Education plays an important role in innovating and moving our country forward.It all has to start somewhere, that somewhere is preschool. Yes, it may sound silly, but preschool is crucial for a child’s development. It allows them to develop socially and academically. There have been many studies that have shown higher test scores in children who have attended preschool before kindergarten. I have witnessed first hand the wonders that a preschool can do for a child. I started...

I believe in contrast. I am a liberal living in a conservative Utah, and a Presbyterian who goes to a Catholic school in a state that is predominantly Mormon. I live in Utah, but have never skied a day in my life. I play lacrosse, a violent sport, yet I volunteer at the Children’s Center, a refuge that helps children with anger management issues and mental disabilities. I am the poster child for controversy, a walking dichotomy. Seemingly, I...

I took a course in the fall of my freshman year called Speaking Stones. My school sits next to one of the largest Victorian cemeteries in the nation. This class met once...

It is often conveyed that colleges want to see a well-rounded student, and therefore you should try to dabble in a little bit of everything your high school or town offers during the summer. As the years go on, colleges are veering away from the well-rounded student and looking for those who have passions. For instance, I loved lacrosse. I played for my high school,...

I started the whole college process fairly early. How I began was choosing regions of the nation where I could see myself living. In my case, I chose the Western and Eastern coastlines, nothing really in the center of the nation besides a school in Wisconsin. Then I further...

I was in the unique situation where I had the opportunity to continue my lacrosse career into college. When I reached out to coaches, I gave them all my basic information and told them specifically why I was interested in...

The ultimate reason why I chose this school was because of my gut feeling. I know it's a very vague statement and may seem like a cop-out, but that's honestly the only way I can explain it. We are instinctual beings and...