Writing A College Essay About Yourself

The essay illustrates her joy in trying new things and having diverse interests.

When seniors began to ask me for advice and teachers recruited me to teach underclassmen, I discovered not only that I had been heard, but that others wanted to listen.

At heart, I am still reserved (some things never change), but in finding my voice, I found a strength I could only dream of when I stood in silence so many years ago.\r\n\r\n Standing in front of the crowd of students, it was my hope that by founding this program, I could give them an experience that was as empowering as mine had been for me.

I watched the upperclassmen carefully, trying to speak as powerfully as they did.

I learned from my opponents and adapted my style through the hundreds of rounds I lost.

It took six years of tongue twisters and complicated mouth contortions in special education classes for me to produce the forty-four sounds of the English language.\r\n\r\n Then, high school came.

I was sick of how confining my quiet nature had become.

The most important thing to remember is to be original as you share your own story, thoughts, and ideas with us.\r\n\r\n","_modules_admissions_3_content_0_body":"field_58dd957c14807","modules_admissions_3_content":["body"],"_modules_admissions_3_content":"field_58dd956c14806","modules_admissions_5_tag_text":"Jerry","_modules_admissions_5_tag_text":"field_58dd955014803","modules_admissions_5_heading":"Finding My Voice","_modules_admissions_5_heading":"field_58dd955614804","modules_admissions_5_lead":"","_modules_admissions_5_lead":["field_58dd955e14805","field_58dd955e14805"],"modules_admissions_5_content_0_body":["I looked up and flinched slightly.

There were at least sixty of them, far more than expected.

I began interacting with my teachers more and leading my peers in clubs.

In discussions, I put forward my ideas with every bit as much conviction as my classmates.