11 PM, Microphone in sweaty hand, my once perfectly tied turban now sinks to the left, spilling out a sea of hair to my right. I am disheveled. Wheezing for my last breath, I finish the verse, “I suffer for my rhymes, my pen leaks the blood of an author/ I’ve gone blind writing these lines, I’m the Hip-Hop Martyr.” Hearing the crowd of my friends and peers sing my lyrics, as if they were performing for me, reaffirms...

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?: We arrive at the gloomiest city of our East Coast college trip. It is raining and I left my umbrella at the hotel. I am wet and tired of traveling. Stepping onto Locust Walk, the sight of a large, white, broken button in front of an...

Dual Degree Program Essay:: Despite the noble efforts of NGOs and charities, nothing has helped China’s population rise from poverty as much as booming economic growth – stimulated by trade. Trade between the U.S. and China has boosted both economies, as the two countries accounted for almost 40 percent of global economic growth from 1998 to 2007. It is no surprise that President Obama’s signing of a 35 percent tariff on Chinese tires has been met with threats of a trade war...