It was routine. Every few months, we anticipated leaving our bedroom because my father's employment was always unstable, so we could never afford our own place. After missing two or three rent payments, my father and I would go in search of a new bedroom. We always went to the same place, a local meat market where people inquired about renting rooms, living rooms, and car garages. At the age of fourteen I attempted to find employment so I could...

I've had a lot of medical issues so it'd distract me from my education at times. Freshman year I was in a bad car accident where my spleen ruptured and I was bleeding internally. I was about to get surgery when one day the pain just goes away. Today, along with my pediatrician, I have a neurologist and an endocrinologist. I have a neurologist because I had a small nodule in my pituitary gland, so I was tested for a...

To not procrastinate and leave it all until the last minute. I would have also started on my...

Get a job and continue doing community service. Also get ahold of...

Personally, I believe it's my adversity that got me into my college. It was my perseverance and my "don't give...

UCLA has such an amazing atmosphere! Yes, it's a huge campus, which can be intimidating for some, but everyone...

I applied to many scholarships but since I applied to many nationwide scholarships I thought I would get at least one. I was able to get a few community scholarships...