According to my parents, I came home from camp each summer a different person. From the summer before sixth grade until the summer before my junior year, I attended Camp Fuller in Wakefield, RI for a month. Camp was a sanctuary, a place where I could both reflect on and escape my life at home. My second summer at camp was when I really started to thrive. I found my group of friends and started taking risks that I never...

When my dad first mentioned Tulane, I was skeptical. I knew that I wanted a small liberal arts school, and Tulane didn’t seem like it fit that mold. However, the more I looked into Tulane, I realized that it is in fact a small liberal arts college, among many other things. Tulane is great because it has the best of both worlds. It has a medium sized student population, but the classes are like a small liberal arts school,...

Be as genuine as possible. This college essay is my second attempt. For my early...

My best interview was with the school I cared least about. Don't freak...