There comes a time in every young boy’s life when he finds himself on the verge of maturity and must pass the point of no return by making the mighty leap across the threshold of manhood. The pubescent time bomb slowly ticks onward, made all too obvious by its indicators of acne and body odor. Then, when Fate deems the time correct, she sounds the knell of childhood and adulthood slams you sideways like a freight train. I spent...

What have you done to make your school or community a better place? During my sophomore year I volunteered to be a camp counselor at the nearby Mt. Hermon Outdoor Science School in Santa Cruz for fifth graders in my school district. What I intended to be a week off from school into nature turned out to be a gratifying experience. I was assigned two developmentally challenged children, both with difficult family situations, who taught me the importance of patience....

I chose topics that I knew I could relate to other people. Although other experiences may have been more significant to me, I wanted to articulate the impacts that specific situations had on me.

At a public school like UC Berkeley you must...

I chose to do club soccer because, after...

My favorite course has been CS61A(Intro...

I would explore more...