There are more than seven and a half billion people in the world, and you are just one of them. Growing up in the southern Florida Keys, you collect unique characteristic and qualities that differentiate from everyone else. My qualities and characteristics have always been to do the best I can at everything, whether it’s a job interview, speech, or my grades. I really started to be serious about my grades in the 11th grade, until then I had always settled for any grade as long as I was passing the course. The consequences of being young and irresponsible resulted in my GPA decreasing. When I finally observed my transcript, I realized I didn’t have much time to waste and I needed to put work in. Honestly, if I could do it all over again, I most certainly would, even though it means that I would have to redo 4 years. I possess great determination, when I desire something I work for it. If I had to describe myself with one word, it would be diligent.
Someone who knows me well would say that I’m a hardworking and goal-oriented type of person. When I was 17 years old, I got my first job at a local café, Mangrove Mikes. My mom constantly reminded me that I didn’t need a job. I told my family that I wanted to take on my own responsibilities and prepare myself for my future. I didn’t look at a paycheck as independence; I looked at it as a way to help not only myself, but also my parents by not having to rely on their income.
I have set a number of personal and academic goals in life. The number one goal in my life right now is to get into a great school where I can search for my career and get a Masters degree. There’s one quote by Dr. David M. Burns that I strongly believe in: “Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life”. I am the type of person that is not afraid of failing. I feel that by failing, you become a better person by learning from your mistakes. I will do everything in my power to prosper and become a contributing part of the UCF community.
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agreed! It also seems very choppy and not fully thought out. Try looking flushing out some details and adding transitions. Make sure every detail can somehow tie into the point your trying to make. i might tinker with that entering sentence.