As an eager freshman, I enrolled in the most challenging AP class offered to upcoming sophomores, which happened to be AP World History. My ignorance of world history was immense; thus, the class was ultimately eye-opening. Soon after class began, I realized I needed to comprehend each world religion in order to be successful in the class. As I arduously worked, I was astonished at how little I knew about my own religion. Being the child of divorced parents with...

The Wharton School towers above all other schools with its programs, professors, and opportunities. The infinite number of unique concentrations and multicultural experiences result in a versatile, yet personal, education. I am drawn to Wharton because it resonates with my background interests. Here, I will be academically at home because of all it offers in terms of my goals in education and as a business woman. During my high school career, I discovered a passion for leadership and business-related activities...

For each supplemental essay I wrote, I took the time to fully convince myself that I would love to go to the school about which I was writing. This is an incredibly difficult task when writing about your safety schools (in comparison to your number-one pick), but it the best piece of advice I have to offer. For my Penn essay, my biggest issue was voicing my longing passion to become a "Whartonite" while maintaining an educated disposition. The first...

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Network, network, network. As goes with most prestigious schools, it's who you know. Do not misinterpret me-- you must have a potent, well-rounded...