I can feel the weight of 1,000 strangers pushing at my back. Even though I don’t know anyone around me, there is a strange sort of kinship between us, a mutual hunger for what comes next. Like horses chomping at the bit, everyone is jostling each other in excitement, in waiting. That moment in which I am truly content, is at a concert. The gnawing anticipation that comes in the days prior becomes worth it when I step into the...

My entire life, I have been told I talk too much, and I am completely at ease with that. I love getting my turn, from being part of school plays from kindergarten to 12th grade, to simply not backing down when I know I am right. My desire to reach out to others has transformed into an interest in communications, and how to explore different avenues within communications. I have always connected well with other people; my school choir has...

On problem-solving: This past summer, I spent two weeks in Ghana, and volunteered at the Street Children Project, which aims to send girls living on the street back home to their families, or at least stabilize their lives. The majority of the girls spoke very little English, if any, and once they came back to the shelter for food and time as a regular girl, I had to figure out how to communicate with them. The girls wanted to play...

Creative, driven,...

I knew before arriving that Emerson was very arts-focused, but what I didn't know was how much. It's not for...

I knew I wanted to be in a city, so that was a priority, as well as distance from home,...

My chosen major wasn't as big of a priority at the larger state schools I was accepted to, and I wanted...

I'm right in the heart of Boston, so I get everything. We have an open campus so we're a part of the city. We have Chinatown right near us, the...