Archive for December, 2006
Merry Christmas
I feel like a Jewel song today.
I just got back from a run (since my usual crutch, the gym, is closed), and it occurred to me that this is my world.
That this — the decision to use a good friend or a smitten little girl to distract me through a holiday (or not, like [...]
Next essay topic - initial offhand response
“Many students expand their view of the world during their time in college. Such growth often results from encounters between students who have lived different cultural, economic, or academic experiences. With your future growth in mind, describe a potential classmate that you believe you could learn from either within or outside a formal classroom environment. [...]
Statement of purpose essay, round 1: off the top of my head
It’s been over a decade since the concept of student life has been on my psychological radar. It’s been even longer since I thought it a possibility. When I left home, shortly before my sweet sixteen, my father said to me, “you won’t make it.†I spent the next ten years proving him wrong. On [...]
