New York City- known by all but understood by few. Possessing the innate perpetual curiosity that I do, I’ve been infatuated with the “city that never sleeps” for years- the lights, the sounds, the frenzy. People would always ask me, “If you could go anywhere, where would you go?” Without hesitation, my answer was New York City. Then came the follow up question- “Why?” The odd part of my fascination with the city was that I couldn’t answer...

There are a lot of schools that give awesome merit scholarships. Many of them are tiered (for example, if you have...