When I received instructions in first grade to create a project about my life, I panicked; I saw others sprinting for crayons and markers, yet I couldn’t think of a single element that was “cool.” Ms. Roh, my teacher, approached me and asked what my first word was. Others were admirably drawing pictures of their parents while I struggled to remember what I had said several years ago. I blurted out “why.” I meant the letter “y,” as it...

The recent election of Donald Trump has shaken the United States, and even more so on the campus at Brown. A peaceful, quiet campus I knew when I visited in the summer became a place of uproar. I adore how students at Brown exercise their right to free speech without inciting violence; they are reflective of past civil rights activists, fighting for what they truly believe. When I step foot onto Brown's campus, I will certainly take part in those...

Tell us where you have lived - and for how long - since you were born; whether you've always lived in the same place, or perhaps in a variety of places. (100 word limit) I have lived in South Korea for the past seven years in Seoul, which is but only forty kilometers away from the demilitarized zone, evidence of continuing war, that divides North Korea from the South. At the same time, I live in a metropolis with historical artifacts...

APPLICANTS TO THE WALSH SCHOOL OF FOREIGN SERVICE: Briefly discuss a current global issue, indicating why you consider it important and what you suggest should be done to deal with it. My brave grandfather was from North Korea; thinking the two Koreas would be unified, he fled to the south in order to attain money to feed his family. He died before I had the chance to meet him, and died without having seen his family for over thirty years....

My passport makes me unique; many people have blank visa pages, but I have myriad stamps with foreign languages on them. They are evidence of my international experience as a "military brat." Ever since I moved to Korea six years ago, I have been presented with stunning opportunities that exposed me to different cultures. I have been involved in Asian global affairs; Korea's proximity to China, Japan, and Russia has encouraged me to seek out knowledge about relationships between the...

I was a freshman when I first decided I wanted to run for student council. I looked at the candidate pool and, in my opinion, did not see a qualified one. Candidates promised free ice cream without a plan to raise money for it. They promised a field trip... but to where would we go and who would pay for it? Ultimately, I decided to run. I had a solid platform: fundraise for fun. I proposed a series of fundraisers...

My history class was discussing World War II when I asked a question: What if Truman didn't drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? My teacher and I went through a list of hypothetical situations, from an extreme scenario in which Japan decides to attack the mainland United States and succeeds to the involvement of the Soviet Union in Asia. More reasonably, the United States would have continued to "island-hop" until Japan surrendered. I can draw parallels between the...