Whenever I was 13 years old I had been diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety and also developed an eating disorder as a result from my depression. For about 3 years my condition had little to no improvement and at the rate I was going, I was on the edge of developing more health issues. I constantly went to counseling and after hearing an inspirational speech from one man I decided to take charge on my condition instead of succumbing to it....

Huge obstacle you overcame. (health issue, mental issue, academic issue, social life issue, ect.)

Highlight your best qualities. (attentive, self discipled, motivated, athletic, ect.)

Whenever I had first started applying for colleges, I had no idea of where to begin or even which colleges to look at first. I went to every college fair my school offered and signed up to receive college information from as many colleges as I could. From there I narrowed down the choices that I thought would best fit me and began applying for...

In orer to get some good recommenders, make sure to always work at your full potential no matter where or what you're doing. Whether it be at school, work or even for a church or...

Since I had applied super late to UNT there wasn't much financial aid they could offer me. (since it's on a first come first serve bases) so my financial aid packet mainly consisted of nothing but loans. However, during my senior year I applied for many scholarships and actually received $7,000 worth of scholarships; which...

I ultimately chose UNT because it was my most affordable option and it still had the program I had wanted. Baylor did have Psychology as a...