College Options...

So, for an assignment I'm supposed to respond to a few common questions asked to students when applying for college. The questions I've chosen are:

Why are you interested in our college?
AND
Who in your life has most influenced you?

Well, as far as colleges goes, my first choice is The School of Visual Arts. A friend first mentioned it to me, and for years I've been preparing to get my portfolio ready and meet the academic requirements for some scholarships and admittance to the school (a 3.05 GPA). The school also offers courses such as a semester-long Tattoo Design class, which is on option i've been interested in, and can only benefit my illustrating major even further. And the top students in Illustrating and Fine Arts get their own studio, AND the school is also located in various locations ALL OVER MANHATTAN! Being born and raised in the Bronx, I also grew up in Upstate NY; but my whole life, each borough (especially The Bronx, Queens and Manhattan) of the city can never be too close to my heart. I've visited SVA and got a better insight of the school and more familiarity to the different buildings of the school in different parts of Manhattan, and only wanted to attend there even more!

As for the second question, I think that the most influential person in my life is my older sister. All my life, she's been there for me; to teach me right from wrong, to lead me in the right directions, to learn from her mistakes, and so on and so forth. She's my mentor, my best friend, and has set the foundation of who I am as a person. When she was my age, she liked to draw countless pictures of sexy faeries with curves, slender faces, long hair, combat boots and cocktail-ish dresses. Her fantasy art was like something out of Amy Brown and Daria with mushrooms, and that was probably one of my biggest influences into working in a career in art. She's been through so much in her life by my side and managed to only grow exponentially from it, and I'm proud to say I strive to follow her example.