Application Essay Excerpts

“I just need to get this out.” I have been imagining this moment in my mind for weeks, planning out each syllable. I clench my sweaty palms into fists as the final two words swell inside of me, spilling out faster than I can understand them. “I’m gay.”..

My family isn't normal.I am 26 years younger than my brother. My twin sisters went to college when I was a toddler. I was an aunt when I was seven. I am related to my father, but not my mother...

I came to school that day thinking that it was just like any other day of eighth grade. Since it was one week before spring break, I had become very engrossed with finishing all my school assignments ahead of time. My mind was solely set on relaxing during the approaching week off from school that I completely ceased to consider that students, like myself, would be receiving their high school acceptance letters soon...

Every person has their own challenges in life. It is never easy to overcome them, but it forces you to become a better and stronger person. It defines your character and helps add to your life experience. When I was eleven, I received life-altering news...

Whether or not we like it or not, we were all grown up surrounded by the culture we’ve created for ourselves. Culture has the potential to be a great, uplifting thing. However, our culture has recently turned into a negative thing..

“If you were a number on the pH scale, what would you be and why?” Hours were spent grueling over my calculator taking the negative logarithm of the Hydrogen Ion concentration in a solution. AP Chemistry was the hardest, but most rewarding, class I’ve ever taken. And acids and bases, along with pH diagrams, were at the heart of it...

The University of Michigan’s College of LSA – Biophysics - has several unique qualities which makes this curriculum perfect for me to attend. These qualities include a rigorous academics program, a diverse population of students, several extracurricular activities and a program that is well know around the world. These qualities would allow me to support my extreme interest in the field of Biophysics...

When you reach a certain age as a kid, you qualify to attend what is known as school. School is practically a mandatory job that you're stuck with until adulthood. Where everyone grows up and gains knowledge and experience as they progress through...

I enter the room with my usual smiling self. As everyone busily studies their notes, I sit at my desk ready to ace this test. Although I did not study, I am confident I will pass with flying colors. I normally do not study because I possess an excellent memory...

A Refreshing Change of PaceDuring my junior year I fell in love. Now, I know what you're thinking. He's writing about love in his college essay? How naive can you get? The truth is, I fell in love and it changed my life. I fell in love with Physics...