Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.

I love music for no reason.  I love music, but I’ve had a complicated relationship with it over the years. My artistic journey started with two friends asking me to start a rap group: “[Name Redacted

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Every person has a creative side, and it can be expressed in many ways: problem solving, original and innovative thinking, and artistically, to name a few. Describe how you express your creative side.

[Name Redacted] flicks a jab at me. His unusually long reach has once again taken me by surprise. I can't think about parrying the strike; his punch will have landed by the time I finish the thought.

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What would you say is your greatest talent or skill? How have you developed and demonstrated that talent over time?

FL Studio's launch tone rings out as I open the digital audio workstation for what must be the millionth time. The sound is so familiar to me that it's almost comforting. Familiar, too, is the sight o

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Describe how you have taken advantage of a significant educational opportunity or worked to overcome an educational barrier you have faced.

Some of my earliest memories are of me, sitting transfixed in front of the television, watching dinosaur documentaries on repeat. The intricacies of organic life have always fascinated me, before I ev

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What have you done to make your school or your community a better place?

Attending a school of 4,000 can be daunting; just ask any [School Redacted] student. Now imagine spending your Freshman year completely online, and then having your first in-person year of high school

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Agriculture and Life Sciences Response

Picking my major wasn’t hard— I’ve spent most of my time in high school researching bioinformatics. However, I’m also occupied with seemingly unrelated interests in conservation and programming. In tr

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What academic areas are you interested in exploring in college?

Some of my earliest memories are of myself, sitting transfixed in front of the television, watching nature documentaries on repeat. The intricacies of organic life have always fascinated me, before I

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Please provide your response to your second selection here

At my “lowest point” mentally, I was intensely purposeless, not knowing why I should try bettering myself or how. Worse, I found myself acting tough and pushing away others to hide that. But the manga

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