It was the first day of fourth grade when I met her. While we shared similarities in appearance, we were completely different in personality. She was outspoken, while I was rather quiet. As easily as she could breathe, she could speak her mind freely; bold and brave, she could befriend anything from the playground bully to a snail on the ground. I began to imitate her, for she was someone who I believed could do no wrong. Later, I realized...

Essays: I started working on my essays about two months before the application deadline. Although I finished in time, if I could do it again I would have started earlier simply to have had more time to brainstorm and revise. Extracurricular: I had a fair amount, but nowhere near what some others had....

Internships! Preferably those that have to do with your major / a possible career path. Pick something and stick with it! You don't have to do the most...

Cost was probably the major issue. Know what you can afford! Privates are considerably more expensive than publics. You don't want to...

I chose not to take out loans. Instead, I chose a fairly affordable school close to me (instead...

I wanted to apply to only publics, since privates were out of my budget. I also chose not to apply to any out of state schools because those were...