College essay

Ever since I started going to Lake Mary Prep, I’ve tried to do as many different activities as I can. I’ve always been interested in living as many different experiences in my life as I can, which is the main reason I even decided to go to school in the first place. I was homeschooled for the first half of my life, but after some time had gone by, my curiosity got the better of me. When I reached the sixth grade, I decided I wanted to go to a real school to finish middle and high school.

So far I’ve tried out three different sports and participated in many of the electives that my school had to offer. I played in the track and field team for two years in a row and I was an average player on the team. I never got the chance to participate in any of the official track meets but I was still glad I got to be a part of the team. After that, I looked for a sport that I already knew so I could be a more prominent member in the group. I joined the bowling team for one year and excelled beyond even my own expectations. I ended up receiving the coach’s award, along with many other honors, by the end of the season.

Along with trying out for multiple sports teams, the elective classes at Lake Mary Prep gave me many opportunities to express my creativity to the entire school. I took part in 2-D and 3-D art which focused on improving skills with pencils, shading, and coloring. As I improved my ability to draw on paper, I was motivated to try other forms of art so I could be skilled on all levels. I soon discovered graphic design where I learned how to create images on the computer using programs like adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Taking that class motivated me to join the yearbook staff the next year to see if I could apply my newfound knowledge of digital art to something that the entire school could enjoy. The yearbook from that year was a huge success, received many awards, and even earned a spot in the yearbook hall of fame. I have recently decided to transfer my artistic skills back to reality and work on creating oil paintings on a canvas.

After spending almost six years at Lake Mary Prep, I have applied all the different skills I’ve learned to make my experience in my core classes even better. I was able to use my talent in the science fair to create an outstanding project which earned me third place overall in the fair. Over the years, I have earned the dean’s list award three times and been on the honor roll many times. Now that I am reaching then end of my high school career, I plan to stay more focused on one single goal rather than trying to learn different skills.

My ultimate goal in trying all these different things was to live my life to the fullest while I still had the opportunity to do so. Now I am focusing more on what I plan to do for the rest of my life rather than just experiencing little things to satisfy me for that moment. I have decided to pursue a career in the field of either math or science because those are the topics that are the most interesting to me.