I was asked about something that held me back or was a weakness of mine and how I dealt with that. I talked about my difficulties with crippling shyness and how eventually I let my passion become strength and a way for me not to feel shy.

I’ve been to Romania, England, France, Germany, and all across the United States. I’ve been a scientist, a geisha, a vampire, a wizard, and an angst filled teen raging against the system. While others have to spend years at school to become a doctor, or thousands of dollars to travel to Italy, I can do both with only a turn of the page. I learned of this ancient secret years ago back in elementary school. One might complain...

This essay was about my passion for the career I wanted, and many of my peers and teachers who edited and for saw it thought it was excellent. I think I owe much of my admittance to my essay.

Get in good with teachers at school. Most of my scholarship money came because one of...

First, knowing what career you want is a huge help. Even if you don't know exactly, having a basic idea of what you want to do works too. I knew I wanted to do something with writing, so that narrowed down a...

Colleges love extracurriculars. A lot of the clubs I was in were pretty similar to the ones my college offered, like chorus, yearbook design, and...

My college offers a special program where a certain floor in a dorm is designated as a club,...

I want to become a fiction author, and publish a wide range of books....

Volunteer work is always good to do, and you can put that on not just college applications, but job applications as well. Working also helps with your financial situation, of course. You probably won't be...

My school is right in the heart of Boston. The saying at my school is that "Boston is our campus," and that's certainly true. I meet a lot of people from...

One of my biggest regrets is not applying for the honors program. I was so swamped that week at school that I...

Your aspirations is always a good topic. If you're really passionate about what you want to do, it should show through your essay. If something that happened in your life that made you a better person,...

I believe my essay is what really made me shine. I was...

I had a teacher who was very close to me write one of my recommendations, which was great. She was very honest about it...

One of the schools I was interested in lost all my papers, so of course I didn't even...

I had fallen in love with this school since 8th grade, and kinda knew before I even applied that...