Defining

My entire life has constantly consisted of defining who I am. Who I am as a person, where I stand in a person’s life and how I’d like to be remembered. I refuse to be considered average, and just become another passer-by in someone’s life. Virginia Tech, my dream school, the only place I ever wanted to be was considered a school far out of my grasp, a school who wouldn’t accept me as my SAT scores and GPA just did not measure up to the university’s standards. I decided to take a chance, a leap of faith, and shoot for something others claimed unattainable.

Virginia Tech saw me for me, and in that instant I no longer had to try to define and prove whom I was to those I felt had failed me. I never had the option of taking an honors class in high school, let alone an advanced placement course. After taking the SATs three times my scores did not improve, all that much. Despite the lack luster numbers Virginia Tech looked at me as a person and all that I had to offer and was willing to give me a chance of attending this prestigious institution. I owe the university my hard work and dedication, they took a chance on me and I am not one to disappoint. I have at times failed in my life, but look where failure has gotten me thus far. It is hard to see past the present and focus on the future, the here and now takes precedents above all else; I was able to persist past failure and work hard to get where I sit today. I accept failure, not light-heartedly, but I can accept it and move forward, however, what I cannot accept is giving up. I really thought that college was not an option for me when I first arrived at Virginia Tech; I was failing tests, my family and most of all myself. The easy option – to run and never look back, but as quitting slowly started to consume me, I understood that hard work, persistence, perseverance and above all else the will power to continue was truly what defined me.