UC Merced Application Essays

My journey with the animal liberation movement began almost a decade ago, at the tender age of nine or ten. I had not yet been exposed to what animal cruelty really is, but I somehow knew that something wasn’t right in the way we fed…

What started as a simple chemistry project turned into a huge part of my life for two and a half months. Amanjeet, my partner, and I spent at least two hours each day in our school laboratory measuring acids and bases, calculating pH levels, and…

As I strode into that all-too familiar gym, the memory of last year’s defeat was still fresh in my mind. The court loomed ahead, lying smugly as if it were already aware of the game’s outcome. The CIF Volleyball Championship poster smirked at us from…