College Admissions Essay: The Color Blue

When you think of the color blue, what comes to mind? Is it the sky, the ocean, or the musical group? What if when someone mentioned the color blue, you thought of a way of life? What if it was the complex personality of a unique human? When I hear the word blue, I now think about myself. The blue group says things about my personality which makes me different from everyone else. Being a blue means you’re soft, but in a way that affects people positively. I am a blue because I’m a people pleaser, I’m overly emotional, and I value close friends. These traits of some of the few that make me who I am. Ever since I was young, I have valued making people happy. In fact, I probably over-obsess about this. When I’m with a group of people, I always try to talk to them evenly and include everyone in the conversation. When I was little, I would come up with comedy skits and perform them for my family to
When it comes to friends, I have always been the person who believes in quality over quantity. However, it’s been difficult because some of my closest friends moved away in the same year. When they were all gone I had to start over again. I didn’t have a lot of luck until my freshman year of high school. I enrolled in theatre and band and got a job at our local Papa Murphy’s. Being involved in these activities forced me to put myself out there. On top of that, high school is a time of change. The sad truth is that people change and drift apart. The real friends are the ones who stay with you throughout the changes. So while it is a time of change, it is also a time of realization. This activity has helped me find myself, and be happy with the results. I’m a blue. I love to help people, so I have a good feeling I’m going to enjoy making it my profession. However, I need to work on making myself happy. Ahead of me I see a light of positivity and I can’t wait to jump out of my comfort zone to follow