College Admissions Essay: Man of the Year :: College Admissions Essays

Man of the Year   You have just been named the 2015 Man/Woman of the Year. For what achievement are you being honored, and how did your college education help you reach your coating?   A well-dressed sell-out crowd fills the enormous auditorium an auditorium with gigantic spotlights that rival the energy and luminosity of the sun. My eyes follow the lights to the well-dressed host on the stage as he exclaims Ladies and gentlemen, acceptable to the 2015 Man of the Year Awards   The audience erupts into an applause that shakes the walls of the building, and I add a few whistles and hollers of my own. As the roar dwindles into gloss over, we take our seats and the host presents last years winner, who will in turn present this years award to the Man of the Year.   My eyes dart around the room spotting celebrities, professional athletes, CEOs, and other overqualified applicants, and previous winners, except my wishful search ends as the host passes on the microphon e to last years winner.   Ladies and Gentleman, vexs the speaker, here is the moment youve all been waiting for. The speaker takes a step back, responding to the force of the multitudinous silent eyes now turned on him. He begins opening the envelope...   This years winner is... a final tear, and out comes the coveted document, Sam Cosby   Like the silence in the lead a sneeze, a hush falls over the crowd before a riotous cheer fills the air. I stand up and my legs begin to carry me toward the stage as the announcer continues, Many of you may not know Mr. Cosby, but he has made remarkable advances in the realm of biotechnology. He has sure this award for his development of a revolutionary prosthetic limb repair system that can replace not only a lost appendage, but synthesize the lost nerves, creating a new fully functional arm or leg.   I completed my journey to the stage and shook the speakers hand before taking my place at the microphone. I would like to tha nk my family for all of their support, I began, kicking myself for my lack of originality, but I continued, and all of my teachers. I never would have made it this far had I not been pressured to continue in my studies by my professors.