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Application Essay: Moving To The United States

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For as long as I can remember, my childhood was one memorable aspect of my life. My environment motivated me to be a survivor and adapt into whatever situation I found myself in because of the constant movement that happened in the busy city I grew up in. I was born and raised in the western part of one of the biggest countries in Africa known as Nigeria, a pretty large state known as Lagos.
I resided in a popular city known as “Ikeja”. It was a busy place where every person had to worry about their means of survival because as much as the city had its positive sides, the negative sides took a lot from the citizens because of the corrupt government. My neighborhood in Ikeja was the most uplifting places I ever spent time at. Everyone knew …show more content…

Ever since I got here, I’ve been privileged to receive so much advices and educational opportunities I never had in Nigeria. My family consists of very disciplined and talented people who motivate me to be a better person to me than I was yesterday despite the situation I find myself in. Both of my uncles which are my role models. One is a safety engineer working for Turner Construction company in New York and the other is a banker and most especially my father, the person I look up to the most. He never missed a day without giving me very important life lessons. Especially in his religious ministry a youth pastor. Also in music, I always looked up to him because he’s very talented at what he does. He’s a very skillful alto saxophonist, however, he also plays the piano, bass guitar, tenor saxophone and the trumpet. My dad always recited a popular quote by Winston Churchill’s quote which said; “Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts”. My understanding from that quote was that successful people also had some moments where they felt they were at the lowest point but the drive to get out of that situation is what matters the most. That quote and understanding resided in my heart and pushed me to work harder. When I moved to the U.S. for the first time. It felt like a challenge at first but I’m proud to say I

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