“…suddenly my car started spinning out of control…my head slammed against the window… fear…I wanted to throw up…it wouldn't stop…” “You nearly died.” So far, few events have changed me so significantly as to alter my outlook on life. My change wasn't a broken leg, or a move from one place to another but came in the form of a sickening metallic crunch. It was the morning of the SAT. My mind was formulating variable scenarios that...

What's so odd about being an odd number?

What is the first thing you think of when you hear the word odd? Numbers? Characteristics? Personalities? People? When I hear the word odd, I would define it as the quality of not being normal. Personally, I relate to the word odd. When I was very young (2 years old), my parents moved from India to the States. I left almost all of the family I had in India. As a two year old, I didn't understand the meaning of our...

Don't choose a school for its name. If you want to...