The call came in bright and early Saturday morning, September 13th at 7:33 A. M. "Congratulations Big Girl, you have a sister!" my dad shouted into the phone. A bitter groan came out of my mouth as I rolled my eyes. Really? A sister? I had been hoping for the past nine months that I would get another brother. I already had three, why not one more? I loved being the only girl in the house, and I was the oldest...

I used a private counselor that a school provided for me. I was told to definitely know my boundaries when looking at schools (whether...

Most of the schools I interviewed with made the interview a complete nonevent and very relaxed. Typical questions were tell me about yourself/your school, what are your goals in college, etc. I did interview with one school that went a little overboard with the...

I was told by my parents before looking at schools to look wherever I wanted and not to worry about the financial aspects because they would make it...

After college, I would like to be a high school American history teacher. HWS is able to help me achieve my goals...

After first visiting HWS, I felt so at home. Everyone at the school was very welcoming and loved seeing prospective students walking across campus. I had even gone up to do an overnight stay on campus,...

I have always maintained high grades and took the most challenging classes offered to me at school. I do not test well on the SATs/ACTs, so originally...

I had two teachers and my youth group director/church priest write my letters of recommendation. The two teachers I chose were my...