Admissions Essay: A Trip To New York City

What lay in my hand was my literal golden ticket to the world. This small, flimsy card could take me anywhere I wanted to go in NYC. I grew up in a neighborhood where we didn’t need to travel far for a doctor’s checkup or a grocery run. My whole world consisted of a few streets in Brooklyn with all the things my family and I needed. The inner adventurer in me wanted to see the rest of the world. I saw places like the Empire State Building and Central Park only in pictures. My parents could not drive or afford many rides on our MetroCard. Therefore, I was confined to “exploring” the neighborhood I had grown up in. The perfect opportunity came along in my ninth grade History class when I received a project to write an essay on what I liked about New York City. How was I to answer this without even seeing the city? I was a
I am able to provide directions to tourists. I can write about what I love about New York City. It was scary for me to see so many people and cars at once back then but now, the same massive population and loud traffic resonates as a part of the identity of New York City. This trip led me to discover my inner love for exploration and experience. Since that first time, I have had many opportunities to travel and I take every one of them. In my collection, I have a Charlie Card; a Boston train ticket, a SEPTA key, a Philadelphia train ticket; a SmarTrip card, a Washington D.C. train ticket; in addition to my MetroCard. I want to expand my horizons as I move onto the next chapter of my life and going to college would be the perfect chance for me to do so. I will be prepared for the experiences and opportunities for exploration it would bring. Travelling has made me more open and less fearful of new environments. If it weren’t for that first venture, I would not have got to realize how much more of the world I plan to visit in the