From the moment I was young I always had high aspirations. I suppose you could say I wasn't your average kid. Most kids my age were outside playing games and riding bikes. But me, I was different. I was curious and always up for learning something new. I wanted to know what made things work, how they worked, and what things meant. Whenever I asked my grandmother for answers, she’d always tell me to find them myself. That's when...

My mother once told me that life will throw you into an obstacle course. She said there was no way around it. Her only advice was that you must run it, jump it, climb it, finish it. At that point I didn't know what she was talking about. It didn't make sense. But in 10th grade my obstacle course, and I was not ready for it. In 10th grade I decided to do track. I had no previous athletic experience....

I come from small world. I have a small family and it’s usually just me and my mother. The schools I have attended have also been small. For example, my current Senior class only contains 43 students. But coming from a small world had led me to big dreams. Growing up in Memphis, I noticed that a lot of the kids around me were engaging in violence and bad behavior. There were also not many people I knew who went...

A good topic to say why you chose a school is their oportunties. Be clear and honest as to what about the school caught your attention. This is where you address you admiration for the school. I wrote one the university of Tennessee. It reads as follows : "I am interested in attending the University of Tennessee because it's a very academic rich school. It's has an incredible science program and center that I am interested in. Also I have been...

You can never go wrong with telling a funny (but true) story that happened to you that changed your view on something.

You can talk about how your ethnicity, race, or nationality has affected your education. You can also talk about they neighborhood or city that've you come from.

If you were facing any challenges this is where you explain how you were affected by it.

Any personal statement should come straight for the heart and reveal who you truly are as a person. If asking about yourself, make sure to highlight your best qualities and show them off. For USC I was just asked a bunch of questions on things I like like favorite tv, movie, and book.

A lot of colleges will ask you why you chose your major. This is where you go in depth about what sparked your interest in the subject. I was asked about my favorite extra curricular activity and this is what I said. It reads as follows :"I am an active volunteer for the Women's Heart Association. For years I have been going out to various health cares around my city to help educate other women about the dangers that persist...

Unique questions are generally questions that are about about a specific subject. Stick to talking about that subject and don't stray from it. This subject concerned my plans for USC and this is what I said. "My first choice major is Health and Humanity with an emphasis on Pre- Med. My academic interests include studying biology and chemistry. I plan on pursing my studies by working hard in all my classes. I plan on engaging in medical research at USC...

The 1st three are essays that I submitted in all my college applications. I wrote my essays with the idea of telling a story. I wanted the readers to know about the obstacles that I faced.

I chose my school because it's in a...

USC has over 800 organizations to be...

I would change the amount of school I applied to. It...

I declined other school...

Joining clubs...

A recommender should be a teacher who you were on good...

A good topic to say why you chose a school is...

My advice is to always apply for as many scholarships as you can. You want to...

My post undergraduate...

They are...

I like that my school is in a big city because the...

What I believe set me apart from...

I chose what schools to...

I applied to...

I picked the school...