Essay prompt: Describe an experience that was just plain fun (note: names have been replaced with initials for privacy reasons) It was the end of May 2005 and summer had officially begun. Out junior year was now over and had gone by faster than anyone anticipated. The infamous senior year was not but two and a half short months away, a fact that evoked both excitement and fear in us all. Knowing that this summer would contain some of the last...

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I interviewed with Pomona College, and Harvard College and was accepted to both. I've also interviewed applicants to Stanford as an alumni. The best advice I can give is to 1) Prepare by reading a bit about the school's mission and overall culture, as well as come prepared with specific...