I have an irrational fear of lateness. We are allotted 1,440 minutes per day. We choose how to spend this precious time whether it is watching the entire series of Gilmore Girls for the fifth time or an eight-hour rehearsal before opening night. The first month of my freshman year of high school, my humanities teacher assigned Marsha Norman’s Pulitzer Prize winning play, ‘Night, Mother. I unapologetically rolled my eyes. This was the opposite of how I wanted to spend...

Bard: How do you imagine yourself living and learning at Bard? Tick tock tick tock. I'm rehearsing in the LUMA Theater until two o'clock in the morning, racing back to my dorm room to read Tolstoy, and arriving bright eyed and bushy tailed for an 8 AM Chinese History course. I'm squeezing the juice out of every single moment. Bard fosters an environment that oozes with the familial quality I yearn to be a part of. I can simultaneously be in...

Who is the person you dream of becoming and how do you believe Syracuse University can help you achieve this? The term "good" is most definitely relative. However, I think the biggest hope I have for myself is to be a genuinely good person. I want to put my energy towards helping others and empowering them through art. I want to be a well-informed member of society who makes intelligent decisions. My goal is to develop a strong sensitivity to...

USC students are known to be involved. Briefly describe a non-academic pursuit (such as service to community or family, a club or sport, or work, etc.,) that best illustrates who you are, and why it is important to you. (250 word limit) I am the head reporter for the website Exlocum.com. Exlocum is an initiative that provides a platform for young artists producing original work around the world to connect and flourish. The term "exlocum" literally translates to mean "out...

I went through dozens of drafts, but in the end I wrote from the heart about what sparks my creativity and love for learning most. Colleges want to see someone who wants to learn.