Personal Statement: Considering Your Lifetime Goals

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Considering your lifetime goals, discuss how your current and future academic and extra-curricular activities might help you achieve your goals.
“I don’t want to be the valedictorian or salutatorian.”
My mother immediately glared at me with a puzzled face and inquired, “Why?” “I don’t want to have to give a speech,” was my answer. This seemed to be a valid answer for my 12-year-old self, sitting through my brother’s high school graduation. But now, that comment seems beyond juvenile. This upcoming June, I will be sitting in that same UNT Coliseum from six years before, but with one major difference: It’s my turn to walk the stage. Like many schools, the top 10% of the graduating class sit in front of the rest of the class, based on class rank. Six years ago I didn’t want to be at the front, but today I strive to be as close as possible because I know how much academic rigor matters.
I have always been that driven kid, inclined to do whatever he could to be wherever, whoever, or whatever he wanted. As much as I cherish home, Carrollton, Texas is only a small spot on the map; my goal is to be able to leave home. I know with every AP class I take,
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Surely designing a skyscraper is the goal, but being the lead designer is the dream. With that goal comes the need for leadership, a skill I’ve been building the last four years of my life. As a Student Council officer, I’ve grown comfortable standing up in front of the entire school and making my voice heard, even if many disagree with what I have to say. Whether it be the countless homecomings, or prom as a class officer, I’ve learned how to properly share my voice in order to get goals accomplished. Always devoted to Student Council and Boy Scouts, I ask myself what needs to be done next, forcing myself into a “go getter” attitude. Realizing I wanted to be an Eagle Scout, despite my hectic schedule, I successfully drove myself to achieve the