I have spent my life working as hard as I possibly can to achieve my goals of a successful career and life. School was never particularly difficult until I reached my junior year of high school. I was in a magnet program geared toward preparing students for college. I made it through the program, passed all of the exams, and was able to enter college with two years of credits. College was harder than I expected, everybody always told me how much easier college would be now that I had had a taste of it in high school. However, I still found myself working hard and trying as much as possible to get the best grades I could. One day I finally realized I was trying so hard to set up a great future that I never really stopped to enjoy each day or take advantage of the opportunities front of me. For this very reason, I have taken a whole new view on life. Of course, I am still looking to have a successful career and future and I know that I need to work hard in order to do so. However, now I am looking to have more meaning in my life, looking to make a difference and help others rather than only focusing on myself. I have always had an idea of what I am going to be in life, and although this idea has not changed entirely I have modified it to include living life to the fullest.