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Mrs. Hatch
College Forum
Personal Statement
First and foremost, I am Anthony Haynes. I would like to say I am simply an
average sixteen year-old boy, no better nor no worse than any other, however I
dont believe anyone is truly average, for within each of us is that ever-evanescent
flicker of true potential that embodies the true character of a person; hopefully in
the following words I can give some context to what that may be within me by
shading in the hollow understanding of who I am, that is simply my name.
To get things started, I am now a junior at the Academy for Math,
Engineering, and Science, otherwise simply known as AMES. Originally I adamantly
spurned the thought of attending the school, as it was something so unknown and
seemingly unnecessary when things had been going so well for me; ultimately it
was a step I took forward willingly-with a firm push from my parents-yet one that
carried the resonating feelings of having just placed one foot in the grave. Those
were the rather sickening emotions at the time in my freshmen year that I have
gladly overcame: as time progressed I learned to truly appreciate the the plethora
of opportunities that were now available to me and in turn issued in a paradigm
shift towards the way I perceived my own capability to pursue them and guided my
intentions as to what I believe I truly want out of life.
It is because of this radical change that occurred in my freshman year and
my self-development since then that I am able to take some pride in the areas in
which I believe I put great effort into. A few of my strengths for which I am most
proud of are as follows. Persistence: I constantly try to drive myself to achieve the
best that I am capable of, yet oft times I dont always meet par with the goal I had
set with myself, and in such situations I have the options to either sulk in my
failure, take the path of least resistance that is acceptance, or to identify my faults
in how I dealt with the situation, ask for input for how I might improve, and then
formulate a plan to excel over my previous attempt: I try to ensure that the latter
always takes precedence in my actions. Secondly, the pursuit of idealism and the
desire to arbitrate conflict through compassion: at times it can seem well nigh
impossible that any outcome of a positive light may yet be brought to fruition, yet
no matter the chances at times I like to maintain a path to do so, however, in the
same aspect I am not without reason and realize when the best course of action is
to reassess and return to the drawing board to fight another day the relation this
has is to the presence of constant conflict in life on both personal and even global
scales, regardless of the scale I invest myself to breach a compromise in which both
sides of the quarrel can part satisfied and on hopefully friendly terms, through
listening to the issues they feel are most pressing and trying to nurture a common