Had my life continued along the path that I yearned for as a child, I would be a cherry-picker-driving Pizza Hut worker who designed buildings on weekends. Thank goodness, a white lab coat intervened. From a young age, I always made sure I had a quick response to the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Afraid of disappointing those around me, I scrambled to piece together an answer. However, my piecemealed responses were mere fabrications...

After thorough investigations and visitations of colleges for the past year, I became increasingly nervous that I would not find a school that would resonate well with my interests. Then I visited George Washington, and the phrase "Only at GW" clicked. For the first time in my application process, I found a place that was perfect. I can confidently say that the George Washington University is my first choice school, and that I will have endless opportunities within reach. For...

My name is ********* and my goal is to become a forensic chemist. This aspiration of mine began a year ago when I first became a part of my school's Science Olympiad team, where I specialized in forensics. My team advanced through local and regional levels to make it to the competition at the state level in Ohio. After being a part of this experience and working in forensics for the past year, I know it is an interest I would...

These are essays that I wrote for the George Washington University and University of Pennsylvania.