I just finished putting together what is likely to be the most important three and a half pages of my life. I find those essays about my life and my future to be pretty draining and I’m just glad that I finally have something in paper. While working on this ultra important essay, I finally realized how everything in my life has led to my writing this essay and that thing that I want to do with my life (and why I wrote this essay) is exactly what I was meant to do with my life. As I was writing those three and a half pages, I kept wondering, “Why did it take me so long to figure this out?!?” It just seems so crystal clear right now.
It’s too soon for me to even accurately assess the quality of said three and a half pages. The good news is that I have a couple of people who have graciously agreed to check it out for me.
Well, I think I scared one of those people with the length of said essay because not only is it three and a half pages . . . it is three and a half pages single spaced.

I’m guessing it’s your essay to get into a Phd program! Good luck :-). We’ll catch up more next weekend when I’m in town!
Why do you have to spoil my cover?!?
I’m trying to be discreet but I guess I’m not doing a very good job at it.
Wow — have you seen Spanglish? It is all about someone who is writing an essay to get into school. I think they also say that their whole life was leading up to it.
Best of luck!