While I have always been interested in creative works of writing, such as short stories and fictional prose, the environment that I grew up in did not provide the opportunities to help develop my skills as a writer. It was not until my freshman year at Southwestern Community College that the thought of becoming a writer came to fruition. After I had been exposed to the concepts of creative writing in community college, I was given a chance to further...

Colleges want to know about a situation that you have been in, in which you had to work with those whose cultures and/or backgrounds are different from yours. For my essay, I wrote about how I have worked on a farm throughout much of my life, and how I had to work with individuals from Mexico who helped my family with the work. This included giving orders, telling them where and when we were going to pick specific types...

With the price of college admission continuing to increase as the years go by, the viable college options decreases for those who are not exactly rich. As the kid of a family which had "made enough" money to not qualify for...