Make it Better

I want to have hope. Where I come from not many kids get the opportunity to even dream of going to college. Yet, here I am a kid from the ghetto, who is dreaming of college and law school. I am applying to this program because I want to learn what the world has to offer me. My hope, year by year has been deteriorating. As I grow, I am faced with the cold fact that I am one of millions who might not make it to college.

Though, I feel as if my hope is slipping away from me, I also know it’s in my power to reach for it. I have learned that the biggest obstacle in my way is myself. What I see and what I’ve experienced, like all my brothers being thrown in jail, will not dissuade me. I am the only person who can control where I will go. I want to see if what college has something safe, reliable, and fun.

All my life I had to be a grown up. I’ve had to be responsible and keep going, no matter how hopeless my situation seemed. And I know I will always have to be responsible, but I want to know that whatever college, I attend, that it is the right fit for me. I know college is in my future, now all I want is to ensure I’ll be happy at that college.