For me, home is truly where my heart is, the place where I am most comfortable and ever so content. My family makes where I am home, an environment where I feel nurtured, but also completely at ease. Fire Island is that place where I escape the complex and busy life of the rest of the year. An hour and a half car ride along with a twenty-five minute ferry ride takes me to my contented place, a true oasis....

The rigorous academics combined with the strong school spirit and vibrant city (capital, take out city) of Madison is everything I want in a university education for the next four years. It would also be very exciting to attend a University located in a state capital (delete this sentence). (I look forward to continuing my involvement in activities I feel passionate about). I will take advantage of Student Government and perhaps earn an internship in an area of the state...

From the colorful Mardi Gras tree on Gibson Quad to the music playing on the LBC Quad, Tulane has a beautiful and exciting campus in an unbelievably welcoming city. Ever since I was a kid, I have been hearing about Tulane. My mom attended Tulane and has made it seem like an amazing place. She feels a great sense of pride and passion about the school and the city of New Orleans, two qualities that I value as well. She...

I currently attend the University of Michigan. I applied Early Action and got deferred. Although I was heartbroken, I knew I could not give up. What I learned throughout the college process is that colleges TRULY want students who WANT to go there. Since I was 11,...