Essay Questions

What is your most memorable childhood experience?My most memorable childhood experience would be a 4th quarter comeback I led my Pee Wee football team to when I was thirteen years old. I was the quarterback of the team and we had been down by fourteen points in the 4th quarter. Things were looking bleak, but I distinctly remember going to my dad on the sidelines and saying, "We're coming back, just watch." We ended up winning in overtime by a touchdown.
What immediate family member do you closely identify with and why?The immediate family member that I closely identify myself with is my father. Aside from us looking alike, he is also my number one role model, and always has been. He is a successful business owner and a provider for a family of six.
What character traits do you admire in an individual?The character trait I admire the most in an individual is their personality. Regardless of looks, I can say that a person's personality has everything to do with whether I enjoy that person's company or not. A person's personality can make a person.
What is the funniest thing ever to happen to you?The funniest thing that has ever happened to me happened when I went on a road trip with my family. I had slept for about five hours in the car and when we finally made a pit stop, I got out of the car half asleep and proceeded to the restroom. I walked in to the restroom, washed my face, and then headed out the door only to see a few girls walk towards the restroom with a confused look on their face. It turns out that in my half-conscious state I had walked into the women's restroom instead. It was embarrassing at the time, but now that I look back on it, it was probably one of the funniest things that have ever happened to me.
If time and money were not an issue, where would you travel and why?I would travel across Europe. It has always been my dream to backpack travel across such a historic continent. And it would be an amazing life experience that not many people get to experience.
When and if you ever have children, what would you like to pass on to them?I would like to become successful enough to be able to pass along a savings account that I would start for my children at their birth, and by the time they reached eighteen, they would have a substantial amount of money for college.