In my semester as a peer tutor, I have learned that every meeting with a student presents a new opportunity to learn—both for the student and for me. When I help students on their papers I want them to value not only proper grammar or structure, but to value their own thoughts. I want to make sure that they can clearly convey their message to the reader by including their own perspective from their personal experiences. What I value...

When I worked at Papa Murphy's pizza, I was present when an armed robbery occurred. My co-workers and I were held at gunpoint to open the safe for the robber. This incident happened three months before I graduated from high school. I was startled and shocked to experience this. After, I began to think more about our society. I was beginning to see why people commit such acts out of desperation. It was because they weren't given opportunities as children...

My extracurricular activities in college helped lead me to my major and...