Salt Water Salt Water I am made up of 90% salt water, with just enough extra space left for my vital organs. If you wrung my body out you would be left with a whole lot of ocean and not much else. TThe ocean flows through every aspect of my life and its swells have propelled my surfboard around the world, from Bali to Byron Bay to Capetown. I've dived reefs in Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia. I've studied marine life and...

Describe the unique qualities that attract you to the specific undergraduate College or School (including preferred admission and dual degree programs) to which you are applying at the University of Michigan. How would that curriculum support your interests? My ambition is to work in China’s water resource sector and promote sustainable water use. My plan is obtain an undergraduate degree in business, with a major in finance/international finance, with an additional major/minor in environmental sciences. Combined with...

Boston College Many human beings throughout history have found inspiration and joy in literature and works of art. Is there a book, play, poem, movie, painting, music selection, or photograph that has been especially meaningful to you? Max 400 words “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand is a biography of Louis Zamperini He was an American Olympic runner who enlisted during WWII as a bombardier and flew multiple missions in the Pacific. Zamperini's story reads more like an action thriller than a biography,...

In the CommonApp, there is a section for additional information. I didn't have any additional information that needed to be shared so I wrote an additional essay (which I suggest you do too) in order to demonstrate who you are as best as you can. Here is the additional essay I wrote about the charity I started. As I write this there is a box of 140 pairs of old shoes siting in my living room. They are about to be...

Georgetown is D1 in basketball and soccer so it only makes sense that these are the two...

Washington University in Saint Louis, Northwestern University, Georgetown University - The interviews were...

My interest in ocean sustainability combined with a passion for business set me apart from other applicants as this combination is rarely...

You really don't need a private admissions counselor. They're expensive and everything you need is...

I had a lot of people looking at my personal essay and while this was great getting people to proofread my essay, I feel like...

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I wouldn't change much but I feel like GU...

Georgetown is in DC. I mean if you're looking to work on the hill or in foreign service, there is no better place to be. There...