College Admissions Essay: The Last Year Of High School

Once upon a time, despite the common thought that everything should happen at its prescribed time, I came to a conclusion that it is exceptionally admirable to mature faster than the others, to taste the bitterness of the adulthood earlier than presumed. ’There’s nothing like biting off more than you can chew, and then chewing anyway,’ a quote by Mark Burnett, very accurately elucidates the principle of my entity.

Born in Belarus with proud Armenian heritage, I was raised behind a huge Brick wall, in a country where the official and only language is Russian and the Western influence has been diminished. In a country where children habitually start primary school at the age of 7, I insisted on skipping the last year of kindergarten’s school preparation and starting as early as possible. This was the first time I’ve ever made a far-reaching decision on my own. I couldn’t wait to grow up. Being the youngest and least experienced in the class has

In addition to all the adjustments at the new school, I was also chosen to continue independent study at the Russian school in order to be able to take the State Secondary school exams later that year. Already having to cope with the excessive amount of work from both schools, on top of that, I had to catch up on the 6 months of the GCSE program that I’d missed. It wasn’t in fact as easy as ABC — one failure was followed by another; however I was not afraid to fall behind, because I knew success doesn't happen overnight. That thought made me believe in myself and my definite potential. Next step on the ladder to my dream was the IB program. Acknowledging all of the perks it offered, alongside the stumbling stones and struggles, I was certain I wanted to carry proudly the name of an ‘IB