It has been seven months now. The last time I was truly and completely happy was over seven months ago. Back then, I was on top of the world: Junior year was almost over, spring break was just around the corner, and I had a beautiful, hilarious, and all around amazing girlfriend named Faith Dremmer, who I was completely in love with. Everything seemed to be going my way for once. My girlfriend was going on a cross-country biking trip...

Home is where the heart is, and proximity to home is something that is always on the forefront of a student’s mind as he or she is applying to college. When I began the college process I was not really sure which of the two extremes was right for me: as a Chicago resident both East Coast and West Coast schools are tantalizingly far away. Then I saw Northwestern. Northwestern is situated at the perfect location: not too far...

My Personal Statement was a very hard essay to write. I think it is a good example for students who have gone through difficult times in high school on how to spin a negative experience into a positive one that may help colleges accept that student. I talk about how, after losing a loved one, depression eventually transformed into a renewed drive and will to succeed in everything in life. My Extracurricular Essay was a fun essay for me to...

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