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Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.

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Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.

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Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?

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Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?

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Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.

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Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.

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Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?

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Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?

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Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?

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Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?

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The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?

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The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?

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Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.

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Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.

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losing a loved family member due to domestic abuse

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A belief I have had to challenge is my religion. As a child you are practically bombarded with different ideals and things you should believe. As I grew older and gained my own mindset I found that I don't have to believe in god. The outcome was that I am now happier in life and don't have to worry whether I am sinning or not a good person.

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If there is one thing I could sit down and talk about for hours on end with no notes, it would be the idea of what you put out into the world comes back to you tenfold. I would say it captivates me not only because it is something I believe in, but something I have genuinely seen occurs. When I want to learn more I refer to the person who taught me this idea, my stepmom.

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Something I grew up with that stuck with me as a challenge was my IEP turned 504 plan. It was always something I was ashamed of, not even that I could change it but it had everything to do with the inside of my brain. I still hated it, the stigma of being "Slow" "Stupid" when in all actuality I was just someone who need more processing time. This added to setbacks, I didn't want to be known as the person who received "special help" or more time on test, so I canceled on a lot of that. Choosing not to accept the help that would have put me on the same playing field as everyone else. I learned that with the assistance of this plan would only better my academic achievements, and I learned to embrace this minor setback to life. I use my 504 as a tool as an aid to achieve my goals.

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seeing that i am, in fact, a queer trans woman, that definitely shapes how i navigate life. Moving through life may be harder but I still manage to do my best in everything i do.

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When I came back from a two month sailing trip it opened my eyes to a new career I had no knowledge about and now it's something I want to do as a career.

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When I performed at the troop resturant for my job and when the dj played one of my unreleased songs, the audience went crazy because of my stage presence and my voice projection. On stage, I'm a whole different person like active yk.

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realizing that men are selfish and only care about their own feelings

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One lesson I had was when I failed my drivers test. I thought it was the end of the world. I was crying for mad long time because it was going to be summer. I did not really practice before I took my test I just figured I had it but I did not. This taught me to not always be overconfident and to keep going when I fail.

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Something that caused a spark in me was having the opportunity to work with kids at my old elementary and it made me want to view teaching as a possible career later on

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Someone someone did that made me feel grateful was when I was prepping for my first CCRI exam I had the very next day. I spent the whole day studying and I stayed up until 2 in the morning and one of my parents stayed awake that entire time. It just showed me how much they supported me and wanted to accompany me during that time.

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I remember there was one day that I was having a bad day at my house and I just didnt wanna be there because all of the drama and negativity. I went otp with my sister explaining what was happening and all that and she was relating it to her and just letting me know how its relateable and how she used to feel. So when I got off the phone I took a shower and then straight to sleep. she said because she knew I was having a bad day and didnt wanna be home so she took me out shopping and get are nails done.

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My mom cleaned up my bloody nose after I bleed everywhere like on my white shirt, shoes and arms. This showed that my mom really cared about me because I cant say that I would do that for someone else. I would for my mom but not much other people because there was blood everywhere and we was in the middle of the city with little to no napkins.

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One thing I could talk about for hours is psychology and how the mind works and why people do the things they do and speak the way they speak. Also how we have grown as a society but also not in a way. Also like how people lived mad long ago, like BC the Roman Empire and the Egyptians. How they built the things they built and how they were very smart and ran things very differently.

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i'm pretty flexible to an extent which i wasn't so much, before I changed what i was doing. im eager to expand my knowledge in calisthenics but first comes flexibility. i can also fold my thumb behind my hand lol

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I loveeee the lord and I wouldn't be who I am without him and without my christian belief that is a really really big part of who I am.

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Ever since early 2020, I have stuck with one game for a while. I couldn't say what exactly got me interested in the game but honestly, I don't regret it one bit. look I stuck around for the story and art and I ain't elaborating. It's been kinda like a secret interest that took over my life. I keep it a secret since I'm a bit scared about what people will think of me and the game if I tell them about it. My explanations aren't the best anyways but I could babble on and on about it when I was at the peak of this obsession and I definitely talked one friend's ear off during that golden year of 2020 before we had to stay home. I have tried to get a few friends into it but it just didn't work out. My obsession with it had died down around mid-2021 since my phone broke so couldn't play it for months. I got back to it when it got fixed but I didn't have much motivation to play, but I still stuck around with the fandom. It got me more interested in mythology and helped me think about the way I create my characters. It's still in the background of my life and I hope it never leaves my mind. nah but I did spend about 100-200 hours on that game. I don't have the records anymore sadly.

