Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what lessons did you learn? Failure is not a lack of success; failure is quitting. Failure is the idea of giving up, and a person’s choice not to progress, because people only truly fail when they stop trying. I failed during my junior season of volleyball. My biggest goal of my junior year playing volleyball was to be an Outside Hitter – the main attacker...

Describe when and how you became interested in art, design, writing, architecture, or the particular major to which you are applying. Describe how this interest has manifested itself in your daily life. (Pratt Institute) I had seen commercials on television throughout my whole life just like any other average kid. However, what I never expected was that I would discover my intended art major from a simple McDonald’s commercial. It was during my sophomore year when teachers were starting...

-Make sure to put your personality and uniqueness into your essay. -Make sure to answer the question completely, but do so in an exciting and interesting way. -Colleges are getting hundreds of applications answering the same question - STAND OUT, make sure you are not like the rest of the cliche, standard essays!

Principles of Marketing - this is one of...

Added my SAT scores to my application...

My school was the cheapest of all...

Ask people/teachers who actually know you...

I took out loans, and STILL continue to...

My campus is always planning events for students - especially around...

Active (socially, academically,...

My school is right in the center of a city, so...

I would try to unite my campus more, because JWU is split into two campuses in RI. Granted...

Just be very active in your extracurriculars or a good resume....