Many colleges ask you to write about your career goals and what their school can do for you. I planned to major in marketing, and I am specifically interested in social media and marketing utilizing media. I discussed how I hoped to utilize these forms of media within marketing. Or, I discussed being diagnosed with anxiety and depression.

Much like every other teenager, I have an account on almost any social media site one can name. As bad as it may sound, it is an interest of mine. This includes the benefits and the detrimental effect it can have on one's health. I have a personal twitter account and then I have one where people can submit their poetry to me and I will post it. It's grown in the past few months and is up to 16,000 followers....

I am white, that is a fact. I was never aware of how much privilege I had because of the color of my skin until I met my friend, Sandra. I have known Sandra since middle school. We were acquaintances for 2 years, freshman year of high school, well, she didn't like me too much. We were then "frenemies" for lack of a better word, for 2 more years, up until senior year, this year. Junior year, Sandra was in a spoken...

In sixth grade, I was involved in a program called Future Problem Solvers of America. My group and I did well at the competition at our school and went on to state. We stayed at Illinois State University. Although I was young, I was able to get acquainted with the university and thought it was a great place. We stayed in the dorms, ate in one of the cafeterias, utilized classrooms and even stood on the stage in one of...

Pertaining to my academic strengths, I could go on about how hardworking and determined I am, but isn't everyone? Of course, I have worked hard these past 4 years of high school to maintain a good GPA. I have been taking advanced classes since middle school and have never fell behind. My main academic strength may be my debating skills. If I excelled in any class activity, they were debates or discussions of some sort. I have strong opinions and I...

I once helped a girl stop cutting. I will never forget her telling me that I helped her and I felt like I really made a difference in someone's life. I am an avid user of social media, but I don't use it to make fun of people, to bully people for laughs, I utilize it to make people smile. I have a reach of over 100,000 followers and if someone can influence people, they should use their status for good....

I ultimately chose my school because I got a full ride. Community college was not the ideal but my dream college was...

I chose schools mostly by location. I wanted to be somewhat close to home. I also applied...

I would definitely say that during the summer, you should get...

I applied for schools early to get consideration for merit scholarships which helped to bring...

Post college, I plan to hopefully get a job in...