Oh, What to do?!!

Affe
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:38:06 +0000

I personally think what you have overcome is more important than purely what you have done. I’m not saying you have to grow up dirt poor and create a charity for kids in Africa by your senior year, but there will be many times you want to do something and you will hear it isn’t possible or likely. You’ll get teachers telling you the reasons why you can’t do something, but it’s up to you find a way to overcome that. Those are the stories that are interesting.

Also, follow your heart. I wrote an article in our school newspaper because I was very upset at a situation. I wanted to let it out in a constructive manner, and I felt the essay I wrote about the ordeal was the strongest essay I submitted in my applications, and it got compliments from my Stanford admission officer.