I’ve always cared a little too much about things. To be able to make people smile, to make them laugh has always seemed like the… Read More
College Essay: Discovering Myself
2021 TV Camp Tackles Racial Health Equity Issues
ThreeSixty Journalism’s TV Broadcast Camp returns this summer at the University of St. Thomas, with another preeminent roster of media experts. The one-week (July 26-30)… Read More
College Essay: Learning About My Brain
I stared at the white wall in front of me, my blood boiling and my brows knit in anger. I felt tears of frustration pricking… Read More
College Essay: I’m a Playwright
I was in the sixth grade at Fair Middle School when I started to be a playwright. My dad has his master’s degree in film…. Read More
College Essay: Path to Recovery
I remember when my friend handed me the oblong, white pill with little red specks. I knew what it was, but I thought I was different… Read More
College Essay: A Woman Named Rose
In the summer 2020, my pastor asked if I wanted to participate in a theology camp. I wasn’t originally interested, but when I heard writing… Read More
College Essay: Identity in Adoption
“Where are you from?” is a common icebreaker that I’ve struggled with my entire life. I was born in Huehuetenango, Guatemala, and was adopted and… Read More
College Essay: I Am Muslim, I Am Black
I am Yasmin Mohamed Sheikh Abdurahman Noor Sheikh Mohamed Hussein. I am Somali. I am American. I am Muslim. I am a Black woman. I… Read More
College Essay: Dreams of Being a Doctor
“Dios mío, no puede ser (God, this can’t be),” said my mom, sobbing. Memories of all the moments I lived with my mom flashed through… Read More
College Essay: Succeeding with Special Ed
Special ed. Those are scary words. I thought people viewed me as an idiotic outcast who wasn’t as rational or smart as the other students… Read More
