<p>You know the sample essays AP Central provides for the FRQ’s, when do they post those? I’m kind of curious to see if they use mine as an example (G-d I hope they don’t use my essays for the mediocre ones (considering that one can get a 5 without having perfect scores on all the essays). Well, just wondering.</p>
<p>I think probably sometime in the fall, since they’re letting students purchase their exams up until September.</p>
<pre><code>Unlike many of my friends, I don’t really have a hometown. In the initial years of my life, I moved eight times to new environments, so I never had a chance to make close childhood friends that would last for a long time. However, serendipitously, I found myself at the doorway to my dream. Spending my life as an international and domestic nomad, the son of a government official, I naturally gained an interest in international affairs.
It was in the early 1990s when I first stepped my foot on the alien land of China. Yet, since I was very young, I don’t have any memories or impressions of that period. Conversely, when I visited other cities, it turned out to be a huge influence in my life. I had never been to too many countries – at least that I remember. So, it was very difficult for me even to go shopping. Unavoidably, I started learning Mandarin, as well as English, since I attended a Western-style international school. Learning these new languages was more than just for my own convenience; surprisingly, I discovered a potential that was hidden in me.
After I returned to my own country, my passport country, my English skills became a big advantage for me, and I was able to attend extracurricular activities. A few years later, as if by magic, I found myself sitting on a plane heading to other foreign lands. In the plane, I resolved to make the most out the next three years and, as a consequence, I also started internships. Then, I started engaging in community services. Voluntary work helped me be thankful to everyone I have known.
It seems like I have never stopped challenging myself and never failed. But, of course, I have tasted the soreness of failure just like others. I suffered watching my friends discriminating those who were not the same as them, and suffered fighting with them because I told them falling into a bias wasn’t just. As I got older, I faced more pressures from my parents to overcome the barrier of attending a prestigious university. Nonetheless, as we all know, good medicine is bitter in the mouth but of value for the body. These hardships have strengthened me and served as a mere “warm-up” for my future, but now I face the countless barriers in front of me with nothing but confidence.
This is just the end of my prologue. My life to this point as an international and domestic nomad is the perfect place to start my first chapter. With passion and mind ready for any adventure, I’m hoping to master in business or in intercontinental concerns and achieve my final goal, contributing my talents to society.
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