As a high school junior, I had the opportunity to spend a semester in Washington, D.C. as a Senate Page. For five months, I was able to sit on the floor of the Senate chamber and listen to speeches given by some of the most influential people of our time. I rubbed shoulders with the likes of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama, Ted Kennedy, and John McCain. As a page, I had an all-access pass to the Capitol building,...

Brown University fosters the learning process, while encouraging creativity, discovery and success. There is a vast amount of knowledge just waiting to be acquired in this world. I have always had a kind of burning hunger for this knowledge - and I believe Brown would help me acquire it. Brown offers not only an exceptional education and a learning community, but it also refuses to stifle individuality, creativity, and inner-self. I am interested in a number of academic areas, including...

It had been said, "Leaders are people who leave their footprints in their areas of passion." Whatever that passion may be, I hope to find it and do the same. My life has fortunately been filled with role models and mentors who possess the essential qualities of leadership and passion. The educators who have taught me the most in book knowledge and life lessons have been passionate (sometimes even quirky) about their work. It seems that they were born to...

My decision to apply to Brown University was cemented when I attended an informational session conducted by admission officer. He isn't your typical admissions...