I slouched in my brand new car seat. My 6-year-old bottom started to hurt from sitting too long, and my stomach started to make funny noises. “Are we… Read More
College Essay: Never Quit
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College Essay: My Parents’ Sacrifice Makes Me Strong
Growing up in a first-generation immigrant family, I witnessed my parents’ hard work ethic and challenging traditional Mexican customs. My parents migrated from Mexico as teenagers… Read More
College Essay: How My Mother Inspires Me
I remember my childhood fondly: looking out the window at a beautiful lake, watching the latest Nickelodeon cartoons on a big flat screen TV, driving… Read More
College Essay: I Will Protect Families Like Mine
March 21, 2014, my dad went to court. As my family and I got to the 7th floor just before my parents entered the courtroom… Read More
College Essay: I’m Telling My Own Story
Listen to the digital audio version of “I’m Telling My Own Story.” “What does that mean, Mommy? Why are you crying, Mommy?” My first… Read More
College Essay: Loving My Own Skin
I get STUCK! I don’t know what to do. I don’t believe in myself. I don’t even understand ME! Is she better than me? Yea,… Read More
College Essay: I Am Because They Are
It was an early Saturday morning in September 2007, and I sat on the couch with my parents, coddled in their arms. I stretched my… Read More
College Essay: My “Right Way”
My whole life there have been expectations about how to live the “right” way, even though the “right” way wasn’t my way. The “right” way… Read More
College Essay: Sum of All My Parts
Korean. Korean adopted. American. Immigrant. All powerful words that make me who I am. People sometimes ask me when I knew I was adopted. My… Read More
College Essay: One Thousand Miles
My mom shoved me into the car again. I didn’t know where we were going this time. I was only six and already didn’t know… Read More
College Essay: Speak It into Existence
“Can you say that again? I didn’t understand you.” In my childhood and even today, I can be difficult to understand. My family mostly spoke… Read More
College Essay: A Helper for My Brother, A Healer for My People
I can remember my brother’s first epileptic seizure like I can recall the passcode to my iPhone. It was in July of 2006, and I… Read More
College Essay: Putting My Health First
It’s 1 a.m. on one of the coldest days in December and I find myself sitting outside on a lone metal bench. The harsh wind… Read More
College Essay: Paving My Path
Her singing stopped. The microphone in her hand started shaking. She could feel the water trickling down her legs. My mother placed her hand on… Read More
College Essay: Self-Care When We Needed It Most
It was a gloomy and rainy Friday afternoon. I stood next to my mother’s hospital bed, holding a pink blanket that was as light as… Read More
College Essay: The Legacies We Create
I walk into the classroom of plain white walls and white table desks. I grab the test and listen to my teacher say, “You have… Read More
