From the moment of conception, my values have always been geared towards education. Having an induced pregnancy to be born on December 29th and not miss a year a school, my parents have held the world of academia as the priority focus of our household.
The environment around me has highly influenced who I am as a person. I have always lived in a community house, surrounded by many children of my age. It has not been the children who have influenced me immensely, but rather the parents of these children. These mothers and fathers have been my second parents, keeping me in check when my parents are busy or not around. Every Wednesday, many families from the community went to McDonalds and talked over our grades and what we were having difficulty understanding. I have always striven for better grades to be the best of my community friends.
As a college student, I look forward to the freedom of choice. This freedom involves the choice of the student to decide his own fate in the academic world, pass or fail. I have always loved pressure, as I have been a basketball player for twelve years. The most defining moments in basketball come from the choice of the player to make the right decision. The wrong move in the college world could be disastrous, but the right move could be life-changing. Despite the workload that comes with college, I hope to prove myself worthy of independence and recognition. I want to surpass all expectations placed on me, on my own.
