Sitting in a class full of students, I focus on my hands to prevent the tears from falling. Between bantering with my divorced parents, a distant best friend and the end of a relationship, my emotions were intensely scattered. Desperately searching for a distraction, I ripped a piece of paper from my notebook and began scribbling my thoughts away. At first, I ranted and filled the college ruled lines with diary-like thoughts. The tension bottled up began to find an...

Alexis Clova Cadavid (n): 18-year-old girl, born and raised in Miami, Florida. First-Generation applicant seeking a double major in Business Marketing and English Literature; 5’2, long brown hair, hazel eyes and caramel skin. * Organized: Dependent on her agenda for daily events, assignments and future deadlines, she religiously fixates her life on a pre sketched plan. Her school binders are labeled, organized and neat. * Messy: An ocean of clothes envelopes her room’s floor, while the walls are covered in sticky notes...

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