College Essay

<p>Mind reviewing my college application essay? </p>

<p>Thank you.</p>

<p>Describe a circumstance, obstacle or conflict in your life, and the skills and resources you used to resolve it. Did it change you? If so, how?</p>

<p>Circumstances, obstacles and conflicts, that’s what my life has consisted on since I started living by myself. </p>

<p>When I was 18 years old I left to London, England, to study abroad for a year. My mother supported me with the plane ticket, a month’s rent and some extra money to live for the first month, after that, I was by myself. I had to find a job, not because I wanted extra money, because I needed to pay rent, pay bills, buy food, pretty much, be a grown up. First job I could find was in a catering company, I would help set up the dining room, then I would be a waiter, then a bartender, and pretty much help with anything that was needed, I would do all of this dressed really formal. Did I enjoy it? Totally not, did I enjoy getting paid? Absolutely. But that’s when I came to realize that I needed to work hard in this life if I ever wanted to have a good future.</p>

<p>After coming back from England, I started working in Mexico in the Secretariat of Economic Development, always with tasks that needed to be done and deadlines for every one of them. I always enjoyed finding myself with obstacles that I needed to figure out how to get through them and succeed. </p>

<p>Finally joining the United States Air Force was the biggest task I have encountered myself with. Since basic military training until the moment I separated I always encountered myself with different circumstances, obstacles and conflicts. Learning how to meet deadlines as a C-130H2 Loadmaster wasn’t easy but at the end of the day you would feel like the most successful person. If you didn’t meet all your tasks on a timely manner, you wouldn’t be able to accomplish the mission. The plane wouldn’t take off; thereof we couldn’t succeed with our mission. One of the skills I always used for this would be to don’t stress, learn to keep calm and do everything in a timely manner. </p>

<p>I think one of my best skills, if not the best one probably, is that I am not scared of anything. If something needs to get done I always find a way to do it and I will go to the total extent of my abilities to achieve it. I might get frustrated if I find myself stuck but then I will overpass my frustration and keep my head up and achieve it.</p>

<p>I want the best for my future and I will go to the maximum to achieve it, I know it’s not going to be easy but at the end it’s going to be worth it. That’s another reason I want to study at the Dwight Look College of Engineering, because of it’s ranking and the great faculty teaching there.</p>