Standing on my own
Success is characterized by anything that yields a sensation of satisfaction, after accomplishing a goal, in any aspect. People are always trying to succeed. Success is an enticing challenge for anyone to prove their capability of getting what they want and also to be acknowledged. People want success to look for an improvement in their quality of life. If this is not the reason, then why else does the compelling need for feat exist? Just like everyone else, I have a dream for success. For my future I want to see myself fruitful in pursuing what I desire to do – dermatology. However, being successful to me isn’t about fulfilling selfish desires, it also entails helping others. As a future doctor, I yearn to be adept of sharing my knowledge with people that need it. In order for me to get to that level, I must endure strong adversity from a superior educational environment and achieve outstanding grades. I must also be able to stand up on my own feet and be independent, which has been a struggle for me ever since I was young.
Growing up, I always had to fight for everything I wanted or believed in. I felt in any situation that I was the odd one out. I felt different, and that everyone else was a team that was out to get me. Since I was young I have always been a very timid, quiet child. However, I was very compassionate towards others and was that one friend who was always there to help. My parents and friends would often tell me to “have a spine” and to stand up for myself. I had never really felt the need to do so, as I thought that it was easier just to ignore and move on, and to just go with whatever people say. I had been a very intelligent child, making my parents proud in every way I could. As I grew older, I started losing myself into peer pressure and I largely based myself on the influence of others. I gradually lost my own self-identity, because I let people take advantage of me, being the shy one. I lost my priorities, as I diverted my attention into people and fitting in instead of school and making my parents proud. However one thing I did not lose was my dream for success. I had always known I wanted to be a doctor. Whenever I told people this, they would simply laugh or take it as a joke. Initially I laughed it off to. Little did I know that they were mocking me, believing I had little chance of being able to do so. For years people told me that I wasn’t good enough, or what are the odds, and I couldn’t even back myself up because I didn’t know who I was, being so influenced by what others said. As time passed I eventually realized there is an introversion and extroversion of me. I have spotted in some situations that I am quiet, observant, and a good listener. I am extroverted when I feel comfortable with people and my surroundings. I am intuitive. I could say there is something that goes beyond what I see or feel that makes me draw conclusions about certain people. Sometimes I come up with an idea about something despite the facts. Once I have created an idea about something in particular I believe what I think is true. I am a feelings person. I express emotions for those that I truly care about. I stay true to my emotions, good or bad. As I started to focus more on myself rather than other people I could figure out why people took me as a joke- because I didn’t know whom I was. I was simply a follower, and could not stand up on my own feet.
After I figured out the root of my problem, I learned to get around people and to become less dependent on their opinions and more independent of my thoughts. The more I began to take focus on what’s important for me, the clearer my dream for success became. I got my priorities straight, and worked hard to prove that I am capable of fulfilling my dreams of becoming a doctor. I did this by finding ways to stick up for myself, by being proud of who I am and what I aspire to become, by being independent and thinking on my own.
I want to attend Baylor because it has everything I need to do well, and to help me enforce what I have learned about myself. There’s also an assortment of types of people at Baylor. The outstanding campus life can truly aid me in communicating with different types of people, which enables me to have a chance to share my story and help people who are struggling with being independent. The ability of being able to talk to different people is crucial for becoming a doctor as well. The university is a wonderful place for networking with people and I can surely help students who are trying to find themselves and to stand up on their own. Not only can Baylor help me in the social aspect, the school has noble academic quality as well. The university has elite medical programs and health science services that can help me pursuit my future dream in becoming a dermatologist. There are many student organizations on campus that have captured my attention. Organizations such as the student foundation and freshman class council allow for students to interact with one another and help each other out with healthy living and self-realization. I would love to take part in such fascinating groups, and the university provides me the occasion to do so. Baylor’s congenial atmosphere attracts me to its campus and its sense of community makes me want to stay there. People are independent and yet are still able to come together as one. The sheer amount of school spirit expressed is highly respectable and reveals how everyone at the university is prideful of their community. I want to be a part of such an environment because its something I was never able to experience growing up.
After visiting Baylor, I realized the university was just like another chance for me to start over and stand up for myself. The university holds openings for me to achieve success, in everyway I can imagine. Baylor University to me is like an opportunity of a lifetime. The school is beautiful, diverse, welcoming, and academically strong – all the qualities I am in search of for in order to achieve my goal of becoming a dermatologist. I want to attend Baylor for success not only for myself, but also for other people as well. The school can help me live for myself, follow my dreams, and help others. I’m gradually beginning to understand the capacity and capability of individual will power, living for happiness. I want to live the way I continue to dream about, based on myself and not on the influence of others. Not living in the hard, cold demands of society. My self-realization has made me a stronger person today, and I feel Baylor is the right college for me to continue to grow stronger with who I am, as well as give back to society. My willpower and hope gives me strength, and I feel that the university will be the perfect place where I can “grow a spine” and head onto the path to success.