Everything began my freshman year of high school when my cousin gave us his pug-beagle mix Chloe. Due to his small apartment in a Chicago suburb, he could not provide her with the space she so desperately wanted and needed. The idea to gift Chloe to his relatives that had recently moved into the area was soon born, and my house soon found itself with one more being inside of it. I immediately became enamored with our new pet. I...

When I was a little girl and my family still lived in New Jersey, going into New York City every so often was the highlight of my life. I have grown up since then, but New York still holds a special place in my heart to this day. Being a student at NYU would allow me to explore what it means to be me, Sereen, in a city while still having the amazing support network and learning opportunities NYU offers....

I wanted to be challenged. All of the colleges I had been accepted at would have challenged...

The supplement for NYU is a "Why Us?" essay, but they also ask "Why You?" A good topic for this essay would be to avoid focussing on what the admissions committee already knows:...

Find pre-college courses and programs in your area that involve things that interest you. I took a course on web design and HTML and another course on making a...

I knew from the start that I wanted to have a city at my disposal, so I focused my search on schools located in or near a city. I started with a list of schools that my sister had applied to and narrowed it...

My favorite course(s) so far are my Writing I and II courses with Dr. Carley Moore. Carley lives in my...