College Admissions Essay: 18 Years Of My Life

I came into this world on January 27,1998 as Kymberly-Trene Dominque Alexander, making me 18 years old today. I was born in Pennsylvania, which happens to be the state I live in till this day. I was born to my mother, whose name is Michelle Alexander. I am Black and Trinidadian which makes up all of me. The majority of my life I have lived with a bigger family, then it started to get smaller. My childhood was kind of rough and it was difficult growing up and some things can still be hard at times but I do plan for my future to be better. As a child I grew up differently than most, it was tough growing up. Being that my mother married a man that was not my father was confusing for me and I didn’t understand some things. Though my real father was not around I knew the person my mother married was not mine. In my childhood I was forced to call a man I didn’t know “Dad”, which to me is a strong title. I had to share rooms with people I didn’t know, who are now considered to be my sisters. My mother had six children then adding on a whole new family was just too much for me. Not only did I struggle with actual people and family but also with finances. It was hard for my mom to pay bills and also cook,clean, and watch over six children. Due to …show more content…
Learning from everything I’ve been through and things I've seen I can see the world differently. Today I know there is both good and bad in people, no matter how they look. From the past I can say everything is not going to be easy and nothing is just going to be given to you. I am now in my senior year of highschool still living with my mom, sister, and brothers but it is so much different now. I have a job and I try to help my mother best I can. I have been on honor rolls since 8th grade and I try and make my mother proud of me. There are some things I have done recently that I am not necessarily proud of but I don’t regret anything, which is why my future will be