An endothermic reaction is a chemical reaction in which the reactants have a relatively low initial potential energy and need to overcome an enormous amount of activation energy to react. Once this point has been surpassed, the reactant is able to become a finalized product which has a much higher energy than before. My life, since elementary school, has been an endothermic reaction. Like the potential energy of the reactants in an endothermic reaction, my elementary years were an all-time...

I chose my school for its great academics, but more so than that, the location and the vibe of the campus. Growing up on the East Coast and then moving to the West coast, I wanted to...