The inside of our car is my second classroom; but instead of exploring the crisis of the debt ceiling or practicing the subtleties of trig substitution, I learn about life, positive thinking, and purpose. Sitting in Los Angeles traffic, I listened to the self-help books that my mother couldn't read, but loved to listen to. We listened until we finished The Power for the third time in a row. Then, if we spontaneously started using the narrator's accent,...

Many people create side-by-side lists of the pros and cons of each school that they've been accepted to. Although that may help in terms of...

For "Why Us" essays in general, regardless of school, having specifics is the most important! For every "Why Us" essay I encountered during my application season, I always found out at least two things about the college: a...

I applied to many scholarships during and after the application process. My first piece of advice is to go as local as possible. Then to go as obscure as possible. Then to go as big as possible. Go for the national corporation scholarships, but also try to find the smaller scholarships...

After college, I plan on going to law school. Then I...

I love Cambridge! It is a perfect suburb that has the right amount of energy to feel like a small city. You can walk...