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? In August of this year I had my application to Texas State complete and ready to submit. I was only awaiting my most recent SAT scores to send my final submission. When writing my essay describing a circumstance or obstacle in my life, I explained how I had been fortunate enough not to have any major adverse events in my life and went on to explain how the most conflicting moment in my life being the day I started at a new High School. Now I am rewriting my essay to tell you how quickly my life changed from one day to the next. This September, I received a phone call from one of my longtime friends …show more content…
Then I became angry. How could he do this to the people that he loved? I was dwelling on the selfishness of his actions and couldn’t understand why he would want his loved ones to suffer so badly. I just couldn’t seem to get past it, I thought about him every day. I was laying in my room just thinking about losing Cooper and how I had never felt this horrible feeling before. My mother came in my room and saw me just lying there staring at the ceiling. She asked me what was wrong and I began telling her about the feelings I was having. She sat next to me and we talked about Cooper for a long time. After she left she sent me a quote on grieving. The quote was written by an elderly man who had lost many loved one in his life. I began to read it… “you’ll find that the pain comes in waves, when the ship is first wrecked you are drowning, with wreckage all around you. Everything floating around reminds you of the magnificence of the ship that once was, and all you can do is float; you find a piece of the wreckage and you hang on to it for a while, but all you can do is float,
It’s very surprising to be honest. If I rewind my life to the very beginning of junior year, I would have never suspected that I would encounter multiple hardships one after another, each excessively worse than the last. Yes, junior year was extremely tough domestically and socially but little did I know that my horrid problems at home would affect me academically. Undeniably it was my will power and my strong belief in never giving up which steered my grades and my life to the straight path and made me realize that mistakes happen in life for a reason, they happen so we can learn from them, so we can share our story with others and help them avoid the hardships we encountered. When I reminisce at my junior year, I don’t extract sadness or failure, I see the rejuvenation and the revival of a talented individual who encountered a slight obstacle on the road of life.
One summer I awoke to the chirping of my cell phone. I was really confused because I had a bunch of notifications. On a normal day I usually only have a couple. When I checked to see what they were, I discovered that they were all concerning my best friend. They all said “I’m so sorry for what happened.” I got really confused and stumbled down the stairs to talk to my mom. When I saw her, she had tears running down her face and she said “He’s gone.” My emotions hit me like a runaway train and I immediately went into a depression. The grieving process had just started and it was awful. Eventually, I knew it was necessary in order to heal. Grief marks our memories with sadness and pain; however, this way of coping is the essential key to moving on with our lives.
I have felt the pain of the loss of a Sister; have felt the pain of the death of my Mother, and felt the death of my Father. I know how it feels. I experienced it. It is painful, looking at those old kind folks who bore you; who took care of you; went through all kinds of sacrifices and pains just to look after you for years and years, until one day the child stood on one’s own two feet, and then … there they are, the parents, helpless and lifeless in front of you.
For as long as I can remember I have set high goals for myself regarding my future, my friendships, and my education. Entering college with these standards I knew that I wouldn’t settle for less than my best, and I would strive to amaze myself at my success. One thing I never fit into my planned path of achievement was any type of struggle, or obstacle that could alter the way I have thought for so long. The first month of college I fell upon an obstacle I never could have imagined. I suffered a knee injury and missed continuous classes following the accident as well as surgery that was necessary to my recovery. These things tested my strength as a person, but also as a student. It made everything a little more complicated, even the little things like getting out of bed in the morning. I pushed myself to see the end of the tunnel I felt seemed impossible to crawl out of. Many things helped me along the way, and just as I hadn’t imagined my accident, I couldn’t have imagined the support I found everywhere around me. I know that I can overcome obstacles in the future now because of my determination for success and the use of helpful resources all around me.
Everyone has difficult obstacles in their lives. I have had a few myself and they each have changed me for the better. My most profound experience was being repeatedly molested as a child. I wasn't aware of exactly what was happening to me. I didn't know being touched was wrong. I just knew how disgusting it made me feel, but I didn't tell anyone at the time. I shared this publicly as an adult to help other parents realize that children need to be protected. It was a long journey to reach to the point where I could speak about my experiences with anyone. These experiences from my childhood affected me deeply; however, I have overcome them, learned from them and I have contributed at a higher level because of them.
Please submit an essay describing how you have triumphed over significant personal and/or family hardship, e.g., loss of one or both parents, foster care placement, physical disability, severe poverty, victim of serious crime, etc.
Time passed quickly, there was another important event made me a very different person in learning. Recall this incident on my third grade, reading and writing were so effortlessly because of my early learning development; I am a very confident kid in the class. Finally, there was English test; I thought I was going to do great. The most awkward thing was I told my best friend Yvonne that I was going to get an A for it. In addition, I also told her the test was not going to be too difficult and I preferred to spend time for cartoon in that evening.
These past eight years could only be described as a marvelous journey filled with unexpected experiences and rewarding life lessons. More so, my life is not even remotely similar to the way I had imagined it in the beginning of summer of 2008, my high school’s graduation.
Time passed quickly, there was another important event made me a very different person in learning. Recall this incident on my third grade, reading and writing were so effortlessly because of my early learning development; I am a very confident kid in the class. Finally, there was English test; I thought I was going to do great. The most awkward thing was I told my best friend Yvonne that I was going to get an A for it. In addition, I also told her the test was not going to be too difficult and I preferred to spend time for cartoon in that evening.
Humanity maintains a deep-rooted fear of being lonely, and I, being no exception, once experienced an unyielding compulsion to share my inner world with others. Years of being disregarded prompted the belief that I would remain nothing other than a degenerate and continued discrimination drowned me in detrimental thoughts. Life appears as an undying orbit around the notion of finding other people to empathize with and love. Society installs individuals with the conviction that they cannot be alone and content. As I grew older and branched out to unfamiliar faces, I learned an abundance concerning myself, class difference, and managing loneliness. I began to rise above the societal belief that another individual must be present in one’s life
Throughout life people face obstacles, whether they be physical or in their own mind. Some of these challenges are long term and must be worked on over time. Other trials are short term and are easily addressed. Mine had been accepting my limits of what I could do and what I could not. Accepting these limits was not easy for me and took some time to work with. This obstacle of letting go of some opportunities and taking on the ones I could carry was a difficult task, however, I am now able to excel with my opportunities with these limits in mind. This is how overcoming my challenge has changed me.
How has God changed your life? If God did not change your life, how did you overcome obstacles in your life? These questions relate to--#7 (Sire, 2009, p.23). She overcomes her obstacles with hard work, determination and support from family and friends.
Many changes for the good and some were bad but, there were some learning experiences that help make me a better person. The events in my life, was dealing with the Birth and The Death of my first daughter.
Many years ago when I was a freshman in high school, an event happened to me that changed my life for the better. My friend invited me to go hiking with him and his sister. He was going to go hiking in Yosemite. The following day I prepared myself mentally and physically in order to accomplish this hike.
I opened my eyes at around 9:00 a.m.; I could not imagine that today was my graduation day. I was so excited to get ready for the day I had dreamt of for twelve years. I called my cousin Sandra to remind her to do my makeup because she is a makeup artist. I told her that I needed it to be flawless because I wanted this day to be complete in everyway. I took a shower to get ready for the hair salon because I was going to dye my hair red for the first time. I wanted a simple hairstyle; straight on top with curls at the bottom.