Sutter's Application Essay

Keenan 2021-11-22 18:54:21

Describe a challenge, hardship or misfortune you have experiened in your life. What have you learned from this and how has it prepared you for the future?

My name is Sutter Keely, and I'm 18 years old. Compared to other kids I hadn't had that many hardships, not really. (Shits happened.) Stuff has happend sure, but stuff always happens, right? But the real challenge of my life, the real hardship is me, it's always been me. As long as I can remember I've never not been afraid, afraid of failure of letting people down, hurting people, getting hurt. I thought, if I kept my guard up, if I focus on some other things, other people, if I couldn't even feel it, well then no harm would come to me. I screwed up. I don't only shut out the pain, I shut out everything, the good and the bad, until there was nothing. It's fine to just live in the NOW, but the best part about NOW is there is another one tomorrow, and I'm gonna start to make them count.

Sincerely,

Sutter Keely

PS: I don't know if this was due long time ago, probably was, that's fine. Maybe too late for this essay, it's not too late for me.

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Extended Reading
  • Hayden 2022-04-24 07:01:06

    Sundance standard, the transition of lost youth.

  • Franco 2021-11-22 18:54:21

    It's another story of a high school student with a broken family looking for themselves. But this film is obviously a typical "story is good but not filmed well". After watching it, most of the time I feel that the director is around him, but in the end he didn't say anything. Alas, Shailene is so beautiful and good in acting. The film is quite regrettable... (DP! Don’t do so many close-ups with so many pits on the male protagonist’s face, okay!)

The Spectacular Now quotes

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    Aimee: Yeah, I wanna make sure that you're okay.

    Sutter: What the fuck is wrong with you? Do you not see that I'm bad for you?

  • Sutter: Once you've actually talked to her, you see who she is.