College Admissions Essay: Strength Of The Mind

I believe in strength, any form of it. The strength of the mind, the strength of the body, and the strength of the soul. Strength is a powerful weapon that is attainable by everyone, yet few are disciplined enough to attain it.

To put it plain and simple: the strength of the mind is vital. People say, "Knowledge is power,” and I believe this is a true statement. I feel it is important to be book smart and street smart. When you are book smart, you are gaining knowledge through text to apply in everyday life, whereas street smarts are gained from real life experiences. I consider myself to be an avid learner. My intellectual ability has proven to help me succeed and stand out from those who do the bare minimum. Back in 5th grade, when I lived

I was recommended by a random stranger, who saw my intellects were superior to my classmates, and I had a sponsor who was willing to support me for what would have been the next 8 years of my life. Unfortunately, because I moved away from Florida, I had to drop the scholarship. Nevertheless, with my intellectual ability, I could of have a free ride to college. Today, I am a straight A student in my many advanced classes, such as Trigonometry, AP European History, and Honors English. When I am in class, I am eager to know more, so I pay attention, no matter how tedious it can get. In addition, outside of school, I take the time to go and learn new things. I subscribe to the word of the day from Dictionary.com, and learn a new word every day. I, also, have a trivia book that I read recreationally. I do all this because the more knowledge one gains, the more powerful one becomes. And with great power, comes great accomplishments. In a roundabout way, strength is power. Queen Elizabeth I is a great example of the strength of the mind. Despite being a woman in her time, she managed to gain control of much land and remain

I believe that it doesn’t matter how old you are, what gender you are, or what your body type may be: physical strength is achievable. In fact, there are so many benefits to physical fitness, long term and short term. One motivating benefit to me is people who are physically fit are more likely to live their lives to the fullest. They are less likely to be held down by mental problems, like stress and anxiety, and biological problems, such as heart and lung diseases. As an athletic petite 15-year-old girl, it can be easily seen how muscular I am. 10 hours and 30 minutes of every week, I spend at the gym, exercising, training, and that is before the infamous track season, which adds on a delightful 7 hours and 30 minutes to my normal workout schedule. Usain Bolt become the fastest man in the world by committing his time to becoming the best. As a sprinter myself, I know between weight training and the track workout, its at least 2 hours and 30 minutes per practice. It does take time and commitment to be fit. When people comment on my fit build, they always sound surprised, as if they don't expect a teenage girl like me to have visible muscles. What is disheartening about this is it shows todays’ norm of society expectations for girls to be weak and frail. To me, words like weak and frail translate into useless. However, I gladly defy those stereotypes, by staying healthy, learning more