Throughout one’s life, experiences shape and mold that person into his or her future self. These experiences are the primary ways a person acquires wisdom over his or her lifetime. Personally, a defining experience in my life was my struggle with my weight. At the end of my sophomore year i weighed 226 pounds. I will never forget the doctor’s visit I had that summer. In this visit, my doctor told me that with determination, and strict regulation, I would be able to get my weight under control. Then, he said, “Nothing worth having comes easily.” I will never forget that line, it has become an important belief of mine. I went home that day a different person. I discarded my sedentary lifestyle for a much more active one. I made sure to spend at least twenty minutes on a stationary bike in my basement. I stopped eating junk foods and replaced them with salads. Almost immediately, the pounds began to fall off. Over the next eight months, i went from 226 pounds to 161 pounds. I had lost 65 pounds. I couldn’t believe how right my doctor was. This lesson has stayed with me ever since. This experience has genuinely taught me that nothing worth having comes easily.
Looking forward as a student at Baruch College I hope to apply the same lesson to my schoolwork. No degree worth having comes easily. I want to stay motivated to achieve the best for myself. In the first semester, I hope to transition smoothly from suburban life in New Jersey, to the urban life in New York.