tell someone what was exactly what was wrong with me and that meant that I had to speak according, use vivid vocabulary, and articulate my words in a fashion that made it seem like I was an adult. As time pasted I got accustomed to always being in the hospital not being able to go to school or trying to make friends. I knew I couldn't play sports like the other kids did or hang out with friends like the other kids did but I did have an escape for when things seemed unbearable. In my times of desperation I read books, reading books was a way of life for me back then. As I read

Growing up with sickle cell was very challenging in more ways than one because as I became older and the hospital visits became more or less longer my social skills became more and more under developed. When I would be well enough to return to school I would try to make friends but it would end up disastrous and with me making no friends. As time progressed I became more of a loner and stayed to myself and family. Then when I felt that life couldn't get any worse I entered into elementary school and as I starting to be in school more my grades shot up and I was able to make the honor roll a few times. As my time in middle school started to end I actually managed to make some friends and began to understand what life was really like for 12 year old kids having fun and hanging out with your friends and family. Furthermore as I became able to actually feel normal I began to realize that I had a talent. My talent was different in a way from others, I loved tampering with technology, when I say tampering with technology I mean trying to fix computers, playing on computers, downloading from computers, looking up how to fix computers, and watching videos on how