Three years have passed and I have concluded my final summer in (MS)^2. It’s a bittersweet feeling because I can say that I made it, but I know that I will no longer be returning to my second home. As a senior in high school, people expect me to be mature and be prepared for the next four years of my life. Without those three years in (MS)^2, I would not be able to say that I have grown....

Option 1: What has sparked your curiosity in the last year? How did you respond? Near the end of my junior, my AP physics teacher told my class that we had to begin our search for internships as a part of our extended year and future senior symposium presentations. At my school, each grade level does something different for their extended year; freshmen do a case study, sophomores do a health fair, and juniors do an internship. The purpose of the...

3A: Activity Significance (Track) It all started in the summer when I was nine years old. I started to run track in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). My coach had given me the nickname “Speedy” although I didn’t think that I was that fast. As I got older, I continued to run and planned to run in high school. However, it was not until I reached high school when my passion and drive to run track intensified. Most people...

Questbridge Option 3: If you could change one thing about your community, what would it be and why? (500 max) No matter how good or bad something or someone is, there is always room for improvement. Whether the improvement is small or large, it still has an impact. In my community, there is room for a ton of improvement. When I look around my community, I see teenagers who only care about their social life. Very few of us actually care about...