I fell in love with running in fifth grade. From my very first step, I found comfort in the sound of my Asics pounding against the dirt path. With every hill, turn, and hallowed breath, I felt as free as a bird, soaring to new heights that I had never dreamt my feet could take me. However, when I joined the cross country team in high school, I was in for an abrupt awakening. I found myself running every school...

I would design a class called “The Backlash of Beauty”. This course would analyze American society’s standards of beauty through the research and discussion of recent magazines, news articles, and other forms of social media in the hopes of examining of how they affect the younger generations of today. With an emphasis on women, students would analyze real-life figures with a prominent media presence, from celebrities to politicians, evaluating how society sees them and portrays them. Students would also...

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UC Berkeley is so chock-full of inspiration everywhere you look! The school itself is bursting with...

I fell in love with Berkeley at first sight. It's a thriving university with excitement around every corner. After I was accepted, I...

I plan to use my degree in Biochemistry and Molecular...