The first 1000m are a blur. My upper thighs begin to burn; it crawls down to my calves, and into my toes like a wildfire. My coxswain yells “Last 1000m! Push it!” I’m holding back screams from the inferno raging in me. My mind is racing, and reminding me that I can’t give up, this isn’t the end, and then suddenly out of no where, it is like I am watching from above, I push off the...

I had to write a 100-word blurb about some achievement of mine/personal interest, and I chose to write about my time working on the film Pavilion.

I at first wanted to write about my injury, and how it was leading to hip surgery and the end of my rowing career, but my english teacher thought student injuries were a very common story. Instead I wrote about my passion for crew. I wanted the school to see my love for it, and get inside my head and see why it was something that I had so intensely immersed myself in through high school. It was fun to...

I reached out to the coach of the Ithaca College women's rowing team because I really wanted a spot on their varsity team my freshmen year of college. I visited her during my junior year, had frequent correspondences with her, and worked really hard...

I joined a few volunteer groups freshmen year and am still in two of them. To Write Love on Her Arms Ithaca College Chapter has been a wonderful group to be a part of. We throw events, and try to remove the stigma that comes with mental health/illness. It's a very intense group...

Ithaca College is a wonderful place to be. The campus is open, and a very accepting and liberal college. We're a hands on school, and we like to put kids into their majors right away so you can learn if you love it or hate it right away. Within...

I started looking at schools my sophomore year of high school, and it wasn't fun because my mom was dragging me around and I didn't see the point in looking if I had no idea what I was going to study. It ended up being really helpful...