I was baptized on May 16, 1996, in the Catholic faith. Since then I have only gone to Catholic schools, attended church every Sunday with my family and been surrounded by a loving Catholic community. Catholicism had been a tradition that I had known since birth, something familiar and constant. Despite having known it for so long, I would still, in 2nd grade, sit in church and count the ceiling tiles or fidget with the bookmark in the psalm books, jealous of...

The question was what makes you unique or colorful. I discussed how soccer related to my background and how it was part of my life growing up.

This was my essay for the supplement. I took two topics that independently are cliche, diversity and sports, and combined them to make it something specific to me. I spent alot of time working with phrasing and focussed on telling a story that came easily to me. Soccer has always been part of my life because of my parents. Coming from Argentina, soccer is not just a sport, it is a religion. If you meet someone from Buenos Aires, the...

What I like most about my school's location is that it is truly a college campus. I did not really have a preference between a rural and an urban campus when I was applying but, after a year in college, I have realized that a rural campus truly is a better fit for me because it allows me to focus on school and it also make the...