During the summer before my sophomore year of high school tragedy nearly struck my family. After months of headaches and doctors appointments, my mother was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Fortunately for my family, the tumor was benign and the doctors removed the entire mass through surgery. After the surgery, my family still had to figure out how we were going to make tuition payments for my brother and me for the next school year but unfortunately we were unable...

We know that colleges ask a lot of hard questions on their applications. This one is not so hard. Just write from the heart! What is the best gift you have ever given and why was it meaningful? (200 word limit) The best gift I have ever given is the gift of friendship. As a friend I will never judge you no matter what. I hate being judged and I believe everyone has things in their life that they are dealing...

The Supplement that I posted is the essay that I wrote for my Smith College application

I was originally on the wait list at Smith and had put in a deposit at Goucher College. Once I got...