I wrote about my difficulty in choosing a race/ethnicity category on the Common App due to my lack of a meaningful connection with the Hispanic side of my family. I used this issue to explore what I do think of when I try to define my identity.

I sent in a mini-portfolio of my photography...

I felt that interviews were a good way to give the school a better sense...

I think going through your high school...

I had a college book I read pretty thoroughly, I did a lot of online research,...

Be genuine! Talk about things you're really passionate about...

Everyone is so smart and so interesting. People really care about learning, about the things they're doing, and about each...

Not stress so much...

I really wanted to be somewhere so academically strong and with such great opportunities....