This was one of several essays that I wrote for college applications. Although Amherst College never read this particular essay, I got into many colleges with this as my common app essay. There are endless reasons why I should hate riding on airplanes. There is never enough quality food, the seats aren't comfortable, there's a complete lack of personal space, and I have to pay if I want to use the wi-fi. Ironically, even with all of the...

If given a chance to repeat the application process, I would have told myself to stop obsessing over school with popular names and...

Choose teachers that you had Junior year because those are the teachers that will remember you the best. If you've had the teacher for more than one year, that is even better. Don't necessarily gravitate toward teachers that gave you A's. Instead, choose the teacher...

Research the school, visit the school, fall in love with the school, eat, sleep, and breathe the school. Ok, maybe I'm exaggerating a little, but make sure you know as much as you can about the school. Don't just fawn over a big name school (I'll...

The only advice I can give for how to spend your summer is just to spend it...

Out of the schools I was accepted to, Amherst College was going to give...