Letter To Admissions

I seek to attend college after high school because I have come to the realization that in life, knowledge is key. You really can not persevere to be anything in life if you don't have the will and determination to complete the task. As of right now, the task I am trying to complete is getting into college, to better myself as an individual. My two older brothers, are prime examples of what I don't want to become, they did not accomplish going to college or have the desire to finish school. I know it will be a difficult decision on your part to accept a student like me due to my scores, rank and GPA, but I'm not the same person who I was throughout my high school days. I should have realized sooner that my incompetence was going to come back to bite, but I can assure you that I am not the same person I was before. If I could go back to choose my friends differently and make changes to different aspects of my life I would, because having the friends that I did during high school, and hanging out with the "wrong" crowd may be the biggest regret of my life. But now, as it may be late, I have acquired the common sense and integrity for myself to say enough is enough with them. I wish to go to college, and attain a degree here, to pave a better future for myself. I strongly believe attending college will teach me principles that I will not find anywhere else, along with teaching me responsibility and helping me make great friends along the way. I want to be the example to my two younger sisters that college is a must if you want to be successful, and if I could do it, then they can succeed as well. Knowledge isn't inherited; I believe anyone can attain the knowledge they wish to have, they just have to have the dedication to pursue what they want. I'm willing to put everything aside and put education first. I understand that I will need to focus and work harder in my academics, and that is something I am willing to do to get to the finish line that I am aiming for. This predicament I'm in is tough, mostly because of the fact that most universities would deny me because my scores, rank and GPA. I was determined to not let thinking like that get the best of me, because I need to keep my spirits up, because I know that through God, anything is possible. When I finally decided I wasn't going to let the last three years of my life determine who I wish to be, is when I knew I had to get serious about the future of my life. Looking at these grades my senior year, was sort of like a wake up call to me, because I realized that I have way more potential than what I am showing, and I promised myself a better life. I know those three years I could've done things differently and I wouldn't have been in such a situation as this one, but that is in the past. I can not do anything about what my foolish decisions have done for me in the past, but I can help influence a positive future, and start taking steps forward. I know that if you gave me the chance to attend your university, I would not let you down. I would do everything in my power to make sure I set myself up for success. I know for a fact that college is the place I am going to be, because of my dedication to pursue my college education. I know that although my test scores, rank, and GPA are not the best, but I assure you if you allow me to attend this university I will not let you down.