Who was she? Why would she do this? Was there something wrong with me? I was eight years old when my parents split up. Their paths diverted as a new one began for me, one where I shut everyone out. My emotions and physical health became unimportant and insomnia brought heavy purple eyelids that were weighed down with exhaustion. I felt non-existent. When my mom left, I felt disposable because she never came back or attempted to contact me. She...

In my search for a new place to call my home for the next four of years, I am searching for places that will help me grow and develop. Claremont McKenna College is a place that can do this for me because it offers an abundance of activities such as the CMC Model United Nations Club and the Young Americans for Freedom club. These clubs are important to me because I want to be a political activist for people of...

In this essay, I basically described why I applied to CMC and why I wanted to go there. Also, I described how I would benefit and I tied that into being a student of color and wanting to go back to my community and help them.

I believe that being a Latino first generation college student who has a good story is what set me apart...