It has been quite a while since I have written a full-fledged essay for an application, since I'm 35 and just started going back to school, but perhaps by choosing the subject "leaving home" I can tell you exactly what made me halt my education and begin my long years of service to my country. I was an army brat from the very beginning. The first day that the army recruiter came into my government class, I was the first to...

As a fitness buff, I realized that I would not be anywhere's near in the shape I am now had I not played volleyball and tennis at Daytona State. While I was laying in the hospital, I lost nearly 35 pounds and literally looked like a...

Although my initial studies began at Florida State University, after I came home, I knew I needed something new. I needed the beach...

I have been double majoring in business and hospitality management. Any courses related with these two major subjects have been the most interesting and invigorating for me. I will admit - I'm not the most nerdiest when it comes to math so the Economy class that I took did not really help me out with that, but it was a class I needed to take,...

Daytona State College has been my second chance at getting my life back, so frankly I'm just glad I made...

If you're having trouble of finding recommenders, go to your peers for help. That's what I did after I got my life back again - I went to my high school buddies and asked where they got...