Here are several ideas I have been toying with:
1. Anything about overcoming my childhood...I have always been proud of where I have come from and what I overcame.
-young, uneducated parents with no money (often had utilities turned off, had first home repossessed) who received their secondary education as I got older and are now extremely successful. How that inspired me.
-lost home to fire, my legs were severely burned, father almost died
-a bi-racial, dealing with racism on both sides
(Why I feel like I am shying away from anything under number 1...I hate sob stories, I have never viewed my life in a "woe is me" kind of way. I actually feel that I have been fortunate).
2. An anecdote about hiking the Grand Canyon on a sprained ankle. Shows my perserverance. Maybe I can tie into other ways I have perservered.
3. Volunteering while on Spring Break. How many college students can say they did this?
4. Took 63 credit hours my last year of college. On Dean's List entire time, President of student organization in it's formation year, 2 internships, and active membership in 2 other student organizations all during this time.
(Why I don't like. Sounds like I am bragging. I am a humble person. There are people who go to South America to build houses for the poor...how can I even compare myself to that?!)
5. I went from not knowing what to do with my life, to going through a wonderful period of self-realization. (Includes grandfather's death, a great leadership camp where I met three phenomenal people, and working at a law firm).
6. A specific situation about volunteering or working at law firm that greatly inspired me.
I need help. I accept all forms of CONSTRUCTIVE criticism. Thanks!