UPSOM Community Analysis

A significant factor in my life is my mother’s health issues, especially her anxiety and depression, diagnosed in 2006. Since then she has had ups and downs to which my family has adjusted to deal with, and we have had to be prepared every day in case my mother suffers an attack or a relapse. After my mother’s first attacks I had to adapt quickly since I did not only had to be there for her, but also for my younger siblings who did not fully understood the situation at that time. I learned to take control of what to do to help my mother overcome her attacks and control her depression. At the same time, my mother had her first anxiety attacks, I started my junior year of high school as an International Baccalaureate student. This was a demanding program, but I was able to quickly learn how to manage my time to be there for my mother, without forgetting about my education. I believe my mother’s situation helped me develop different characteristics such as being more organized and to fully concentrate on what is important at the time. I believe I matured very quickly in order to be the support my family needed from me at that time, and in order for me to stay focused in school. This situation helped me be more patient and less nervous, and appreciate
UPSOM is a culturally diverse and talented community. How would you enrich/enliven the UPSOM community? The essay should discuss material that is not included in the rest of your application. (Limit your response to 250 words or less.)
I grew up in Tijuana, Mexico and moved to the US in 2008. Throughout my life, I have been very lucky for having the opportunity of experiencing living in two countries. I believe that the opportunity of experiencing two different cultures my entire life, of going to school in two different countries, and living by very different rules, ideas and languages which I learned to appreciate and embrace more each day have made me a respectful, sensitive, tolerant and open-minded