Admission Essay
My family history, culture, and environment have all been intertwined and are the main forces that have influenced who I am today. I was raised in Florida and both sides of my father’s family have been in Florida over a century, and my mother’s parents came here 40 years ago after moving from New York.
My father’s grandfather was once Sheriff of Sarasota County, until the 1929 stock market crash and the county could not afford to pay him. My father told me about this many times and as I got older it was very enlightening because ...