College Admissions Essay: The Journey That Changed My Life

Even at a young age, I was always placed in a position to lead. For instance, when I was at the age of seven, my dad was deported back to Mexico due to an expired license. Although he had never committed any previous crimes, conducted well, and always had a positive attitude, he was sentenced to depart our family for ten years. Almost immediately after, my mother fell into a deep depression (due to past experiences and a now absent spouse), my sister and I ceased to progress at school, and again we were left alone to depend on ourselves (given her prior husband had also left). It felt as if, in the blink of a moment, we went from having everything our mom fought relentlessly to obtain for our future just to start again at ground zero. At this point, I realized I had no other option but to step up and be the …show more content…
I began small by making sure my mother take her medication for depression in the right time frame and manner; I progressed by motivating her to try her best at work for we now depended on her income more then ever; I continued by making sure all daily chores were executed so my mom could just rest when she got home; and finally I worked myself up to juggling both my academic success as well spending my spare time tutoring my sister upon her courses. These routines continued on for three consecutive years until my dad thankfully (yet illegally) returned home. These experiences transformed my perspective and directed me to incorporate my future career into being the leader I sought to be for my family; but most importantly, one for every family. See, Mao Zedong once stated that if you were to “give a man a fish, then you feed him for a day. [However,] teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime”. Similarly, I learned that instead of handing others what they need only for their quick consumption, try to teach others the value of their worth and give them several reasons why you are concerned and interested in their

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College Admissions Essay: The Journey That Changed My Life