College Essay

The transition from high school to college is one of great importance; it goes hand in hand with the gain of personal autonomy. Many responsibilities arrive not only with the transition to college but adjustments must be made in the months leading up to this drastic change. It is nearly impossible to continue onto college without extensive preparation from a personal standpoint and the development of the proper mindset.
Memories are said to be what make life what it is, if that is the case then I will have no issues moving forward at this time of great change. In particular those of my youth and teenage years are key contributors to the person I am today and will be as a move onward in my journey through life. As a young child I always had the desire to be the best I could be in just about every activity I participated in. “No” was never a viable answer to my questions and aspirations. My drive was never more abundant than the first time I picked up a baseball, granted it was soft for safety reasons.
I was 4 years old and took a trip to the park with my father to watch my older brother play in his baseball game, immediately I was hooked. I often played with kids two years my senior due to the fact that a league for four year olds did not exist. As time went on I began to develop an acute sense of not only the skills that are necessary for a baseball player, but the state of mind that goes along with the task, I convinced myself to believe that no matter what if things went wrong, keeping a cool head would eventually allow me to prevail and get something out of the game even if my team was to lose. Not only is a short term memory of the hardships important as a baseball player, but also as a human being. If I am always to get caught up in the past or “what could have been” then progression in any aspect of life is all but impossible. Baseball its self has always been a key contributor to the progression I have in life to this point.
Despite the fact that I have been told by some that baseball is only a game and cannot teach life lessons, I have always looked at baseball as a major staple practically a major aspect of life. There are many changes that occur over the course of time but since the spring of 1995 I know that every year I will once again be lacing up cleats and hitting the diamond as soon as March arrives. This past spring my high school team had a very successful season, we finished the season with a 15-5 record and entered the MIAA state tournament as the number seventh ranked team in Massachusetts. I was given the chance to start the game on the mound which was an honor in its self; we lost the game 8-3. Ultimately the team was devastated by the loss, the way I felt after the loss is indescribable, but I knew that with proper dedication and the will to return to that point I won’t have to face the same sense of failure and defeat in my senior and final season as the Malden High School baseball captain.
Throughout my life I have had fun testing all the options and opportunities that go along with the high school experience, but I have decided to loosen my attention away from, leaving what I have behind, in reality it’s the chance to enter a time of new self development. Although I am leaving everything that I hold dear in this world behind, I still have the memories of playing catch with dad not only learning the game of baseball but diligence and perseverance in life. Although its baseball appears as just a game to some people I can see past those opinions and gain true life values out of the patience, preparation and desire that come with the game of baseball.
I now enter my senior year with offers from numerous college baseball coaches that want me to play baseball at their schools As I move forward in life I eave many friends, family members and the comfort of home behind to move along in my journey through life, but as I enter college the one thing that is yet to let me down in life will be there making my college experience all the more better.