The best hand-me-down I ever received was my bedroom. I inherited it from my oldest sister who is seventeen years older than I am. Since then, my room has become a vessel for my passions. There I discovered my intellectual curiosity as I researched a myriad of topics on the internet. My room is also my safe haven, a place where I can be afraid and still be safe. My bedroom is the place where I feel most content because...

In this essay, I mentioned how the college was what I was looking for. In order to avoid being vague, I provided examples like study abroad opportunities, special programs, professors/classes I would like to take, traditions, academic programs etc.

As an international student ... I will contribute to the campus’ cultural exchange. I am from Nicaragua, a country with a long history of political turmoil but also a culturally rich, pluriethnic and plurilinguistic nation. (...) I would express an additional political, social and cultural perspective inside and outside the classroom and I would offer a different outlook on various political accounts from the point of view of a developing country.

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