Robert's Georgia Tech Admissions Essay My Greatest Achievement Usually, the man is the head of the house, but not in my case. My household is led by estrogen - lots of it. I am the only boy in a family with three sisters. Ever wonder what three sisters can do to you over the course of your childhood? TRAUMA. I spent my entire childhood dealing with all the issues that they went through--from guys, to hair, to clothes, to dating. I know anything any guy would want to know, and more, even the things I could live my whole life without knowing. When a boy grows up, he looks back and remembers all of his personal accomplishments. Mine range from graduating Magna Cum Laude, to leader of a small group at my church, to being number one on my high school tennis team. However, my greatest achievement had nothing to do with any ability or area of expertise I have. My greatest achievement was growing up with three sisters and surviving to tell about it. I have found a few rules in surviving with three sisters. They seem to work; I am still normal. Do not think the bathroom is yours. The only time the bathroom belongs to you personally is from 11 p.m. - 5 a.m. Any other time you have to wait. How long am I supposed to hold it? I am only human. I'm glad God equipped us guys to take it outside. When one of your sisters asks you how she looks, lie. It works every time. Even if she knows that her hair or makeup is messed up, tell her it looks great. Once a negative remark comes out of your mouth, you will never hear the end of it. My philosophy: the safe way is the sure way. Spend the night at a friend's house when one of your sisters has a sleep over. The only thing worse than three sisters telling you what to do is three sisters AND their friends telling you what to do. Never leave the toilet seat up! (I still am not sure about this one area. Why do I need to put the toilet seat down when I am going to use it the next time?) And never, I mean never, pee on the toilet seat. It's good for a few laughs; then it's time to hide. Don't think you can dress yourself. You only thought the 30-point inspection was for your car. You never met my sisters. The only 30-point inspection they know of is for what I am wearing. They would inspect me every time I would leave the house. I was never allowed to wear my favorite pants. You know the ones -mine were the black sweatpants with a neon green stripe down both legs. They were cool. (So I thought). Never bring a date home when three sisters are present. Schedule to bring your date to the house when no more than one sister is at home. If they are all there, they will break out the scrapbooks to show how they used to play dress up with you. They would always seem to know where those pictures were showing me dressed up as a girl. It is as if they plan to embarrass me when I bring a date over. What is the worst part of summer? Not going back to school - going back-to-school shopping. School shopping was not just a day-long event with girls; it lasts all of August. I can buy all the clothes I ever need before lunch. My sisters spend an entire day in the mall going from store to store and not finding anything. The only good thing about shopping is that I am not shy anymore. While in the stores, I would sit at the couches and talk to all the other guys whose girlfriends and mothers brought them along shopping. So try as hard as you can to avoid this heart-ache. Hardly any good can come out of it. Whenever you plan to go somewhere with a girl, plan ahead. My sisters would say, "I'll be ready in five minutes." Guys know what that means. Five minutes to a girl is like a guy's five minutes of football, which doesn't take into consideration timeouts, penalties, commercials, and injuries. If they say five minutes, get comfortable. Television. Ahh, the best invention ever. During elementary school, that's all kids talked about. Who won the football game, or did you see that catch? I was saying, "Did you see that episode of General Hospital?" Not exactly popular with the guys if you catch my drift. Learn early and learn quickly. It's a woman's world. You're just in the back seat along for the ride. You can't change this fact, nor will you ever. Savor the little things in life -- football, father-son time, standing up to pee -- they help keep your sanity.