The list of things I’ve been through would shock even the most battered of people. When I was in my junior year my father told me and my brother that he had primary sclerosing cholangitis along with ulcerative colitis. Combined they made him very sick, to the point where he needed a liver transplant. This was in March on a Wednesday; I remember it quite clearly. The first week that I knew was the hardest. I had to become...

My life has brought me many avenues in which I had the opportunity to take a leadership role. Some were in my school, some were in my athletic career, and others were more domestic. Some things that they have brought into my life are a greater sense of focus, determination, and confidence. In my junior year I was a member of Link Crew, which is a club put in place to guide the incoming freshman class through most of their...

If I could change anything about my first admissions process, it...