Personal Essay

“Don’t judge a book by its cover.” First impressions can be deceiving and do not always reflect a person’s true personality. Being in drill team was a great experience but it got off to a distressing start. The team’s first impression of me was negatively influenced by a mishap portraying a different personality than I actually possess. A first impression should not always be a last impression. Being in drill team is …showed first 75 words of 667 total…

…showed last 75 words of 667 total…is going through. Basing reputations on first impressions is a mistake made too often. Reputations are difficult to change and rarely depict the true nature of a person. To truly know a person requires time and energy spent with them in all situations of his or her life, both good and A. Wright - 3 bad. Every person I’ve known has been worth any effort because in the end, they truly know me as well.