Sample Of Admission Essay For College

My father once told me “if a man/woman has the mindset...he or she had five years ago...he or she has wasted five years of his life”. This quote inflames my passion to excel in my future endeavors even in the mist of my challenges. Throughout the duration of my undergraduate college career, I have undergone several experiences; some good, challenging and others of which were traumatic. Nonetheless, these experiences have played a major role in for who I am today. As once a shy, vulnerable and naïve girl, experiencing college, has given me the tools to blossom into a strong willed, ambitious and inquisitive young woman.
Five years ago my cousin, who I grew up with, was arrested on 11 counts of murder in Atlanta, Georgia. Her children were taken away from her and put into the care of the Department of Social Services (DSS). I witnessed my family struggle with the thought of my cousin serving life in prison and worry about her children’s well being. Thankfully, she went to trial two years later and was acquitted on all 11 counts of murder. After she was released, she suffered from issues with posttraumatic disordered due to her time in prison because of this I gained an even greater desire for justice and human equality.

In 2009, I was in a domestic violence for two years with a guy that I thought loved me. I was abused physically, mentally and emotionally. It numerous times that I was called downgrading names and he would say things like “if I cannot have you, no one else can”. There was one particular time he hit me with an open-hand so hard it caused a blood clot in my left eye. I hit a breaking point in 2011 when I was unable to breathe due to being strangled for a long period of time. I made a vow to myself that I would use my story as a testimony and help