I feel that my success in high school can be attributed to my ability to find patterns in everything I do and connect to whatever I am doing by understanding the patterns involved. Whether it be a task of mind, art, or of body, the activities of my life that I succeed the most in are the ones in which I can find and connect to a pattern. Although the activities I have enjoyed and been defined by have changed...

I wrote about the prestigious music program that I wished to be apart of and how I enjoyed the campus itself when I visited.

The school you chose to attend should be largely based on what you intend on striving for as a major and career, but also keep in mind that certain schools may not provide enough financial aid (i.e. may be out of your budget) or you simply don't like the school's campus and buildings. If you don't know exactly what you want to major in or strive for as...

Reaching out to professors can be both extremely easy and extremely difficult. One of the schools that I had applied to had a bass professor that answered neither his phone nor his email (both of which he personally gave me), while the school I am currently going...