Rushing children swarm into the room. Eager voices shout for help with homework. Tutors scramble to attend to each child. Amidst this clamor, I am perfectly content. This room is part of an organization named COPAY, short for Community Organization for Parents and Youth, where I’ve been interning as a tutor since 2011. For two days a week, two hours each day, I immerse myself in the activity I enjoy doing the most – teaching. I had always been good with...

Growing up in New York, I was always attracted to the city and the city life, and naturally, I was attracted to attending NYU. When the time came to visit colleges, I scheduled a number of campus tours and information sessions at various institutions that are well known for their education programs, education being the field I aspire to go into. This included NYU’s Open House on October 12th, 2013. The schools before October 12th I visited halfheartedly because my...

I only applied to one school because I knew I'd get in. I skimped out of the college application process partly because I didn't want to deal with the pressure but mostly because I was...