n first grade, I was interviewed by my elementary school to see if I was suitable for the enrichment program, and one question proposed to me was, “Bailey, what is your favorite subject?” And I, unique from the typical response of “recess” or “lunch,” replied with “grammar.” Although I was completely truthful at the time, it is ironic that now grammar is my least favorite subject and my interests and strengths now lay on the opposite side of the subject...

Considering both the specific undergraduate school or program to which you are applying and the broader University of Pennsylvania community, what academic, research, and/or extracurricular paths do you see yourself exploring at Penn?: If there is one thing I have learned about myself over the past few years it is that I have an internal craving to keep myself preoccupied at every given moment. It is absolutely necessary for me to have something to accomplish each and every day....