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Please describe how and when any unusual family or personal circumstances have affected your achievement in school, work experience, or your participation in school and community activities.

A couple years ago I encountered a situation where I was close to my final breath. This situation unfolded when I was on vacation in Hawaii with my family. We traveled to a beach were we enjoyed the sun and had a great time when I was caught by a riptide and taken a couple hundred yards out into the ocean. Luckily I could swim and tread water until I was eventually rescued thirty minutes later. Believe it or not this personal experience had a positive impact on my life. I did not leave that beach with the fear of trying new things. I left that
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