1. One of these factors was getting accepted into the University of Pennsylvania in early December. Honestly, that day was the best day of my life because Penn was, and obviously still is, my first-choice college, and I could not see myself at any other college for the next four years. Because of this, I was elated when I logged onto the website and discovered that I had been accepted. This experience affected my identity today because I realized that I could finally calm down. For the past four years, I have been stressing about having good grades, a high gpa, and numerous extracurriculars to ensure my college resumé was appealing while still managing to have a social life and time for my family. Additionally, my acceptance made me realize how much I stress about things that do not actually matter. Obviously, school is important, but I realized that I also need to enjoy my time in high school because I only go through this experience once. Overall, my acceptance into Penn has made me more aware of the precious time I have now and how much I need to cherish it.
2. Another factor that affects my identity is the Mount. Over the past four years, I can happily say I've enjoyed high school. From dances to yearbook to student government, I have met an incredible amount of people that have shaped me into the person I am today. Since I'm here for the bulk of my time, I've realized that the people I'm surrounded by are amazing. The teachers are willing to work with me and help me on something I do not fully understand. Also, the seniors are friendly to each other, which I love because a school with all girls could be catty but that is not the case at all. Ever since the eighth grade, I knew I wanted to come to Mount because I sensed the openness and sense of community when I visited. Now that I'm about to graduate, I can reflect on the time I've had here, and I realized how much I'm going to miss it. The Mount is like my second home because I'm comfortable with everyone here. While I'm happy to graduate and move on to college, I think graduation will be a bittersweet moment because I'm leaving my second home.
3. The most important factor that has shaped my identity is my mother. As cheesy as it sounds, my mother and I are very good friends. Even though we have fights at least once a week, I love her more than anything in the world. I think she has shaped my identity because she guided me to be the person that I am today. I know I can come to her with any problem or for advice or just to talk, and I know she'll always be up to listen to me. Also, I think she helped in my identity because she was a parent but also let me be independent. She let me make mistakes but then she also helped me correct them at the same time. I think that's the biggest way in which she shaped my identity because I am a very stubborn and independent person, and it's remarkable that she put up with my personality for all these years and still showed me how to learn from my mistakes.
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