Admission Essay

This was the essay I wrote for my re-admission to college.


[In looking at my educational background, you will find
that many teachers have enjoyed having me as a student.
However, my grades show a lack of focus, a lack of
passion, for the material. Throughout my high school
years, I struggled to find a balance for my creativity and
imagination while trying to overachieve and take on work,
advanced studies, and still tried to find time for
friends. I never achieved this balance, and my grades
tended to reflect this.
After high school, I made the faulty decision to move
straightly into college. I was overconfident in my
independence, and attempted to complete an accelerated
degree program in Computer Programming/Computer
Engineering. I wrongfully chose to overburden myself with
classes that I wasn't fully prepared for. I gave up, and
my grades suffered.

Moving forward, I made many bad choices with my life, but
eventually ended up finding the balance for love, family,
and friends. For the past five years, I have worked as a
devoted employee on the office of a local furniture
retailer, where I was responsible for day-to-day business
as well as marketing and graphic design. In this, I
managed to re-awaken my love for all things creative and
rediscovered my enjoyment of the challenges of coding
(though mainly vicariously through our own web designer
and lightly through the exploitation of the Microsoft
Excel program).
I have now moved on from my job, in the hopes of finding
freelance graphic design work while I pursue a degree in
Wed Design; which I feel will combine my graphic
creativity with my natural knack for the logical
progression of computer coding.
I don't truly feel that my work and educational history
provide the best snapshot of who I have become, though.
Over the years, I have managed to mature, grow, and have
found my limitations. I know now that I cannot overburden
myself with excess courses, or take on too many projects,
because, in the end, everything will end up suffering.
This is why I chose the Champlain Online CPS program,
which allows me make my own schedule and work at my own
pace, allowing me to maintain the fragile balance of my
life, and successfully achieve my goals.