I still remember when I got the email that said: “Congratulations! We are thrilled to welcome you into the Research in Biology program!” I was absolutely overjoyed, and as this information finally sunk in, I realized that I had actually been accepted into one of the most selective research programs at this school. At the time, I could not wait to start my own research project...
When it came time for me to look at colleges, I had several criteria in mind, and as I sifted through all of my college mail, my eyes landed on a picture of Benjamin Franklin and the large words that said “University of Pennsylvania”. I did some research on this school and after thoroughly looking through the UPenn website, I decided that it had all the qualities I was looking for in a college...
As I truly begin life, I ask myself, “Is it sheer hard work and ambition that’s gotten me to where I am? Or, is it a motivation stemming from some other source that’s gotten me where I am?” From the busy streets of Mali, to the quiet suburbs of Michigan where I grew up and ultimately to the famous streets of New York City, which is scattered with opportunity on every corner, I am formed through my greatest obstacles...
I wanted to cry—to disappear into the ground. It was my first soccer match. Not as a player, but as a referee, and I was quickly losing control. The game had started out well enough, and I thought that after having worked about a dozen matches as an assistant referee, I was ready to lead a crew as a center referee for the first time. I couldn’t have been more wrong...
"Balance of life" is the fundamental tenet of my productive and healthy growth. For me, balance of life was meeting new people in military school, and the challenge was how I was going to adapt and grow to it. Not for everyone, but through this environment, I found that meeting new people has helped me to sustain a positive-mind and allowed me to keep open dialogue with others...
In my search for a new place to call my home for the next four of years, I am searching for places that will help me grow and develop. Claremont McKenna College is a place that can do this for me because it offers an abundance of activities such as the CMC Model United Nations Club and the Young Americans for Freedom club...
When I was just starting preschool my family and I lived in Philadelphia. My father would always talk to my mom about how he was going to get a good job and move the family out of the city to the suburbs. My father felt that it was crucial to get his children an education better than what the city had to offer...
The day I first stepped foot in Zaragoza, Spain, I felt lost in a world so completely foreign that I could not conceptualize what it would be like to live here for the next year. Well-dressed old women walked painfully slow on cobble stone streets surrounded by beautiful basilicas and centuries old Baroque castles. This history lives side by side the bustle and shine of the present, with super sleek modern architecture dominating the skyline...
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