I know. My shoulder bumps with my friend’s next to me, and as the music blooms, I believe. Our intertwining voices pour out and quiet down, and a solid presence fills the room as my friends and I link hands to pray. I grin as Fire and Rain, our after-school prayer group, starts its first meeting of the year. “Hi everyone! It’s awesome that you could all come. Here, let’s get into a circle for the game...”...

I want to go to college to learn how to invest in people. Doctors, psychologists, healers as a whole, are all part of a larger society and culture. Their work cannot be separated from it, but they must constantly reconnect and communicate with the people they work with. Two summers ago, I spent a week in inner city Boston with people living beneath the poverty line. One non-profit group I worked with had started up to meet the fresh food...

When I need ideas, I ramble; I let my mind soar over the demands of an assignment, I let my imagination dig in the dirt, and I let my thoughts run down different side alleys in free-wheeling exploration. In this way I often discover unique answers to the problem that I face at the moment. That Brown would give me the opportunity to structure and create the pillars of my education myself, would allow me to truly delve into what...

I make a tradition every year of breaking the established custom of Chinese New Year: adults gifting children with good luck trinkets. In China, everyone joins in celebration with gifts and new clothes and FOOD. Ah, the food! Not a single human being remains untouched by the revelry. Yet, the celebration we prepare in my family only includes us. One day at home, I sat fiddling with a piece of red paper, and out of my lack of ideas grew...

Yes; he was a guy from my church who helps out all the seniors. Although your parents may not give out the best advice, asking friends and friends siblings are usually a great idea! One of the really great things he did was...

I interviewed with all the Ivy schools I applied to, and I came out feeling like I...

Go to your school's counseling office!! Ask everyone, anyone, and DEFINETLY apply on time! You...

Decide for yourself whether or not you care if the school is a city or country school, if you want to be close to home, if you want a big or small school, and what type of opportunities you want to have...

One thing I learned the hard way is that if you want to sleep in college, at least at Cornell, you can only really get deeply involved with two extracurriculars. If you don't...

If you're even thinking about applying to a summer internship or job, get started thinking about it by December the year before. APPLY EARLY!!...

I love the nature around me!! If you like to relax by enjoying breathtaking views all around you, every day, Cornell offers something none of the other Ivies do. Also, Cornell is competitive but I feel that it...

Med school. Maybe the Peace...

Finish applying earlier (avoid the mini heart attacks) and not apply to schools merely for the sake of applying. It costs money and I didn't get into...

I asked three teachers who I respected and knew personally. It's a good idea to...

It had the most opportunities, it really fit well with my goals, and I loved the place. I went and...