When I was 8 years old, I moved from London to Florida. I spoke about my experience moving and how hard it was to say goodbye, but I also described how it made me more comfortable trying new things and traveling to new places. I focused on the fact that I held onto my cultural roots while also enjoying and adapting to life in America.

Boston College asked "why us." It is important to stay away from using location as an answer to this as, especially in Boston, there are other universities within the same city. I focused on the values of the school, the programs offered, the students that I toured with, etc.

I chose the schools I applied to based on what I thought I...

I ended up choosing UF because a lot of the other schools I applied to locked you...