Personal statement
As I was a sophomore in my high school career the time came! It finally
came. I didn’t know what to do and how I was going to get through the rest of
my high school career like this. I had two more years after this. It was the
most joyful and miserable day of my life. Nobody knew what was going on through
my head. I put a smile on my face so it wouldn’t ruin anybody else’s day! I was
so confused and lost. I couldn’t even think straight. Till this day I’m still
affected by it a little bit. I’m talking about the day my sister graduated from
high school!
This was a struggle for me because my sister and I are very close.
Absolutely nothing in this world could break us apart. We were always together
no matter what. Everywhere she went I went. My sister and I are almost two years
apart. I was so crushed this day because I realized that my sister was actually
growing up in life. She was moving closer to her dreams and goals. I had fears
that what if my sister goes to college and doesn’t talk to me anymore, what if
she changes, what if she doesn’t even come home. I had all these terrible
thoughts in my head. I felt alone. But I didn’t say anything because I was so
happy for her. She was the first child of her and me to go to college. I also
took this so hard because she went to a summer program for the college the day
after her graduation. She was leaving for a couple weeks. After that she only
had like two weeks to be home but she had to get all her college things
organized. Then she finally left
for college!
My junior year I
struggled the most because she was actually in college. She didn’t go far at all
she goes to Hampton University and I live in Virginia Beach. But still I felt
like I didn’t have anybody either. I became depressed. I didn’t go out the house
on the weekends. I barely talked to anybody. The only time I would talk to
people was when I was in school that’s it. I just used to do my schoolwork and
spend time with my mom or dad. I felt so alone and like I didn’t have anybody. I
would try to go out on the weekends and do things with people but for some
reason it would never work. That also made it worst too. My parents knew I had a
hard time with it also. So they would do things that would make me not think
about it. Well my mom did. My dad used to always bring it up. He would say
things like do you miss your sister? How is it being in the house without your
sister? It would just make me sad all over again. So sometimes I didn’t like
talking to him because that’s all he would ever talk about. My sister would call
and text me from time to time. Then as the year went on I got more comfortable
being the only child in the house. I started talking to people again and going
out. I realized I can still have fun and enjoy my life because my sister is just
at college. It’s not like she moved out the state or to a different country.
So then I became myself
again.
Now that I am a senior in high school and about to go off to college
myself I have become more outgoing and learning to stand on my own without my
sister. We are still very close and when she comes home we still go everywhere
together with each other like she’s never been at college. That also made me
happy too. I had the hardest time going through that but I still overcame it! It
taught me a lot especially that I can be independent. This was an excellent
experience for me!