<p>Can you guys give me your insight on my personal statement? Do you think its good ? I am applying to UCLA, UCI,and UCR.</p>
<p>Describe the world you come from for example, your family, community or school and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams (visions) and aspirations (goals).</p>
<p>I remember those weekdays being dropped off at home after school. The arguments each and everyday on who would get to play the xbox. I was the younger sibling, I had to obey what he said. I watched as my older brother got to have all the fun. I wanted to call my parents and complain, but I was considerate. Now I am seventeen, and he will be turning twenty one. I look at those days, and see far we have come. My brother is all I ever had. This personal statement makes me somewhat sad. We will both oddly go off to college together and begin new chapters. To make new memories, filled with love and laughter.</p>
<p>Me and my brother are day and night He has always been the outgoing one ,while I am the more soft spoken one. He has always stirred up trouble, while I have been the calm and innocent one. Comparing myself to my brother helps me see that there is no way of defining a special person. We are all special. My brother has always been a straight F student throughout school, while I have always been straight A student. He has always been the type to socialize with others, while I have always been shy and let others do the talking. Being great in academics doesn't make me any better than my peers. Like my brother, being a social butterfly doesn't necessarily mean he is any more normal then the person standing next to him. We all express ourselves in different ways. What is important is that you have a good heart and a great personality. My brother and I help eachother out. He tries to get me to be more outgoing, while I try to push him to do better in school. I couldn't have asked for a better brother and he makes me realize that.</p>
<p>When my brother got expelled from high school my freshman year, my parents were extremely disappointed. Months of arguments didn't help the cause. I felt that I needed to step up my game in school. I have tried really hard to make my family and my brother proud over these past three and a half years. I always push myself to do better by taking advanced classes. There is no rivalry between me and my brother, I hope for the best for him and he hopes the best for me. Although we argue a lot, I feel that my brother has had a big impact on my life. We have always shared the same friends, going to the same private school before I switched to public. The attention my parents give him over me helps me stay independent and unreliant on them. My parents have supported me like no other, but I still feel considerate of them just as I did when I was a little boy mad over my brother Chris getting to play the Xbox. I look back and see that he had all the fun, just like in high school, and it came back to bite him. Him not letting me play those video games helped me benefit in a way.It got me more focused on school and makes me want to be succesful. I have had a tremendous impact on him as he just earned his GED. I feel that I put him on the fence as I am just about to get my diploma and be ahead of him. My parents putting all the attentions on him over our lives made me realize how much trust and confidence they have in me. They know that I am a brave, intelligent, caring person and I think sometimes they forget that I am just a teenager. I feel that I am intelligent beyond my years, just by the way I act and see the world. I am pretty old-fashioned to say the least, you can say I grew up in the wrong generation. My family has made me realize that I can achieve my dreams and aspirations because I am confident individual. My support system is beyond incredible, I couldnt ask for anything more.</p>