College Admissions Essay

My name is Jocelyn Vera. I am currently a 10th grader attending Todd

beamer high school. it is now October and Halloween is just around the corner,

I wont be dressing up to go out trick-or-treating since my religion has its beliefs

about it and we don’t celebrate it. I look out my window and see the wind

blowing the leaves off the trees, I can see and hear the rain drops hit my

window. ever since I moved to federal way last summer I’ve noticed this time

of year and up till mid summer it pours rain but that doesn’t stop me from

being happy and enjoying the day in any possible way I can still go out and do

school activities, church activities (patherfinders club), and even friends.

About two weeks ago my parents and I drove up to Seattle to visit my

step dad's boss and his wife. they had been wanting to sit down with me and

discuss what my plans   for my future were. they asked me many questions one

was where I wanted to end up in life. I responded "I have seen I am into

cosmetology and I really want to become a RN(registered nurse). they

suggested to me you should get to know your teachers and counselors, talk to

the counselors in your school and be informed of ever the smallest scholarships

or activities or clubs not well known but that colleges are interested in.

colleges want to see that you are involved, have experience, and do

community service, good grades and more. they really opened my mind and

cleared my mind up of what I should do. I now know I should use all my

resources possible and not fall back in classes, there is help out there you just

need to ask and be informed. this is a turning point in my life I’ve spent my

afternoons doing my work and catching up, I am now staying after, and It is a

lot easier now. I know I will get to where I want to be in life as a RN. Now all

that matters is that I can get into college whether its in state or out of state.... [continues]

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