My mother stopped tucking me into bed after my brother was born. Most cold February nights in the weeks after Nathan's birth, I was repeatedly disappointed when requests of hugs and good night kisses were exchanged for "I'm sorry sweetie, I have to put Nathan to bed." Eventually I stopped asking and turned on my Scooby Doo night-light, snuggling up to my stuffed animals. I was nine years old and felt only neglected and pushed aside. Although Nathan had come...

NYU is global, urban, inspired, smart, connected, and bold. What can NYU offer you, and what can you offer NYU? (200-400 words) My mom and I ate at a little French restaurant close to Dylan's Candy Bar when we visited New York during the fall break of my freshman year. Although I had visited the city several times prior, I managed to fall in love with the city again, adoring the feeling of my boots tapping against the pavement and...

2. Many human beings throughout history have found inspiration and joy in literature and works of art. Is there a book, play, poem, movie, painting, music selection, or photograph that has been especially meaningful to you? Various books have had profound effects on me, but The Kite Runner has left a deep impression that will last throughout my entire life. The first time I read The Kite Runner was in the fourth grade; I didn't understand its realities. Reading the book...

Describe the world you come from — for example, your family, community or school — and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and aspirations. Rubbing the exhaustion from my eyes, I looked out of the small window of the plane to see a vast expanse of sand. I blinked. This couldn't be right - I could only see sand. At the age of eight years old, I had left Hong Kong, the only home I had every known, to...

It's a lot of work, and you really have to set aside time to apply for college. College application writing is literally...

I chose NYU Stern because I felt that it...