With only 1,000 meters left in what was quite obvious would be our last race of our time at nationals the last thing on my mind was the pain engulfing my body, trying to drag me through the carbon fiber racing shell and down into the frigid water of the lake filled by the Tennessee mountains. I heard every sound I heard from my coxswain telling us where the other competitors were; felt every click of the oarlock as our boatâ€...

When I wrote my college essay, I had originally written about an entirely different topic. My best friend received a diagnosis of an inoperable brain tumor the year prior and I chose to write about how her strength and courage through all of her treatment had inspired and continued to inspire me in my life, most specifically in my sport of rowing. After writing a fairly personal first draft, I started to question whether or not I should have written...

I would definitely increase the amount of schools I looked into. I only applied to four schools and all of those schools were chosen with my sport in mind....

If you are looking to be an athlete at whatever college you go to you will absolutely want to go onto the schools' athletics websites and find a recruiting questionnaire. Do not stop there however, you should follow up with an...

They are very greedy with money and do not anticipate the amount of students who will enroll in the university after receiving an...

I would definitely apply to more schools. I only applied to four schools total, was accepted to two, wait listed at one, and rejected by one. I didn't think about all of...

Definitely volunteer in any way you can, get a job to help pay for books, but also make the most of the time you have with your friends before you all leave for school. I have worked every summer since turning sixteen, and even though none of my jobs...