Can i get advice on my personal statement for college?

i have always been the odd one out. when my friends were talking about boys, i was talking about college and college life. when the other kids were playing with dolls, i was playing with a calculator. when my best friend was watching movies, i was reading books. i know the teachers and staff at my school better than my peers and classmates because they are more intimidating to me than adults. my teachers called me an “old soul” while my peers called me a “goody two shoes”. i never let these differences bring me down, instead, i believe they just set me apart from everyone else.

these differences have me get through challenges in my life. one of the greatest challenges i have ever faced is not having a dad around. since my dad decided that he did not want to have a child he has never been a major part of my life. it was hard on me when i was younger, i would ask what i did wrong or why he didn’t want me? as i have gotten older i have grown to understand that not everyone is ready for parenthood. my mom stepped up and has been the best parent i could have asked for. she has always pushed me to be the best person i can be and taught me that my differences make me who i am. when i got bullied in middle school, i chose to research about college, i would always tell myself that even if today wasn’t great i have college to look forward to and that i can never give up. instead of me breaking down whenever there is an issue or challenge in my life i try instead to see how i can fix it or how i can overcome it.

my differences have not only made me who i am but it has increased my desire to go to college. for example, i am the only scholar at my school who is graduating a year early. i decided on this since i would only have one required class, instead of staying i’d rather expand my knowledge by starting college a year early. i have also given over 100 tours at my school, i normally am the scholar they ask to lead the tours since i have the leadership skills. i was able to have both of these experiences mainly because i am different since i show maturity and have the trust of the teachers and staff members at school. looking back my differences or being the odd one has actually me accomplish the starting steps to my dreams, including my very first dream of going to college and shape my future plans.

one of those future goals is to travel, last summer i was sponsored to go to china for two weeks, this gave me such a different outlook on the world. it me realize just how much i want to travel and explore the world to see how so many people live immensely differently than we do. travel is not my only passion, i also deeply love mathematics and science or more specifically medicine. this passion has grown throughout my high school career with classes such as pre-calculus and medical biology. it is my plan to study international relations accompanied with bio-medical engineering. i have selected both of these majors so that i can not only have an impact on my country but also to have an impact on the world. i can’t wait to find out more about myself in college and to use my differences to make a change in the world.