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my hidden talent is a being a photographer and a baker

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I love astrology and I could talk about it for hours. I learn through instagram and TikTok and reading

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My co workers always supports me and I can go talk to them about a problem or when i need advice on something. We have trust with each other and i'm grateful for that

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Hello kitty. I love Hello kitty. I wish I had 1,000 Hello kitty's

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Hello kitty. I love Hello kitty. I wish I had 1,000 Hello kitty's

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I used to be embarrassed of my culture. Only to find out we are the ones who contribute the most to the United States economy.

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When I was younger I always loved to please people because it was all I knew. If I obeyed them I was considered a good girl, if I spoke of what I felt and said no I was being disrespectful. I learned to say how I feel because I stopped letting people walk all over me.

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that i'm a queer latina

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In the last 3 years I've lost 2 uncles. one to cancer and another to an addiction

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I am a Latina who has grown up in a community where we are not seen. I want to be seen. I have taken on so many opportunities whether they are physical like sports to internships at a law firm. I want to be recognized and i want to represent our people one day. I want to be someone that the young Latina girls look at because when I was younger I didn't have someone in my community to look at that was a great example. I have ambition and I will put it to work later on in the future.

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Always moving every 2 years and never having a secure place to live in

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Leaving my church after 5 years. I left because they had homophopic views and the people were very judgey so I had anxiety being there. My aunt in the begining tried very hard to make me go back but now she has accepted that i'm not going back. but it doesn't mean that i still don't believe in god

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An obstacle I overcame was not having a hello kitty girlfriend to make my life better and more enjoyable.

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I love chest day.

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Once you learn about how the body works you are more aware

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benching 225

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my dad giving up all his time to train me when it comes to sports. makes me what to push more knowing i have people behind me

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mannnnn.... :(

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Adding effort into friendships and understanding who i am.

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As a Latina who has grown up with a catholic family i have been in the church since i was baptized at 1 years old. I have had many struggles with staying in the church and just being persistent with my religion. I'd ask myself " God if you were real why are all of these terrible things happening in the world?" but the past year i have been getting more in touch with my beliefs and I know that God has a plan and I just have to believe and trust him. Especially now that i have been more engaged in the church i feel more connected to God and it is a great feeling. Taking confirmation classes and being in youth group has changed my perspective on the church. It has made it more fun having other kids my age come together and celebrate God together.

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doing nails, its something I want to have more knowledge and skills on.

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Bills/ sometimes politics

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my advisor made me into a barber

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Being an immigrant who grew up in the United States has always affected how I view things in life and the choices I make everyday.

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when I broke my trimmer and someone helped me get them fixed, made my spark come back after a week and a half, got more clients and upgraded some stuff, also payed them back for the help

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im domincan

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womanhood/girlhood

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i am a female interested in male dominated trades

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I am a Latina who is also bisexual, but due to me growing up religiously there is a lot of grief and guilt that comes with it.

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As a transgender person my experience in life is unlike a cis persons in most ways. As a child I was allowed to experience and enjoy things like barbie, fairies, and Disney princesses, without push back from the adults around me like a cis boy would've gotten. Despite it being the closest to my upbringing I can never relate to the flamboyant boy childhood because I didn't experience the prejudice that comes with it.

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im a Haitian American man

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im a tatted cape verdean barber

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An ex who treated me horribly and I didn't know it in the moment, but now 3 years later that experience has taught me how to protect myself by making boundaries and calling out those who hurt me which I'm very thankful for.

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getting kicked out of schools and learning to change to different places all the time

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Being a dancer.

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How my life and mental state shifted after I had to quit my sport due to an injury.

My grandmothers Passing

Sophomore Year

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life in general

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One of the biggest obstacles I had to face at a young age was having to move into a state that I was very unfamiliar with. Leaving my childhood home made me feel very lost for a chunk of my life.

