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Well I just finished my college admittance essay for LSU.
And I'm actually quite proud of myself for the way it turned out and that I actually finished it.
When I read it aloud to my mom, she started crying.
So when I was done reading I like jumped on her and we just sat there hugging.
(mother/daughter moment)
She just kept telling me how proud she was of me and that she didnt want me to leave.
Its really scaring thinking about leaving and well needless to say.
After that, I got really upset, too.
Me and mom just sat there crying.
I swear we are like the most overdramatic, drawn out, emotional family!
Its a good thing my Aunt Sammie and my Granny wasnt here b/c the whole family would have been to tears.
I dont really know why I'm writing this post.
I guess I just felt like I needed to, b/c its been a while.
Anyways, I have less than a year before I go to college.
I really want to go to LSU but I may end up at Mcneese.
Only time will tell.
Two question where asked, “Why do you want to attend LSU?” and “What is your greatest achievement?” As I began to write this essay I realized that I am not sure if I can thoroughly address my reasons for wanting to go to LSU and that I do not feel that I really have a “greatest” achievement. I am active in a variety of clubs here at Sam Houston High School and I have obtained many goals that I have set for myself. Some of these goals would include my high GPA, staying faithful to my church, and staying faithful to myself by choosing to remain abstinent. Living in a world full of peer pressure is not easy, but I am very proud of myself for not conforming to that pressure. Though I obviously have many achievements, I do not consider any of them my “greatest” achievements because I believe that there is so much more out there that I have yet to even begin achieving. I feel that attending LSU will not only improve my education but will also help me achieve the greatness that I’ve been searching for.
Many people call me an over-achiever, but I do not consider myself an over-achiever, I consider myself a high-achiever. I have worked extremely hard and have taken many extra classes and courses to try to get closer to the greatness that I am after. I believe that everyday I get a step closer to it, though I am still a world away. If wishing and dreaming for a life worth living for is being an over achiever, than I guess that is what I am. Ever since I can remember I have wanted to go off to college and make something of myself. I want to be able to go to school and become a successful lawyer and be able to help people who need my help. I want to be able to have my own career and to be able to support my family in any time of need. I am an independent person, and I learned it from my mother who has to be very independent to raise two children and be a single mother. My independence is something very important to me, and going to school at LSU can help me with the obstacle of gaining the independence you need when you graduate from high school. LSU will also prepare me to attend LSU law, which is what I hope to do eventually.
Though I am not 100 percent sure that being a lawyer is what I want to do for the rest of my life, I know that I want to be successful and going to law school is the most set goal that I have for now. Even if I change my mind in the near future I have prepared myself in many ways. I have taken 5 advanced Math courses, advanced History, advanced English, Physics, and almost every business class offered. I have gone out of my way to reassure myself that I have taken classes needed to become successful in this world. Anything that I am missing, I am expecting to gain from LSU. I know that one of the most important things that I will receive from LSU is experience. I am a very devoted student and I believe that I will be an asset to the LSU community, and maybe, my greatest achievement will be because of LSU or even while I attend LSU.
LSU has been my dream for a long time. I cannot fully express why, but I just know that it is where I want to go to school. All of my family have their hopes up and mine as well of me attending LSU and maybe that is why I want to go so bad. I do not want to let myself nor my family down. I believe that I can do it, I have faith in myself. And hopefully, LSU will help me reach my greatest achievement. As I end, I realize that already LSU has helped me with my future. Through it all, I’ve realized why I truly want to attend LSU, even if it does not quite make since on paper. To simplify it, I want to go to LSU so I can achieve greatness.
P.S. Thanks Tahala for showing me how to use a cut :)