College Admissions Essay: Why I Love Reading

When I was a child, I used to think that the brain is like a sort of intestine inside my head. I even thought of it as a type of maze, a labyrinth that consists of many interwoven paths of ideas and different thoughts placed in an orderly and organized sequence. In addition to this, for me, the things inside my brain are not just ordinary things. Instead, I consider them exceptional notions. Why? Because these things does not only symbolize my ability to think intellectually but these thoughts also represents my personality. On the upper left side of the brain, the image of my parents is located. I put it there because I used to think about them all the time. Seeing as I am far away from home, I couldn’t help but to sometimes feel lonely and

The stack of books signifies my desire to build my own library in the future. I intend to fill it with lots and lots of books, magazines, journals, periodicals, encyclopedias and anything that can be read and will give me a lot of information. This aspiration is very significant to me because I love reading and learning. For me, one of the most powerful and immense ability a person can have is reading because it has the power to educate a person. Also, I love reading because it brings me a feeling of immense joy and a sense of satisfaction. In fact, if I could have all the spare time in the world, I’ll probably use it to read and

Oble also represents the hardships, battle and all the things that I will experience in UP Baguio. I know that the years of my stay in the university will not be smooth because I will encounter sleepless nights, impossible to solve math problems and very long papers but nonetheless, I will continue to be determine and persevere in my studies not only to be able to achieve the graduation I long dreamed of but also to pay off all the sacrifices that my parents made for me just to give me a proper