Fnet = m(A+) He barely looked me in the eye as he sat hunched over his desk, looking embarrassed. Nervous hands tapped a jittery rhythm on the surface. He was only here because Mr. L had made him – or, rather, had “strongly suggested” it. But everyone knew what it meant when the teacher of a class you were failing “strongly suggested” something. I cleared my throat nervously and squeaked, “Hi Jeff, I’m here to tutor you for FACTS.” I...

Ascent “We even have a tree-climbing club!” our tour guide laughed. Immediately, my dad turned to me with a grin. As if I hadn’t already fallen in love with the regal stone buildings and bustling atmosphere of the University of Pennsylvania, it even had a club for my favorite pastime. Clearly, just like the branches of a tree, a Penn education was the ascent to success. At the top of the tree lies the goal of my ascent, becoming...

The personal statement is a response to the prompt posed by UPenn that was along the lines of: Benjamin Franklin claimed there are three times of people in the world - those who are movable, those who are immovable, and those who move. Which one are you? I chose that I was one who moves, which explains the last sentence of that essay. This essay took me the longest to come up with a topic because it was clearly the...

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I joined the Penn Band at University of Pennsylvania because I've been playing the saxophone since 4th grade, and playing piano for longer. Band and music have always been a huge part...

Just do something that you're passionate about. Whether you're a camp counselor because you love playing with the kids, watching them grow, and learning in the most unexpected...