4. Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma - anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution. I attend a Catholic all-girls school in the Bronx. The students are mostly Hispanic and Black, with working class parents that work long hours to provide the...

4. Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma - anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution. I attend a Catholic all-girls school in the Bronx. The students are mostly Hispanic and Black, with working class parents that work long hours to provide the...

I attend a Catholic all-girls school in the Bronx with mostly Hispanic and Black students, with working class parents that work long hours to provide the best possible education for their daughters. All of this means that the people I attend school with already have three strikes against them -- they belong to an ethnic minority, they are females, and they live in financially disadvantaged communities. Since my freshman year, I recognized that my incredibly dedicated and intelligent peers did...

"Feminism receives setback at the polls" When do you think that headline was published? This year, when Hillary Clinton, the first female to secure the Democratic nomination, lost the presidential election? Last year, when “feminism” led a TIME poll titled “Which Word Should Be Banned in 2015?” Perhaps the headline brings you back to 1976, when Liz Abzug left the House of Representatives to run for U.S. Senate and then for mayor of New York City. Once she lost both bids...

I derive an exorbitant amount of satisfaction every time I accomplish something that would shock a misogynist, disturb a Ku Klux Klan member, and inspire a young Black or Hispanic girl. That “something” to me is one day being the CEO of a Fortune 500. I am not yet the chief executive officer of a world-renowned company, but I know that Hofstra’s Honor's College and Frank G. Zarb School of Business will propel me towards my goal. Hofstra University is...