College Admissions Essay: Becoming An Effective Leader

Twenty inches, eight pounds. The average length and weight of a healthy baby. I was born 8 pounds 4 ounces, 19.6 inches, a very healthy baby. Or so we thought. It wasn’t until some years later when we realized that I was cursed with possibly one of the greatest defects one could possess. I was shy. Being timid is a very major setback, not just in school but throughout life as well. Although I was more introverted than most children, I have overcome my insecurity, taken more leadership positions, and developed exceptional social skills. As a child it was no secret that I was one of the kids that had a hard time talking to other people, simply because of intimidation. As I have grown up I have had many opportunities to take new risks and step
Some of my favorite involvements have been being the student council class representative, joining the business program, DECA through my marketing class, and being an active member in the National Honor Society. These have all helped me in a number of ways and these positions have been an essential key to me becoming an outgoing, hard-working, leader. The final and possibly most important key to me becoming a leader with a gallant personality is me developing my communication skills. The development of my communication skills is arguably the most important thing that I have done in high school. It all began in a communications class that I took during my sophomore year. Our first assignment was to give an informational speech on a topic of your choice. Despite the fact that I was apprehensive about giving my speech I did amazing and scored a ninety-nine percent. I believe that this speech is what began my fascination with communications, interaction with other people, and the business world. My junior was my first year in my marketing class. In marketing we take part in DECA competitions which is a business competition program. This is one of my favorite aspects of school simply because of the face to face interaction