"The bane of my existence, the nightmare that will not end, the thing that has practically driven me to insanity,"these are the phrases I used to describe the college essay.I had never been in a situation so stressful that I wanted to just sit in a corner and scream into an abyss, as I rapidly flipped my lips up and down with my finger. This is coming from a person who has lived in unstable homes throughout their childhood and lived in a toxic environment in their teenage years.
The first time I finished writing an essay; I thought I had written a masterpiece, the cream of the crop, one of the best essays of all time even. I'll admit I shouldn't have put so much confidence in my paper, but I was proud of my work. My English
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Anyone could become a Beta Club member if they had decent grades and eighteen dollars.The same could be said about the National English Honor Society. Everyone at an Ivy League school or top-tier school has a phenomenal grade point average. I felt that I didn't have a personal achievement that made me stand out from the crowd.
Since I felt I couldn't compose an essay about my personal achievements; I savagely searched the internet for college essays that got students accepted into good schools and advice given by admission officers. I was then disappointed, saddened, and a little bit angered by what I had seen. All the student essays I read were all these whimsical tells or extraordinary events, that either made the admissions officers laugh or cry. I read how admission officers were sick of the stories of overcoming challenges, immigrant parents, sick relatives, etc. Then I stepped away from the computer and asked myself