Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again? Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg were my childhood heroes. I heard stories of how they single-handedly transformed the digital age. These stories led me to a short-sighted belief: when I left my mark on the world I, too, had to do it alone. Following my heroes, I began a journey into computer science at a...

As a member of the Stanford Class of 2019 I hope I can give you some insight as to how to get accepted to Stanford or any other similarly elite university. Firstly, I think the students who go to the Ivy League also have incredibly unique personalities and drives that rival Stanford students. Each elite university, in my opinion, is looking for three key components in their admitted students, qualifications, unique personality/drive, and fit to the university's ideals. Qualifications are the basic needs for a college student at these schools, such as being able to handle the academic rigor and...