I was on an early morning flight to Boston on April 13th, 2013, and it was the first time I had flown without my parents. I stared at the Massachusetts sunrise through sleepy eyes and snapped a picture that I promptly posted on Instagram at landing with the caption, “Rise and Shine Boston, it’s race day!” My stomach turned with anticipation to watch my dad, and world champions, race on the historic winding pavement of the famous Boston Marathon. With...

The glossy, Pepto-Bismol pink rain slicker beckoned my fidgety 6 year-old hands as I skipped through the halls of an REI superstore. I whisked it off the hanger and ran to find my mom, for there was no color more suitable for a girl like me than pink. I found my mother shopping with my older sister, Rosemary, holding the same slicker in a size 8, and she clutched a smaller jacket of powder blue. I felt the gears inside my tow-colored...

Harvard interviews are fantastic, at least in my experience. The interviewer truly wanted to get to know ME and not just my test scores and impressive feats. Harvard alums run the interviews, and they will...

Harvard's location in Cambridge, MA is ideal. The environment is urban, as it is only a 10 minute subway ride away from downtown Boston; however, it has a community feel to it that the rest of...

Poor Harvard. They had to sort through a total of 13 additional materials that I sent them after being waitlisted. I sent them ten additional letters of recommendation, two more video art supplements, and most importantly a personal letter that addressed why I want to go to harvard, and why...

Don't wait until Christmas Break to start an application. At the very least, put down a few sentences in response to the writing supplements for all schools due Jan 1st. That...

Before I got off of Harvard's waitlist, I was going to attend the University of Virginia. This school is fantastic, and part of me was very sad to leave it behind. I...