<p>Essay Question: In an essay of no more than 500 words, please select the three words that describe you best and tell us how you will use these qualities/characteristics to contribute fully to the BU Community</p>
<p>Throughout my High School life I have suffered through many hardships and difficulties along the path to graduation. The first year of high school for me was very tough because I was a very shy kid and had trouble making the transition from middle school to high school. This transition was extremely difficult and greatly affected my academics during my freshman year. During my sophomore year I lost a close friend and was brought down immensely due to this tragedy. Even though it greatly affected me I still managed to drastically raise my gpa from freshman year. After sophomore year I decided to test my academic abilities by signing up to take two AP, two IB and two honors courses. Junior year was a hard transition from going from regular level classes to a rack of college level classes. I fought through the transition and never gave up even when I felt like transferring back to regular level classes. I was met with my toughest struggle yet during fall of my junior year due to the death of my grandfather whom had been my idol and a close friend. My junior year was extremely tough due to this loss but even through this I worked hard and found my comfort zone academically. Throughout these hardships and tragedies I managed to persevere and improve academically.</p>
<p>Expansive is another great word to describe me. I have always looked outwards to find out more to become more knowledgeable. I always seek to learn more and often in my classes in high school I have went beyond the regular coursework to find even more information about the topic at hand. I am very open with people and can help out others immensely when in need of help.</p>
<p>Whenever faced with a challenge I never gave 50 percent and gave it all I could. Assiduous is a word that definitely describes my personality. An example of when I was assiduous was during my sports practices, specifically rugby and wrestling. During these practices I would show a hard working attitude to try and encourage others to work just as hard as me to better the team. I take all my school work serious and when getting a bad grade I dedicate myself to work even harder next time to improve myself academically.</p>
<p>These qualities and characteristics of mine will help me contribute to the Boston University community in many ways. When I'm faced with challenges I will find the strength necessary to persevere and overcome those challenges. Being expansive will help further my knowledge and allow me to make an easier transition into college. If I am faced with a task to complete I will be hard working because I am assiduous in my work ethics. I can contribute to the BU community by joining the rugby team and bringing my hard work ethics to the team. My perseverance, expansive personality and assiduous work ethic will definitely allow me to contribute to the BU community.</p>
<p>I put this together today and its a rough draft but could anyone please help me out with any suggestions to add/edit to this?</p>