"You just didn't have a sparkle in your eye." Only a few weeks after my seventeenth birthday, I sat in front of a panel of adults I had once adored as they told me why they had crushed my lifelong dream. For obvious reasons, I did not like the answer. I had dedicated my entire life to performing- singing, dancing, and acting. I always had a desire to be a star someday, and when I was awarded the voice scholarship at my high school and given featured roles in the musical every year, I thought my opportunity to be a star was finally within reach. Unfortunately, despite consistent hard work, dedication, and a strong audition for my final high school show, the opportunity to pursue my dream was never afforded to me. Endless nights of crying came
What started out as a hobby transformed into a passion for an art form that allows me to use movements and expressions to tell a story. Whether I’m on stage in front of an audience of just friends and family, hundreds of strangers and a panel of judges, or the whole school, performing over thirty times, has helped me build lifelong
Sitting in a clinic in Nepal, I picked up the only newspaper that was in English and stared at the section dedicated to the Grammy Awards. There by the headline was Sam Smith, standing with a grin, cradling his four Grammys. I turned to my friend and stated, “I want to win a Grammy.” As I sat there, hearing myself vocalize a hidden dream, I waited, expecting some sort of encouraging spiel on how I could accomplish anything I wanted if I worked hard enough. Instead, she tilted her head as she said with a smile, “Well, you’ll have to sing in front of your friends first.” She was right. In order for me to be on that stage, thanking my mother for her endless encouragement, I would need to set aside all those drive blocking reasons I couldn’t be a musician. It is scary, realizing my dream and knowing that it will not be easy. When I think about singing, composing, spreading my message, sharing my voice, I am filled with excitement and anxiety.
When my mom asked if I wanted to see this year’s Lakeside musical, I honestly was a bit unwilling. It’s not that I didn’t want to support my two or three friends up on stage and in the crew; I just don’t have a very good track record with high school performances. I’m a critic: I have always been very critical of myself, and very critical of others. I unwittingly judge the actors onstage, and end up feeling guilty because I probably could have done no better. On top of this warped superiority/inferiority was the nature of the musical they were performing; all throughout third grade I had been obsessed with the movie-musical Hairspray. I knew all the songs, most of the lines, and wasn’t sure if anyone could top Queen Latifah. But I was mistaken.
In the United States of America, a total of 17.3 million students enroll into college immediately after completion of high school. While many students in the United States are attending college, the students’ reasons for attending college vary. Some students may be attending college in order to pursue a dream of playing professional football, while others may be attending college to pursue a career in the medical field. The reasons I decided to attend college are to fulfill family’s expectations and to pursue my dreams of changing the world.
The Ultimate Career Goal: I am extremely passionate about marine and wildlife ecosystems and all their inhabitants and have a desire to work in a career that allows me to work closely within these ecosystems as well as allowing myself to educate those that surround me about the importance of science. My ultimate career goal is to work as a laboratory and field technician for a reputable company or organisation.
The reasons I would love to attend college are because of both personal experience, and because I want to reach the full potential God has gifted me with. Throughout my life I have been faced with many struggles regarding my health. When I was young, I loved playing sports and dreamed of competing on high school teams. The Lord, however, had other plans for my life. As a result of my health struggles I have been attending physical therapy consistently for the past six years. Through the years, I have seen the miraculous ways the therapists have helped not only me, but all of the patients that walked through their door. For example, I watched them turn a workout center into a Star Wars lair in order to inspire a 5 year old boy to fight through the hardships of his heart surgery recovery. Through the inspiration they hoped to pass on to him, they inspired me to try to make the same difference. Seeing firsthand the affect that a physical therapist can make has opened my eyes to see what I really want to do with my life. Over the past few years, my passion for becoming a physical therapist has grown, and is continuing to grow
There are many reasons that a person decides to pursue higher education beyond their high school years. For me, deciding to pursue higher education l after I graduated high school was a big committment that I wasn't ready to make. Instead of immediately going off to college like many of my friends and classmates, I decided to go to work. After spending six tiring years in the work force doing manual labor, I decided that enough was enough and that I needed to do something to better myself as an employee and as a person.
