The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later success. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience? Embarrassment pooled in my eyes almost as fast as the water pooled on the ground. I shifted on my knees to see how many teams were watching us, and I felt the grit of dirt on the concrete floor. I could see the judging panel walking...

Note to future roommate: Hey! I am ridiculously excited to meet you! I love Sandra Bullock movies. I am obsessed with Pinterest, and I am always looking for guinea pigs to try new hairstyles on. I wish I could stop biting my nails, and sometimes I do, but only until I take a test or watch a freaky movie. I hate doing my laundry and the song Drops of Jupiter. My favorite store is the Dollar Tree, and when I...

Idea or experience important to intellectual development I took AP Physics 1 and AP Calculus AB my junior year. The AP Physics C teacher at our school told those of us who were taking both classes that if we were interested, we could come to his calculus-based Physics study sessions before school to prepare for taking the AP Physics C Mechanics test without having taken the class. This was when I started to understand the connections between Calculus and Physics, and...

What matters to you, and why? The first club I joined in high school was robotics. My Computer-Aided Drafting teacher told me that I should stop by for the meeting after school. I was one of the only girls in the room, and I knew almost nothing about the electrical, mechanical, and programming components involved in building a robot. Engineers and robotics coaches from our community volunteered their time to teach me the skills I needed to be a valuable...

Extracurricular activities or work experiences I began working at TJ Maxx in August 2015. I was interested in finding a job in order to save for college, and although I love making cupcakes with my small business, the events I cater for such as weddings or recitals are sporadic. I interviewed for the job and found that they were incredibly willing to work around my busy academic schedule and that they would allow me to have Sundays off for church and...