People think I’m a sorely confused young adult when I tell them my college majors. I’m a biology student who plans to attend medical school and make my own indisputable contributions to the body of knowledge that leads to discovery and healing. But I’m simultaneously pursuing an English degree, because I find solace in literature and channeling onto paper the words that drift down from the unseen realms of creation to find me. This semester, I stumbled...

Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln were formidable visionaries who led America through times of strife into new ages of economic, political and social prosperity. Men like them exist all over the world; four figures in past century’s history deserve as much homage as the faces at Mount Rushmore. Mahatma Gandhi was a man who truly embodied peace. During Great Britain’s occupation, India was the epitome of religious and social conflict. From 1858 to 1947, violence was not uncommon as a...

This essay was required as part of the application to Nova Southeastern University's Honors Program in 2012.

Driven, well-rounded,...

I was offered a 100 percent tuition scholarship by the university, and this was an offer I couldn't refuse....

I'll be applying to graduate school during my senior year, and I hope to pursue a Master of Fine...

A majority of undergraduates at NSU are pre-med biology majors, and because getting accepted to medical school is such a competitive process, most students take up...

In the first semester of my junior year, I took a course on the art of writing a contemporary memoir. This course was the one that helped me realize that I have a story inside me that I want to tell - the story of my passions and my family and my dreams for the future. Not only did I realize this during the course,...

I applied for several small scholarships that my high school BRACE adviser brought...

Not only am I close to home, the beach...