Just a Well-mannered Kid :: College Admissions Essays

All of my life I have been known as a well-mannered kid. Sometimes I wonder if there is something wrong with me. Why am I so well-mannered? Recently I heard a song on Pandora.com by a band out of New Zealand. The song lyrics stated very well the position I find myself in. Don't smoke Hate dope Don't laugh at dirty jokes Got a mom And a dad The only ones I ever had And I want to know If I'm coming down with anything And I've got a hero that I'll follow to the end. I often hear people talk about their problems and trouble they have to go through and find that I am not able to relate with them. I have never been offered drugs, never been in trouble with the law. My parents love me and my brothers and sisters. I have always gotten good grades. And I wonder why. Why is it that I am different from so many? It is not because of money or material things; I never had much spending money except what I earned by working with my dad in his business. I never had the newest nicest clothes either. But what I did have were values, morals that my parents taught me. They raised me to know the difference between right and wrong and then to go beyond knowing and do the right thing - something worth more than any amount of money or popular appearance.