I wrote in my statement about a girl who has been one of my closes friends since we were ten years old. We grew up very close, but began to drift when we started hanging out with different crowds. In March of 2009, I called her house and her dad told me she was not home, and she wouldn't be for a very long time. She was in a rehab program in Washington state. I detailed not only reconnecting with her...

For me, I had to write something that, if asked about, I could blab on all day. I found that when it came to these sorts of things, I found that the words not only came easier, but these essays had my unique style and voice to them.

Vanderbilt is a great mix of great, smart students with laid-back attitudes. Students are definitely serious about their...

Vanderbilt has a mini semester in May called a "Maymester." There are classes at Vanderbilt during this time, but many people choose to do Maymesters abroad during the...