Many students insist that friendships or passions ultimately shape who they are. For me, it was the life that I was brought into. I was born into a family that had preexistent issues of drug and alcohol abuse. Prior to my birth, my mother experienced a time of sobriety, but after she met my father she relapsed. For the greater half of my young life, my older siblings blamed me for causing my mom to spiral back into a life...

In my life, I have been fortunate to take on many leadership roles, whether at school, within my church, or in my family. Ultimately, the experiences that I have had as a leader in each area of my life has molded me as the person I am today and has guided much of my focus and determination. Being a leader is who I have become and while I am very cooperative and take direction easily, I always jump at every...

While I have acquired the role as leader in many clubs, the most important to me, and the one I believe has a greater impact in my community and in my school is my role as President of the CSF Club at my school. CSF stands for California Scholarship Federation. One facet of this club is our community service outreach. As president, I connect other students within the club with different service opportunities. This year, I started a program at...

I would not worry so much about trying to make every single essay perfect and trying to make myself...