Every year I am asked the same question by my teachers, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” In all honesty I am still not quite sure yet, however, I am more educated on the countless majors and degrees I can obtain in college. College is more than just receiving a degree and deciding what you should do with your life. I believe that college is a place where I can learn and begin to understand the world and how I can attribute to making a difference.
“I don’t want another pretty face, I don’t want just anyone to hold, I don’t want my love to go to waste, I want you and your beautiful soul” was one of my favorite songs to sing when I was a young child. As a young child, I would pester my parents with singing wherever I went, and my love for singing has never changed throughout the years, it is a talent that I am so grateful to have. Starting at a young age, just casually listening to the radio and CDs and gradually learning the lyrics to all the songs that came on I would be able to add my special touches to make it feel like my own when I sing it. In 2006 the franchise of High School Musical came out, and it truly transformed me as a singer. At the age of six, I was singing the girl and the
I have always regarded myself with having the best work ethic of anyone I knew. When at high school, I thought as myself as the best all-around student, and person. Being highly regarded by both faculty and students was a great confidence boost when I began my college application process, but I soon realized how it was hard to but all of my accomplishments, into a very short essay. I was not, and still am not the best academically in my class, but to me, it doesn’t matter if my GPA isn’t a 4.0 or if I didn’t graduate valedictorian of my class. What I know is I possess skills that make me the best candidate for anything I want to pursue.
One day, about two weeks ago, when my high school announced that they were going to host auditions for their annual school musical, I knew I had to audition. I had been singing since the age of three, dancing since five, and acting ever since the moment I came out of my mother’s womb. Musical theatre was my forte, but auditions weren’t… *beep beep beep* “Oh God”, I thought, as I brushed my teeth. The alarm I had put on my phone the previous night was ringing, which meant that the auditions were going to begin soon.
...lly arrived. All of the kids were dressed up and very lively. My mom had made bought an outfit and got me a fine sailor's hat and a corn-cob pipe. We all pranced around to the music as our parents watched. The time came for me to say my line. I remember looking at the crowd and seeing everyone staring at me in anticipation. I froze and totally went blank. I couldn’t even remember my hero’s line. I burst out in tears and ran off the stage. All the concern and thinking about being Popeye, and I didn’t even do my part. My parents went backstage and calmed me down. They took me out for pizza afterwards and everything was happy again.
Before theater class, I had some experience in performance, both before large audiences nationally and internationally. However, my experience was quite different from theater in that my performances with the Young Voice of Colorado was predominantly singing, with an occasional silent acting role, with the added distinction of being a
One of the subjects I have always wanted to major in is Drama. I have been in school plays since the fourth grade, but it was not until my sophomore year of high school that I learned why I cherished acting so much. My school was holding auditions for a comedy play called “Greek Mythology Olympiaganza” and I wanted to try out for it. For auditions, everyone had to read a short script in front of the drama teachers. I poured every single ounce of energy that I contained when I auditioned. I left the drama room with my fingers crossed, hoping that I secured a role in the play. The next day a list of the actors was hung out by the drama room. The list was miniscule, so I was worried that I did not acquire a role in the play. But, yet I
Many people have contributed both my dreams and aspirations that have made me unique. Because of them, I have definitely become the strongest version of myself mentally and physically. I believe that is the aspect of myself that makes me unique. The hunger for being strong in all aspects. The contributors are my family members, my teachers, and my friends. There are five family members in my family and two of them have always significantly contributed to my life; they are my oldest brother and my father. My oldest brother has always helped me with my school work and taking care of me during my childhood, whereas my father has given me a lot of assistance with my education in my adolescent life. With their wonderful supports, I am now continuing