"I thought you were our friend," Tim muttered, only half-joking. I asked the guys on the tennis team to gather the balls and was met with groans and murmured jabs. They picked up the balls, dragging their feet as if they were laden with bricks. I thought being captain would be an enjoyable experience, but I couldn't have been further from the truth. It was a difficult transition towards leadership. When I was just another player on the team, my...

What are the unique qualities of Northwestern - and of the specific undergraduate school to which you are applying - that make you want to attend the University? In what ways do you hope to take advantage of the qualities you have identified? When answering the question "Why Northwestern?", I can easily resort to the myriad facts offered on the university's website and in the school's viewbook. I can cite the fact that the overall student-faculty ratio is seven to...

In retrospect, I feel as if the essays that I spend the most time on was my worst essays. This may be attributed to the fact that the essays I scrutinized had language...