I cook. I clean. And I’m already a parent to my younger siblings. I have no other choice at the age of 16 than to… Read More
College Essay: Work Hard, Get Ahead
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College Essay: Music Opens Doors
The beauty of the piano was that it became a large part of who I am. The consonant and dissonant sounds of jazz, classical, and… Read More
College Essay: Divorce Teaches Independence
When my dad flipped over the tables and shattered all of the glass in my house one night in 2016, I knew my house wasn’t… Read More
College Essay: Life’s Short, Go See the World
When I rushed into at my grandma’s house on the morning of February 26, 2012, she was already dead. I was 8 years old and… Read More
College Essay: No longer running away
Breathing rapidly, tears streamed down my face. “I can’t do this anymore,” I say to myself. Standing up, I walk to a random person sitting… Read More
College Essay: Reading, writing and happiness
As a young Somali girl, the fictional worlds of “Junie B. Jones” and “Clarice Bean” were my escape. Although we were the same age, I… Read More
College Essay: Driven by my mother’s sacrifices
It was a humid summer day of my fourth year in America when I decided to apply for Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) to help… Read More
College Essay: 6,373 miles to the ‘land of dreams’
The people on the plane reminded me of the soccer players and cartoon characters I saw on television. It was like another world. Not many… Read More
College Essay: The value of education
The scorching heat and blazing sun signified the first day of summer break in 2015. I had just completed my seventh-grade year and my report… Read More
College Essay: ‘A rainbow of identities’
I felt like I was in a whole new world. This was the first time I was attending a Pride event. I stopped by a… Read More
