Describe yourself. My name is Jessminder and I am 18 years old. My parents are of indian descent and because of this life at home was extremely strict as i had to grow up accepting my background and taking on the rituals and traditions of my faith and culture. I like to see myself as persistent as I fight for what i believe in and don't give up until i get it. I am a very polite and responsible girl as this is how I was raised in my family.
What do you want from life? How can Santa Clara help you achieve this? In my life i wish to be able to achieve my goals and thrive past my old culture. As much as I love my background and family, I would like to focus on my soccer and experience new things in life. Santa Clara will help me achieve this as they have much to offer with incredible soccer opportunities and other educational experiences.
Describe a time in life when you have been unable to do what you wanted. How did you overcome this? Being in my family I had to live by strict rules. Throughout my life I have been restricted from doing what I want because of my families beliefs. I have had a passion for soccer my entire life but because of my parents I have not been aloud to pursue my dreams until now. I have had to overcome this through my persevering of asking my parents
In the past year, describe one thing you have learnt about your: Family Friendships Yourself In the past year I have learnt how my family can affect my outcome in life. As much as I do love them they have affected me greatly through their teachings. They have stopped me from achieving some of my goals in life and this has reflected both positively and negatively. They have never believed in my soccer dreams and because of them I had to work for my dream. This has helped me in life as it has taught me nothing is free and that I must work.