I had always considered myself decent at breathing. But my sudden near-hyperventilation, along with a doubled heart rate and flailing limbs, suggested otherwise. I clicked “refresh” to make sure it wasn’t a mistake. Ten more times. Shop Me—a non-profit, online retail clothing store I had started just two months prior—had made its first international sale. The idea for Shop Me had come to me at the end of my sophomore summer as I sat, bawling my eyes...

When I was nine years old, I was convinced that I’d make a fortune if I became Uncle Laoshu’s betta fish breeder. Seeing how well they sold in his pet shop, I hoped to produce enough betta babies to fill the fish shelf. Although Laoshu warned me that betta fish, also known as Siamese fighting fish, would kill each other if two were ever placed in the same tank, I believed this was a multi-dollar fish empire in...

Yearbook is my favorite part of the school day. My life would be incomplete without designing until 4 PM, delegating tasks to section editors, and ordering Thai food for the Yearbook Gang - my 22-person family. Becoming the youngest-ever editor-in-chief wasn’t easy - it put me in charge of older kids whom I admired. [see HS Extracurricular to read rest of essay]

As a longtime connoisseur of yogurt—and of Greek yogurt in particular—I consider myself an educated yogurt consumer. And any educated Greek yogurt consumer in the United States knows that there is one brand that tastes exponentially better than the rest: Fage Total Greek Yogurt. In fact, it’s the number one seller in Greece itself! But I’d venture to say that the vast majority of yogurt consumers have, at least once, made the following tragic but understandable...

When I was nine years old, I was convinced that I’d make a fortune if I became Uncle Laoshu’s betta fish breeder. Seeing how well they sold in his pet shop, I hoped to produce enough betta babies to fill the fish shelf. Although Laoshu warned me that betta fish, also known as Siamese fighting fish, would kill each other if two were ever placed in the same tank, I believed this was a multi-dollar fish empire in...

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The benefits of attending a liberal arts college include the ability to take interdisciplinary classes that help you explore topics that have never been introduced to...

involved, extroverted,...

More social activities...

The extent to...

Used 2 private counselors - the first one, called Ivy Coach, is awful. They are very close-minded and have a strict idea of how you should write your essay (or how they should write...

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