My one defining moment and the thing that shapes me the most occurred before I was even born. That event is the death of an older brother. My parents were living in Mexico in a small and poor town when they had their second child. He grew sick at 3 months old. With no doctor for miles and miles away and with no way to even come up with the money to pay for a doctor’s visit, my parents could only stand by, watch, and hope that my brother recovered. He, unfortunately, did not make it. The thing that troubles me further is that my parents were not the first and surely not the last to have to go through that. This is a common incident among families living in poverty and within poor nations. I intend on building a successful business in hopes that one day I will be able to help out families living in such places. My parents have been through a lot in life and so I hope too that my success changes my parent’s life and my own in a positive way.
Thus far, hard work has helped me get closer to this goal. I surprisingly made it through Townsend Harris High School, which is one of the toughest and most demanding schools in New York City, and so I’m confident that I am ready to tackle the challenges college will present me with. I will make the best of my four years in college, learn as much as possible, and go on to put that knowledge to good use.
