College Application

My name is Kevin Niu, and I will be attending Brown University in the fall of 2022. I recently just finished up my senior year of high school and began reflecting on the past year of my life. …

So, now, let’s really start digging into my application. The first essay I’ll be reflecting on is my Brown Personal Passion Essay. The prompt goes: Brown students care deeply about their work and the world around them. Students find contentment, satisfaction, and meaning in daily interactions and major discoveries. Whether…

This time, one year ago, I was a senior high school student in Vietnam, deep down in the stress and depression of finding a college abroad to study where I can see the whole new world and make the most of my next 4 years. …

Direct Medical Programs (BA/MDs, BS/MDs and BS/DOs) are increasingly popular for high school students interested in applying to medical school. These competitive programs allow students to skip over the extensive medical school application process by conditionally being accepted to medical school while they are still in high school. To commit…

As a High School Junior, I am extremely overwhelmed by the college search process. In just the United States alone, there are over __ colleges! How are we supposed to pick just 13–15? Being so overwhelmed, and the need to ideate a project for my Data Science class, I decided…

We’re in the middle of AP season and there are tons of questions, so let’s try to get through some of them. Out of the first 20 or so posts I saw yesterday morning, at least 15 of them were about AP scores. While I don’t mind answering each one…

“May mild autism ang kapatid mo.” Out of all the sentences that my five-year-old self would hear, having to hear that my only sibling’s born with a disability was the hardest. Not only did it gave me immense pressure, but it gave me a sense of loneliness. Though, I have…

I’m a senior in high school, and I just went through the college application process a few months ago. It wasn’t great. Read: I spent NYE inside, crying over my essay deadlines instead of clubbing like my friends. I don’t regret trying my best though. So…um, I applied to a…