Ana Becerra

Per:2
Mr.Gutierrez

Personal statement

High school what a title, It's nothing like you see in the movies and well it's
not as easy either. Let me explain on a personal note, when i was an incoming freshman i had
tons of “friends” i know this sound ever so typical but those “friends” i had all left a special mark
on me that has affected me. Peer pressure is a real loaded gun to ones head, i turned against
my family over people who had no good intentions on me whatsoever. I let my guard down all
the time i was so passive and well obviously that caused me nothing but tragedies. Tragedies
yes tragedies i suffered from depression or so i thought i talked to multiple therapists and
counselors. You might be asking yourself why what went wrong in her life well here's the thing.
My father and i did not have a great relationship i swore i hated him and i swore he wanted
nothing but the worst for me and well i rebelled against him when all he was trying to do was
protect me from the outside world. I literally went against his will every time i had the opportunity
to but i didn't see it that way i thought i was “cool” i thought i was in the right and he was wrong.
I went crying to the first adult who noticed i was depressed one day and told them my dad had
put hands on me, i mean he did but i had no need to go telling anyone. Cps got involved and
well i almost lost my family but i didn't learn my lesson there. Id always go behind my parents
backs and do things that i shouldn't like buy electronics and such and well it all lead up to my
dad taking action and i called the cops and my dad almost had a stroke because of me. And i
didn't learn my lesson there either that “depression” i had was taking charge of my life iand i
didn't do anything to stop it i hurt myself and everyone around me. I left my house and my
parents called the cops on me…..but of course I myself didn't see it as them being worried but
them wanting to get rid of me. I was so convinced that my dad hates me and that i was no good
at anything because of the things he’d say that i never noticed everything happening around me
was because of my lack of will and dedication. My self esteem was to the floor i was emotionally
unstable and the biggest mistake of my life happened and that was when i hit rock bottom,
something that forever will remain in my mind that mistake broke me it killed me it made me
realize that i was so immature and ignorant. I swore to myself i'd never be that person i once
was I wasted three years throwing away my education out the window. I had counselors turning
me against my whole family therapists who make me feel like i was a subject/object i learned
that in this world you don't count on anyone but yourself and your family...even if they are as
stubborn as crazy as oneself. I can go on and on about how i hit rock bottom and how i screwed
myself over and my academics but that'd be a whole novel right there.
I'm not the most athletic nor smart person out there but what i have noticed throughout the
years is that i have a love for helping others who are going through rough patches in life like i
once did and i have a devotion to wanting to make a change. It may sound cheesy and ever so
ironic that a person like myself wants to help others considering the fact that i carry a series of
misfortunate events on my back,but for that reason i want to help others so they don't end up
dealing with such harshness. I consider myself a strong person but there's a lot of teens out
there that i know for a fact wouldn't be able to deal with what i had and still live to talk about it.
Its quite funny you may say because how could a 17 year old girl say that but “depression” is a
killer. I feel like my greatest talent is understanding and comprehension and devotion. Let me
get deeper and explain why, I once saved my friends life...yes as silly and questionable that
may sound i almost lost a person i loved over “depression” he was at a point of his life,life was
meaningful and worth living for him. I stepped in immediately and made his problems mine i
made him open up his mind,his eyes,his whole being to realize that life isn't what we want it to
be we have ups and downs and that allowing one bad crucial moment take charge can take
over our whole being and that that is simply devastating not only for us but our loved ones there
is no problem on the face of this earth worth taking our lives away for. I've been that voice,that
person who showed compassion to those who feel alone several times and it's something i'm
passionate about. No matter what i'm going through i'm that one person who will make time to
help another being in need. It may not sound like a talent but tell me how many people can
make you feel safe and like they care and want to help.
In no way am i a leader but i i have positively influenced others to be the best
them they could be,even if i was a mess at the time i mean shoot i should've taken my own
advice then maybe my academics would be better but i have influenced a few people like i
mentioned. I've encouraged friends and even their families into taking action to work together as
a team and strive over their problems together and succeed to make a change in their lives. I'm
no saint but seeing others happiness makes me feel some type of way. I once helped a
homeless man out the street i mean obviously i had some help from my family but that is one of
the things i can proudly admit to doing it all started with me buying that man drinks on my way
home to seeing that he was barefoot and getting him footwear,to taking him food. I would tell my
father about him each and everyday i’d see him my dad got that man a job. We took the risk and
ran with it. That man now has his own apartment and has forever changed and now feels like he
has something to live for and that there's such a thing as human compassion and kindness.
That man now helps others that once were in his shoes when he gets the opportunity. Not just
that but i've actually taken the liberty to dedicate my time and effort to help my own family rise
up and open their minds to new challenges rather than fronting them. I've thought my siblings
that one should never bring down or make anyone feel less no matter the situation because that
once was me.
What sets me apart from other candidates applying for college is my will and devotion to
succeeding and wanting to always make a difference i'm a very ambitious person who will not
take no for an answer. Yes in no way am i special but i feel like i can take any challenge on and
go the extra mile, but i'm sure this is nothing new and many people say so but how many people
actually follow through… not many or maybe even several. I could just add that i'm the first in
my family to actually want to take college on and have a goal to be the best but how many times
does that come up on people's papers and statements. We are all different we are all unique we
all deserve the opportunity to be great and succeed. We all want the best for ourselves right? I
am a very open minded person with a strong will and devotion to achieving big things and need
to make a difference in the world but that's cheesy. I love reading but that's not very special i
love learning but hey, that's something many people do. I'm no different from others there will
always be someone better but that doesn't faze me because I know who i am and i know what i
want along with what i need to do to achieve it and not many know that. No one knows me like i
do, i am no longer soft and unstable i can take on just about anything. My strong will and pride
is my key to gaining success one day i'm different from others and its sets me apart, but so are
you and everyone else. It's all about opportunities, and it all depends on how we react to them
that makes a difference.