College Essay

Throughout my life, there have been many people I have been raised from, I have my parents, my brother, and even my friends, and the enviroment I used to live in has shaped me into what I am today. I grew up in Jamaica, Briarwood, where the last thing people wanted to go was into an educational system, and neither did I. My mother and father always told me that education was the key to success, and after college, life would be so much smoother, my father once said that, and unfortunately for him, he never had a father to tell him what he tells me to do to succeed, which is why I appreciate my father for being there for me. My father grew up in Ecuador, Quito, and after high school, he came to the United States to work, and took a big risk coming here, but he did it because he heard that America was the best opportunity to work. That influenced me a lot because my father sacrificed everything he had so I would have a good future, he once told me knowing I graduated college, he can die in peace, and I will not fail him.

There are many reasons why I never wanted to go to school, but there was only one reason why I always went, it was because I don't want my family and friends to be disappointed in me. My family sacrificed so much ti see me grauduate from college, and I don't want to fail them. Many people I have been raised by have depended on me to go to college because they never had the chance to go because they believed working was the best solution was to succeed in this life.

The main reason I wanted to succedd in my education was so the people that raised me didn't waste their time, all the hard work and discipline they have taught me so I can finish school and be a professional. Everyone I know wants the best for me, my friends, my family, and even my teachers I have today.