erthorne,
Mercer
B.A., Journalism
Writer, musician, vegetarian, feminist, liberal southerner studying journalism, political science, and global development.
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Athens, Georgia
GenderFemale
EthnicityWhite Non-Hispanic
Class of2021
First Gen College StudentYes
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Mercer University (Macon, GA)
Applied for a B.A. in Journalism
Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: NoSchool Specific Essays
Personal Statement674 WordsChallenged a belief, Creative personal story, Feeling out of place, Issue of personal significance, Love of writing, One moment that changed you, Overcoming a health obstacle, Overcoming depression, Overcoming personal struggle, Reaching a goal, Story central to identity, Your disabilityI met Ana when I was fourteen, and she told me that every skipped meal was a victory: against the forces that took away my girlfriend; against the divorce brewing in loud voices in the bedroom below mine; against myself for not yet knowing who I was. Ana hurt me. She battered and belittled me throughout our three years together, never expecting that she would ultimately help me learn self-love, never planning to give me the push I needed to...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Other330 WordsIn my junior year, intrigued by the idea of experiencing life as an undergraduate, I applied to the National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC) on Psychology and Neuroscience at American University. I was accepted to the July 2016 session and for ten days had the opportunity to live on campus with a group of peers from all over the world. United by a common interest and little else, we participated in psychology workshops led by undergraduate psychology students, attended neurobiology lectures taught...Read more...Supplemental Essay: “Why us” school essay497 WordsHonors College Application: In my junior year, intrigued by the idea of experiencing life as an undergraduate, I applied to the National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC) on Psychology and Neuroscience at American University. I was accepted to the July 2016 session and for ten days had the opportunity to live on campus with a group of peers from all over the world, from Georgia to Alaska, from Taiwan to France, from China to California. United by a common interest and little...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Scholarship application645 WordsPrompt: Tell about a book you have read that has inspired you. We wear labels throughout our entire lives. I switched to my current school, a small, independent institution where many students begin in K-3, in the sixth grade. I came too late to form the bonds many of them had, and, on top of my newness, I was also the youngest, soft-spoken, and terrified to speak out in class. In the middle school vernacular, the next label I received...Read more...Supplemental Essay: “Why us” school essay504 WordsFrom the day I could hold a pencil, I knew I was going to be a writer. I started reading when I was three and would never be seen without a book in hand again. I wrote constantly, waiting for the day that I could publish one of my stories or poems. As I got older, I excelled in English, loved essays, and became involved in the school newspaper, writing about the things I find most important: healthy eating, feminism,...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Unique question posed by school162 WordsWhat are you most excited about for college and how will Emory serve that? College represents a time to develop independence, maturity, and responsibility, all as part of education and massive personal growth. In today's hyper-connected world, it is impossible to consider oneself completely educated without having achieved a strong sense of global citizenship — the understanding of and respect for our world's many beautiful differences. For that reason, I am most looking forward to expanding my knowledge of the world,...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Unique question posed by school167 WordsWhat is your favorite fiction or non-fiction work (film / book / television show / album / poem / play)? Why? At fourteen, I read Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Won't Stop Talking by Susan Cain. The book draws the distinction between introverts, the more emotional, reserved individuals, and extroverts, who enjoy the social situations and risk-taking an introvert might find stressful. Before reading Quiet, I viewed my introversion as a handicap rendering me incapable of leadership and independence. The book...Read more...School Specific Advice
What I now know about my school that I never would have known prior to enrolling132 WordsMercer is very underrated, even in the state of Georgia. People in my hometown only 1.5 hours away often don't know where it is or think it's a community college. This is in spite of Mercer's ranking of 4th best school...Read more...More Essays
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General Admissions Advice
Whether I took out loans or applied for scholarships, and my advice169 WordsStart looking for scholarships when you start looking at colleges, even if it's in your junior year. Bookmark them if you aren't eligible to apply yet or if the application isn't open, and make a list or set reminders on your phone/calendar so you'll have plenty of time to apply...Read more...What set me apart from other applicants134 WordsI made a list of things that are important to me and made sure to link them throughout everything I had to write. I said that service, writing, activism, and music were important to me, so I linked the dog...Read more...Post-college plans206 WordsI originally planned to take the pre-med track and get a PhD in psychiatry, so I made sure my schools had good pre-professional programs. When I realized my passion for journalism and skill in writing trumped those of science and math, I began looking at the internships, experiences, and career/post-graduation services that the schools offered for someone trying to go to...Read more...High School Performance
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