Marhaba/Hello: College Admission Essay Sample

I have always been fascinated by the complexities of gender and sexuality. As a society, we have made tremendous progress in recent years in terms of accepting and embracing diverse gender identities and sexual orientations. [...]

From the age of seven, when I first stepped off the train at Grand Central Station and took in a performance of Les Miserables with my mother, there has not been a doubt in my mind that my future would lead me to New York [...]

"Mr. Grove, you can come back in the room now." Wiping pints of sweat off my forehead, my heart racing, I reenter the room containing four people: the four people whose sole job is to challenge everything I have done for the [...]

From a young age, I have always been passionate about sports. Whether it was playing basketball in my backyard or watching football with my family on the weekends, I found that there was something inherently thrilling about the [...]

One of the most significant reasons I want to attend Michigan State University is for the beloved “college experience.” To me, the best part of this experience is meeting people that I would have never met in my small hometown [...]

Rolling a suitcase through the Morning Heights gates with a backpack slung over my shoulder, the view ahead of me is bright. Through College Walk, undergraduate students pace past me to catch the subway on 116th St. The breeze [...]