College Admissions Essay: The Last Four Years Of My Life

From the minute I turned 13 , I had no idea what life had in store for me . I was such a bright faced , optimistic young girl , ready to enter high school with my friends , not knowing these would be the most drama filled , fatiguing , happiest and saddest 4 years of my life . I had no idea what being a teenager would actually be like , all I knew was that I was finally going to be in high school and I felt grown and independent. I thought I could handle any and everything , but I was completely wrong . Freshman and Sophomore year I was all about my friends and my social life. I was always hanging out with my old friends and building relationships with new ones as well . I did my school work but it wasn’t my first priority , my social life was . I was just so
This was the year I learned to be independent. Nobody had to tell me to get my grades up if they fell , because I already knew I had too . I’m now in my senior year and this was the most stressful year out of all 4 of the years I’ve been in high school . This is the year that I’ve realized , the hardest part about being a teenager today is having to find that balance and being responsible. Having to find that balance between schoolwork , friendships , relationships ,family , maintaining good grades , studying , applying to colleges ,eating three meals a day , and getting enough sleep , has got to be the hardest thing I’m facing today . I know it isn't mandatory for a teenager to have a balance between all these things but it’s nice if you do because then you know everything you care about is getting equal amount of attention and in the end , you feel good about it . Responsibility came into play because I had to learn how to sacrifice things I loved doing , for more important stuff . When I walked into those doors , I didn’t know that in the end when I left , id be a completely different