" How wrong it is, a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself", Anais Nin wrote. To me, that means that I can't sit and wait for a man to come and make my dreams come true; I have to work hard and succeed alone to reach those dreams. One of the steps to reaching those dreams is getting admitted to a university. Some of the qualities that make me a good candidate for the University of California are my talents, life experiences and my achievements, so far. These qualities make me who I am and what I plan to become. They help me to think about my future goals and the way to accomplish them. The university is the most important step that leads me up the ladder of success. My experiences have taught me how to choose the easiest and right way.
One talent that I have to offer to the University of California is my ambition; I am competitive and take every challenge very seriously. I never give up when I fail, instead I want to win at every situation and I feel hungrier for each challenge that I face. Another quality that I would consider a talent is being a good speaker, which makes it easier for me to communicate with others.
Life is a big theater in which we, as actors, have different roles that we should play. Sometimes these roles are easy, but most of the time they are difficult and challenging. So, I went through many different experiences from which I have learned a lot. I grew up in America with a different cultural background, but I was not expected by mother to act totally like an American. It was unacceptable for me to dress the way the majority of teenagers dressed and acted. That whole process was difficult for me to live between to cultures. I did not want to appear off from my pears at school, but I could not act in the same way because of my family's beliefs and culture. My mom is from the Sudan and in her culture women cannot walk around showing cleavage and or too much skin.
