The harsh scent of Windex filled my nose while I whipped the damp paper towel across the arched windows. My mom called out, "Camilla, why aren't you finished with the windows. We still have lots of work before we can leave for the day." Hesitantly, I picked up more paper towels to cover with gallons of Windex and quickly finished the rest of the windows until they were crystal clear. My mother, beside me, was sweeping up a combination of...

She softly pressed the computer screen with her trembling finger. Letter by letter, a paragraph quickly emerged. Her computer screen drew the attention of everybody around us and we all read what she typed out. She typed, "I am not any different than you. I am normal. I may have a disability but the disability does not have me. You all realize that." Tears filled my eyes and once one small tear fell across my check, there were quickly dozens....

My interest in social justice consists of the perfect combination of my love for politics and social issues. As I learn more about social issues through my experiences and the media, my social views have transformed. Social issues, such as feminism, education, race, sexuality, and so many more, are so interesting and I am very active in learning and discussing these topics in and outside of school. Social issues are so interesting because they affect millions of people. Currently, these...

I attend Keystone School, which is an elite and rigorous private school, on financial aid. Keystone is very academically challenge and the Washington Post named Keystone the 5th most challenging private school in America. All classes at Keystone are considered honors classes or AP. During junior year, students many only take a maximum of 6 classes and senior they are only allowed to take a max of 5 classes. The way that keystone weights grades is that AP courses are weighting after...

diversity and showed...

liberal, passionate,...

amount of...

@ wesleyan university, had a student interviewer and was very...

plan on attending medical school and become a...