<p>USF (University of South Florida) has requested that i send them a teacher recommendation, an academic resume, and a personal statement; at the moment I have 2/3 and i’m not sure where to begin with this statement, HELP PLEASE!</p>
<p>Usually a college essay (the main essay) is a personal statement. Its essentially something that says more about you than your transcripts, test scores, etc. do. </p>
<p>Is there a prompt?</p>
<p>[Jump</a> Start Your College Essays](<a href=“http://www.jumpstartessays.com/advice]Jump”>http://www.jumpstartessays.com/advice) gives some short advice for getting started by writing that first paragraph.</p>
<p>Here is the college essay that I’ve created and sent out to a few universities. My English teacher suggested that I should use my essay topic in this statement since this is a very unique topic. </p>
<pre><code>I openly gaped at the young blond child that stood in the threshold of my front door as my mother gushed about her golden locks and blue eyes. Although her innocent appearance may have had my mother fooled, I knew what chaos lurked behind her doll-like facade. My mother has always had a strange habit of bringing work home, in this situation of her being a case worker for kids in the foster care system had gained me a new “sister”.
If you’re wondering, “What’s so bad about having a new family addition?” Being an only child of a single parent for the first eleven years of my life left me to be very independent and closed off to others. Even the sudden birth of my younger sister shook my world. The random arrival of the pigtail wearing child named Kassie instantly turned me off from the idea of having a total stranger reside in my home. But with no say in the matter, I just had to deal with it.
As more girls arrived with different personalities and past, the house never had a dull moment. Between my well anticipated slice of cake and snacks “mysteriously” going missing, the Barbie hair butchery, and the daily argument of who sits where at the dinner table, I can say that I’ve gained a whole new level of patience that I’ve never had before for people.
Watching children like Kassie come into my home for care and into another for adoption has given me a new appreciation for the family I have and the chance I was given to grow, learn, and be loved by my relatives throughout my life. By being exposed to the world of foster care I’ve become more sympathetic and understanding to others and have began to
“Fear makes strangers of people who should be friends.” Shirley MacLaine’s words were once a reflection of my attitude. My fear of letting strangers in was slowly knocked down by each and every little girl that I can’t just call friends, but sisters.
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