Although born in the USA, I grew up and was educated in Mexico. I returned to the United States in August, 2012. In Mexico, I was a top student at a competitive school. I was a confident person. When I first arrived, everything seemed good. Nevertheless, once my English teacher assigned a book to read, my confidence vanished. I did not realized the magnitude of my ignorance until the day I sat in front of my desk and discovered that every...

What attracts me to Yale is its commitment to the improvement of society both within and outside the school. Yale has an excellent support system that would let me balance my academic and social life while creating projects that could benefit society. I have been in situations where I was underestimated, but I know that at Yale my professors and deans will have high expectations of myself. I know that at Yale I will be understood, respected, and educated in...

The main reason why I chose Yale is that it was going to be a challenging environment for me, both academically and socially. When I visited the school during Bulldog Days, I could not picture myself in the school and I did not talk...