His brows twisting over the half opened eyes, my cousin crossed the his arms and leaned back like a philosopher contemplating on an abstruse question. “Do you have any solution?” I asked lightly. Reddening, he raised his eyes and murmured impatiently “Distraction is against the rules!” He drew the cards closer and opened his eyes widely, as if fearing I would come up with the solution if he blinked. Suddenly he exclaimed, “I got it!” and gasped the answer. Grinning...

I believe in first impression, and my first impression on Northwestern when I open its website is superb. The elegant scent of lavender wafts toward me from the each picture. Call me emotional, but that shade of purple blue made me fall in love with Northwestern at first sight. It proved later that my whimsical impulse was justified. I am a well rounded student, passionate about almost everything. My curiosity has always been accused as whimsicality by my teachers whenever...

Smith College asks me about my theme song. Here's my answer: I sit in front of my black Strauss. A gentle breeze carries silky moonlight, and turns my “Selection of Richard Clayderman” to “Lyphard Melody”: My fingers run across the keyboard, the music leads me to a field of lavender, where I lie down against the starry sky. A star blinks like a philosopher reflecting on abstruse questions of life. “Mr. Starry, can you show me the farthest place in...

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