Going to college should be scary. You should still have fun and enjoy yourself, but at the same time remember that fifty percent of your peers will not be standing next to you at graduation. Or will you be part of that statistic? If you don't know how to study and take notes going into college, then you will be in for a rude awakening. Its best to develop good habits beforehand so you aren't struggling to figure out what...

I wrote about my personal struggles and bullying in elementary school and in sixth grade. I then went on to explain how these conflicts influenced my life and made me stronger as a person.

I wrote about a class discussion that we had in our philosophy class about creationism versus evolution and expressed my views about how silly it is for people to become so upset over opinions. I then went on to discuss how everyone has a right to their opinion, so long as it is not harmful to others.

Be sure that you are happy with all of your test score (SAT and ACT) by the end of your junior year. By the time the tests...