<p>here’s the general direction i’m going with my essay. i want to jump off the page and really show the committee what type of person i really am since my college career depicts someone completely different. I"m an adult student with a horrible past but a great recent past that shows my change in attitude toward education and alot of real world experience under my belt. </p>
<p>My name is _______ ____________ and i could say to you in this essay how i’ve dreamed about attending University of Central Florida since my first steps as a baby boy; but that would be a lie. Unfortunetly school was not a priority of mine growing up which i’m sure is obvious to you by my transcripts. Not to say that i was a trouble maker, or fell into the wrong croud. The person i am is one of compassion and dignity. I have great friends and consider myself to be a stand out person. I’m passionate about my interests and unfortunetly school was not one of my interests. Instead I graduated high school and pursued the real world. I wanted to make the money, bring home the bread before it was my time. I dabbled in college but as you can see it was not of importance to me and i eventually stopped attending and focused on my career instead, a car sales consultant. No not the most glamourous job, but i was good at it and while others were getting the “college experience”, i was in my own apartment with my brand new car and my fancy office. It didn’t take long for me to realize how ignorant i was and what changes i needed to make in my life. With a failing economy came my failing career. I realized that this was not going to work for me for the rest of my life and i needed to further my education to get ahead. So while all my friends were graduating college and getting their nice cars and apartments, i sold my nice new bmw, left my fancy bachelor pad, and moved back into my parents house to pursue my degree. I had a different attitude towards life, i took college seriously and am now well on my way to my may graduation of County College of Morris with an Associates degree in business administration. I come to you, University of Central Florida, with the hope of acceptance into your learning establishment. I realize that I’m not what you would call your “traditional” ideal student and am in no way trying to hide this fact. I feel I can be an asset however in what i bring to the table. I have valuable life experience, through my sales job i’ve seen it all; the wacko’s, the success’s, i’ve had the deadlines and goals, the boss’s, the bills, the taxes. I have life experience that “traditional” students have not yet begun to grasp. Although my GPA is not what would be considered “traditional”, my recent history has shown that I am serious about my education. I have proven in my current classes discussions that i bring a different aspect to the classroom that most students have not yet experienced. And i feel that i can continue to bring the other side of the story to your classrooms as well. I ask you University of Central Florida to give me the opportunity to prove myself, and show your community that the underdog can pull through. I am confident you will not regret this unconventional decision. </p>
<p>Do you think its to much of a gamble to submit an essay like this. I know most people put all the great stuff they’ve done for their community and how much this school means to them and how they’ve always wanted to go there and how hard they’ve tried to get in, but unfortunetly my past doens’t show a person like that i feel i should just be honest about it. My present is commited to this and i feel an essay like this shows me as a better candidate then trying to avoid bringing up why things went the way they did. All critism is welcome. I really want to get into this school and whatever is best for it is what i will obviously do. Thanks alot for the help! i realize this is a long read!</p>