I started high school with every intention to make the most of it and I did. I was playing football, I got straight A’s first quarter and even had a girlfriend, just like in the movies, but halfway through my freshman year thing started to turn. My parents decided to separate. My mother and I moved from Durango, CO to Montrose, CO where she had grown up. This situation worked just fine except for …showed first 75 words of 655 total…

…showed last 75 words of 655 total…as long as I can remember. The University of Northern Colorado has all the opportunities I am looking for in continuing my education, developing my identity, and contributing culturally and academically. One of the hardest things for a me to write about is myself but I hope this letter, the language here, the written words of English of this essay, has enough power to communicate my desire and readiness to attend UNC and excel there.