I am Nikyle Dinnall, born and raised in Jamaica until I was about 10 years old then I moved to the states. My childhood consisted of riding bikes around the scheme and skipping the few homework assignments I got from school. I’m a Scorpio, born November 4th, and I tend to fall in line with the scorpion patterns: not being very talkative, hard to read, and nonchalant. Despite these traits I made tight friend groups through middle school and high school. The years I spent in high school and the people I met deeply shaped the person I am today. I am 18 years old and attend CCNY, currently undecided but I plan to enter the Grove School of Engineering. My passion stems from my appreciation of the people around me and those who support me. When I think about what I want to work for in the world I can only think about what I will be able to do for the ones who did things for me. These people include my family, my best friends and mentors. My college essay mainly focused on getting a job to provide for my mother. Though when it comes to what I am passionate about it is hard to pinpoint it, I don’t have a main goal or something I really want to do. The only hobby I have consistently stayed with over the years has been exercising. At one point I wanted to enter into powerlifting competitions, but I lost the drive once I realized how expensive it would be.
Most people don’t know that I am empathetic. It is commonplace in our world today to lack empathy. Even Christians who are supposed to ‘love thy neighbor,’ still mistreat others because of their own errors as humans. I don’t understand how some people can overlook violence, death and destruction simply because it goes against their ideals or the politician they support. I don’t understand how people can berate and wish death upon an individual that did wrong but nothing wrong to them. I despise countering arguments to my opinion that claim forgiving someone is interlinked with forgetting an action and its effect. I do not believe every prisoner should be set free; however, I do believe people need to forgive each other more without forgetting the things done wrong to them. One thing I can truly stand by is that hatred has no place in the human heart, and it is better to forgive others, though forgiving is harder.
What infuriates me are the real liars. There are people in this world who lie to get into positions of power, and they lie to the public to uphold their worth to them. These famous individuals at all levels of society and government commit atrocities that go unpunished or misguide the people creating instability all throughout the world. People who benefit from the loss of others are truly one of the few things that infuriate me.
The perception other people have of me has been the root cause for many of my insecurities. This constant irrational fear, on others’ perception of me, is one of my weaknesses. However, this fear has led me to become a better person. I used to be skinny, unconfident, and dull, because of my insecurity subsequently, I started going to the gym, I built a better more confident character, and I tried to sharpen myself. Despite this being fear of mine, I think my family members see me as a perfect child who doesn’t talk much and doesn’t give me much trouble and I think I have always tried to hold up to that standard. One of my strengths would be my ability to change. There have been plenty of instances in my life so far where I had to go head-first into a change that would make me uncomfortable otherwise. Despite this I still persevered in whatever it was.
I believe that the person you are today has been shaped by your experiences as a child. The major moments in my life that defined me changed my character sometimes for the worse but most of the time it was a positive change. One major moment that changed my life was going to Mount Saint Michael Academy, my high school. The private all-boys catholic high school changed my perspective on a lot of things, firstly the education system was better than other schools in the area. Most importantly, the community of the school was the most defining and character changing aspect of my teenage life. The teachers and friends I met along my journey through high school taught me valuable lessons and gave me plenty of experiences that I still value to this day.

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