College Admissions Essay: My Life As A Student Council

4. In my short life I have gone through many struggles. As a child my family life was not always great, and I have had to deal with poverty and hard times throughout my life, even now. But, there have always been people there to help me through those times, and that is what I want to do with my life. I am passionate about serving my community and giving back. I know how hard life can get when you are not living in the best conditions and in constant stress. Having to grow up too fast can be difficult, and I want to help kids like me and others struggling, through this process. I want to be able to provide as much support and maybe even guidance, as much as I possibly can. I’m proud of my roots and where I came from and I’m glad they made me
The main reason I want to be in this class is because it gives me a great opportunity to engage with the student body, unlike other clubs. Student Council has put on some of the best events our school has seen, and I want to be apart of that. Seeing the look of amazement when people walk through tunnel at semi-formal, the amusement when we put on our half-time show, it is worth putting in the hard work. I believe I would be a great asset to this council because I am a calm, and level-headed person. I would be able to keep my cool whenever we are put into a high stress situation. I am also a team-player and I’m great at compromising and finding the best solution that benefits everybody. One of my favorite activities to do is paint, I love working on art and I’m good at paying attention to detail. I would give my all to make sure all our backdrops, props, banners, and posters look great as they do
Someone I really look up to as one of our nation's greatest leader is Michelle Obama. She is an inspiration to me as a woman, and woman of color. She is one of the very few first ladies that our country has had, that actually helped out our nation. She encouraged our youth to be healthier and implemented many programs to promote a healthy lifestyle. Michelle Obama has also lead many young women like myself, to believe in themselves and work hard to achieve their goals. I strive to be like her, although I probably won’t be a Harvard and Princeton graduate like she was, I want to follow in her footsteps. She has used her role to promote overall goodness in the world, she is the best first lady our nation has had. I want to someday be able to lead a movement in something I really believe in, just like she has. If I can even be half the leader she is, and has been to our country, I can say I did something with my