The Importance Of An Alchemist

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I would like to start of this essay as I would have started my first admissions application essay, with a gripping first sentence, that will, in this case, be my second sentence. I am an Alchemist, in my own definition, that I had created to describe myself. I do not intend to submit my definition at all, I only wish to express myself in a way that I always had imagined an Alchemist was, at a young age. At the tender age of eight, I believed and Alchemist was someone who can change things by the use of magic. Although I do not possess powers, I believe I can change things in a big way with hard work. I come from a family where academics is important, I excelled in high school, and I always made sure I took challenging courses such as taking …show more content…

I did not realize it at the time, but I had developed depression after coming back from the hospital, which affected my grades. I had lost my motivation after a while from thinking I could not afford college, and other factors. I knew in my heart that I needed to lift myself up from where I was, and so I reached out to my family and sought counseling, which has helped me in so many ways. The support my family had given me during this hard time is something I am truly grateful for. I come from two grandmothers who coincidently were both plantation workers that lived in the rural parts of their home country, Peru and Guatemala. My grandmother from Peru was a single mother who raised five children and my other grandmother, from Guatemala, who had the help of her husband, also was put up with the challenge of raising 14 children. Both my grandmothers are an inspiration to me, and I had the motivation to continue my education with the help of these two strong women. My transition out of my mental battle was hard at first but I focused on my goal of working in the United nation one day and pushed through the battle. After I had my educational plan set, I looked forward into my work. I had enrolled in school again and also took three jobs as a babysitter, shift manager, and a junior Treasurer intern at Westchester Farms. Along with my work, I

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