College Essay

College Essay

Have you ever gone a summer without sleep?   If you haven"t, let me tell you this is not a very easy thing to do.   Especially when you know that all your friends are sleeping.
When my junior year ended I said to myself   "Finally, some rest".   But that was not the case.   Walking home on the last day of school, I felt really happy, until I got home.   As soon as I entered my house my mom had a smile on her face.   I was surprised since she is normally mad for having to cock and be in the kitchen all day.   As soon as I sat down she said, "The School Department called, you"re hired".   I was mad because I knew that I wasn"t going to get the rest I planned on, but at the same time I was relieved because I knew that I would not have to ask my mom for money to buy stuff all summer.
I worked Monday through Friday, from 6:00 am to 2:00 pm as a janitor.   On top of all that work I went to the school weight room to get ready for football season.   After lifting ended, I went to football camp.   This was a killer.   Of the three sports that I play, football is the most intense, more so than wrestling and baseball.   I"m a very active person, you will never find me watching T.V. or sitting around, I am always practicing to get better.
When I am not playing something I will go out with my friends.   I like being around lots of people that I don"t know so I can meet them.   Having more friends never hurts.   I am very outgoing.   People know that when they go out with me they are going to have a good time.   On other words I am the life of the party.   For example, on a typical Saturday I will get asked to many places, like the movies, parties etc.  
Even though I play around a lot, I always put school first.   Doing my work is most important to me.   I had many chances to quit the summer job, and there were many reasons to quit. The schedule was too much and the job was very demanding.   I had to carry heavy boxes and clean a lot.   But doing all that work I learned the...