Her words struck like a sledgehammer to the side of my head. She tried to explain to me that everything would be okay, but I couldn't believe her.The warmth of the early September sun shined through the window onto my face. The birds were singing, the leaves were fading from their lively summer green, and I had just been shattered by the news that my mom was diagnosed with cancer. While she tried to explain to me her prognosis,...

On my bedroom wall hangs a crudely cut out cloud with the words, "In the fourth grade, I hope to learn more science", written in very rough cursive. Although I am eight years older some things have not changed. I still hate making crafts, my cursive remains abysmal, and I am always yearning to learn more science. Biology has always been a true passion of mine. Even at the age of nine I marveled at the fact that trillions of...

I think it is just really easy to get overwhelmed with the whole college admissions process. If I were to go back and change one major thing, it would to start the whole process way earlier. Throughout the summer as I entered by senior year, I visited quite a few colleges and universities, probably around 10. It was a good thing that I visited these schools, but...

I think a major thing that sets me apart from other applicants is my experience. Throughout my life there were important people in my life that were diagnosed and/or killed by cancer, the most important of which was my mother. This constant experience with cancer, starting from a...

I only interviewed with one school, and that was the University of Pennsylvania. For this interview, I was paired with an alumni interviewer that lived in my local area, and we met at the local Starbucks. I believe this experience...