1. Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes or contributed to group efforts over time. (350 words)

As a political organizer, I aim to shatter the barrier between marginalized identities and politics. Feeling secondary is the nature of my existence. Like many queer people of color, I never saw repre

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2. What would you say is your greatest talent or skill? How have you developed and demonstrated that talent over time? (350 words)

The fringes to which my voice could reach were once unknown. As a novice coxswain on my school’s rowing team, I hadn’t yet realized the importance of my position. Fiery and short in stature, a coxswai

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6. Think about an academic subject that inspires you. Describe how you have furthered this interest inside and/or outside of the classroom. (350 words)

Reading The Joy Luck Club dismantled the traditional narratives of ‘the classics’ read in most English classes in America. I never felt a connection to the diction, symbolism, and perspective of the n

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7. What have you done to make your school or your community a better place? (350 words)

Initially, I thought “fighting for our future” was a phrase that embodied naive teenage optimism. At the start of 2020, a political awakening brewed from orange skies influenced my perspective. Masks

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