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My family were all pretty big feminists, and considering everyone thought I was a girl I'd constantly get gifts of different flavors of "girl power". Once I got older I started disliking everything relating to that mentality, and I actually got mad at family who'd get me those things. I had convinced myself that I didn't like these things because they were childish, but looking back on them that wasn't the case. I'm trans, and those gifts brought attention to the gender I was perceived as, which subconsciously upset me.

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Making and editing videos on my phone.

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I could talk about internet/fandom history for hours

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For a college class I wrote an essay analyzing a pro same-sex marriage and from the late 2000s

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My scoliosis.

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Shifting my mentality from I don't need anyone to it's ok to ask for help was and still is very big challenge for me. Growing up Hyper-independent has been the cause of this.

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something I could talk about for hours is my perspective on men

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something I could talk about for hours is my perspective on men

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I was very thankful and happy when my parents'close friend helped change my family's life.

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Something I could talk about for hours is myself, and my insecurities.

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reading graphic novels or learning about barbering

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My grandmother being my biggest advocate specifically when I was in 4th grade. I was constantly going to the hospital for 3-4 months straight and she never gave up until we found out what was wrong with me.

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A topic that I love spending time on and could talk about for hours is music. I love listening to songs and learning about the stories and information being spread in the world of music.

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losing a parent set me back a lot and im still trying to get back on track

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music and reading brings back my spark, buried in worlds that one can only dream of.

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I learned how not to put my feelings in things at all so it don't effect what I do

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Someone that made me happy in a surprising way is my bf, and all the things he's done for me without me asking.

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realizing that you don't need to tell everyone evrything

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Music, theatre, and the entertainment industry is something I can talk about for hours. My favorite topics would be talking about how Latino representation has changed throughout the years, and how Hollywood is now expanding to the younger generation of Latinos. Specifically America Ferrera, Jenna Ortega and Xochitl Gomez.

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Losing a family member to a hospital that didn't do something right

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One concept that I find so engaging to talk about is how often new opportunities are found very close by, if you try

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any time i'm going through something my brother will always be able to answer and hear me out and give me advice even thought our fathers passing

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a topic that makes me lose all track of time is true crime shows/movies. They interest me because I'm too interested in the show/ movie to be in my head about anything. They also interest me because they go over details with a fine tooth comb so I'm never confused

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A huge realization that sparked personal growth was realizing that not everyone is going to be there for you and you shouldn't seek validation from anyone. Your choices and feelings should be your own and everything you do shouldn't be prompted by someone else's thoughts/pressure/opinion. You can look out for yourself without being selfish.

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Coming to this school opened up so many opportunities and also helped me want to take entrepreneurship to the next level.

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My mom supported me when starting up my business. Apart from what I had saved up, my mom helped fund for my supplies and everything that I needed in order to start. This really motivated me to take advantage of the opportunity and really get something out of it .

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I have a big interest with spiderman and anything when it comes to marvel, there's so much to learn about and read which is why you can easily lose track, as well with making your own theorys with it. There's a YouTuber that is called The Cosmic Wonder and they go over a bunch of different things when it comes to marvel and spiderman.

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tryna overcome social anxiety

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Me being a man of God. God is the Lord of lords king of kings. My religion means everything to me

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The people who can come into your life for better than for good.

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I feel as if I wasn't able to make music then I would just sit in my room and rot. Without music I would have no career path and I wouldn't have all the connections/bonds that I have right now.

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Me being a man of God. God is the Lord of lords and king of kings, my religion means everything to me

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The necessary removal of toxic people or activities in your life, for good.

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I had broken a collar bone due to mixed martial arts and I wasn't able to train for months, I wasn't able to do much and after this incident, it made me appreciate God because things could've gotten worse at the time of the incident.

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finding different genres of music really helped me find my music taste which helped me feel better about myself and find myself in a way

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my talent is I taught myself how to do hair at 11 years old, I learned how to braid add hair and do many different styles. I learned because my grandma cant do my hair and I was sick of looking crazy. over the years I've gotten much better and can do my own hair , it definitely cuts cost of hairstylists

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My dad moving away affected me and it set me back a bit because moving after a while was difficult to get used to and so was the fact that he was out of my reach.