College Admissions Essay: My Journey Of Track
Felicia Lemos Mrs. Radford Scholarship Essay. Starting high school can be very unpredictable, and most of all in sports. When becoming a freshman, there are many differences coming from middle school sports to high school sports. In eighth grade you are a leader. Freshman year you're the underdog, and the seniors know they are the best because they are more experienced and have the most talent. Being one of the youngest pushed me to work harder than ever before. My journey of track showed me that being an underdog does not affect your skill in sports. I worked so hard to reach my goals, and with my perseverance I became one of the fastest people on the track team. The first day of track practice i remember vividly. My coach; Mr. Watson, was
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Watson came up to me and said, “Lemos, you want to be a sprinter?”, and I replied, “of course”. He told me right from the start it was not going to be easy because of the amount of competition I had to compete against. Although, I have never been afraid of hard work. Coach Watson, believed in my talent for running. With all of his guidance and my hard work, I accomplished my goal of qualifying for State Track. I was the only freshman to have the opportunity to race at state track. It was a huge accomplishment. I would have never thought that only as a freshman I would reach the skill level I did. I was very impressed with myself. Although, I did not reach that goal by myself, I had the support of my coaches the whole journey. Through the whole process, I learned the skill of hard work and dedication for something you want in life. I learned that I will never have anything just handed to me, and I need to work for everything I want in life. My accomplishment was achieved by my hard work and dedication to track and wanting to be one of the best. My freshman year of track is a lesson learned for my future, and most of all for my future in college. I was taught to never give up and to always have dedication to get to where you want to
Watson came up to me and said, “Lemos, you want to be a sprinter?”, and I replied, “of course”. He told me right from the start it was not going to be easy because of the amount of competition I had to compete against. Although, I have never been afraid of hard work. Coach Watson, believed in my talent for running. With all of his guidance and my hard work, I accomplished my goal of qualifying for State Track. I was the only freshman to have the opportunity to race at state track. It was a huge accomplishment. I would have never thought that only as a freshman I would reach the skill level I did. I was very impressed with myself. Although, I did not reach that goal by myself, I had the support of my coaches the whole journey. Through the whole process, I learned the skill of hard work and dedication for something you want in life. I learned that I will never have anything just handed to me, and I need to work for everything I want in life. My accomplishment was achieved by my hard work and dedication to track and wanting to be one of the best. My freshman year of track is a lesson learned for my future, and most of all for my future in college. I was taught to never give up and to always have dedication to get to where you want to