At the age of eleven I was a happy kid. Enjoying playing outside with the neighbor children, and being with my family. However, I was somewhat large for my age. So, I did have some difficult moments, but that was not my obstacle. I have two significant obstacles that I have had to face in my life. My first was when I was diagnosed with type one diabetes. Since I was large for my age it became very noticeable when...

This was my college essay I used for the Common Application: “Perhaps I was too sheltered as a child,” I thought as I was sitting in the auditorium waiting for my turn to go up on the stage and audition. As I sat, so many thoughts were in my mind; most had to do with the fact that I was nervous. I had never felt that nervous before in my life. I could feel my heart pounding in my chest,...

I applied to about 20 different colleges (most of which aren't listed here). I had two schools I knew I wanted to apply...

I looked at Cappex.com for national scholarships. Similarly, I just googled scholarships to...

For almost all of the schools I applied to I got a lot of positive feedback...

Obviously, I chose teachers that actually knew me...