College Essays

A distinguished teacher is one who can not only make you a better learner, but a better person as well. I can comfortably say that my former English teacher, Ms. Brady, was that teacher. Ms. Brady’s constant urge to help others was greater than her love for coffee. She went out of her way to […]

What college do I want to go to? Do I want to go out of state? Do I even want to go to college? Seniors are now being faced with these questions and Laura, a senior, has her decisions made-at least. Laura will be living in the Capernwray Hall in Lancashire, England. There, she will […]

Students always feels stressed about something, whether it’s about picking up younger siblings from daycare or pass each subject. A lot of people already know about teens getting depressed and all stressed up, but what some people may not know is that this may affect their education and grades. The teenage years are often the […]

I hate tick-boxes. I always have.They’re so restrictive. All that is required is a quick scan of the question and a simple, unimaginative flourish of a biro. I understand that sometimes they’re necessary, to fill in forms for any medical needs or applications; tick-boxes make it fast and easy. But for education purposes? I don’t […]

Very intelligent. Very attentive. Very honest. Very agreeable. Very hard-working. Very productive. Very helpful. Very debonair. Very successful. This is not a description of an elite human clone, but is the idealistic culmination of traits for an honors student. An honors student loves to learn, wants to do work, over achieves on even the smallest […]

As a mere low-class peasant, I think I’ve grasped the fundamentals of my life. Go to school and get an education, go to college and get at least a bachelors degree, and then finally with my degree that makes me look somewhat smart ( But honestly doesn’t mean s***) get a job and work till […]

“Most people think success looks like this, (shows a straight line going all the way to the top) but in reality it’s like this, (shows a line going up, and down, and side to side, and all scribbled up, and once you get to the very top it starts going straight up but not before […]

DING! DING! The alarm goes off. Still tired the teenage student hits the snooze button. Sound familiar? For many middle and high school students all across America this is a typical weekday morning. Is this because teens are lazy? No! It is because of school start times. Teen students’ need a later school start time […]

Every high school movie portrays it. Every high school is painted with students who portray it. Teachers try to ignore it, and every student strives for it. Popularity. A word defined as the favor of the general public or of a particular group. I do not define this however as the popular kids in my […]

“We the People” of the United States have decided. We will stand for fairness, justice, and equal opportunity–even if we are sometimes tempted to steer down the “immoral” road, encited by an easier route or a quicker path. In many institutions, including public schools, incentives are offered in order to bring in greater charity revenue–the […]

Twenty years ago the picture of a high school student would be of a group of teenagers excitedly socializing with one another. If you were to fast forward to 2011, that picture would be of an isolated adolescent with bags under their eyes and a pile of work to do. It is true that there […]

“yumm!” I heard her say as her sharp white teeth crunched down onto me. I’m in the beginning stage of the Digestive System. I will be turned in to many, many things. In the end you will have learned about the Digestive System, all the parts of it, and the steps to digestion. Right now […]

“If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.” In other words, the traditional school calendar has been around for hundreds of years and works fine, why change it? Many people in education think that we should move to year round schooling to close the learning gap between the United States and other first world countries, but […]

It is a well known fact that over summer vacation students lose up to 75% of what they learned during the school year. This Is a major problem because teachers has to spend most of the beginning part of the school year reviewing what was covered the year before because the students for forget this […]

Application after application…it seems as though the process will never end. Sleepless nights are no anomaly. What is all of this for? Well, it is to go to the perfect college and to hopefully create the perfect future! I am a rising high school senior and my life is being turned upside down by an […]

Should schools be able to distribute common forms of contraceptives? Some parents believe if birth control is provided in the school environment that their children will become more reckless with their sex lives. On the other hand, parents believe that kids will be kids and the more access they have to condoms and birth control […]

Being on the podium made me feel like a king, being high up as if I were on a mountain at the very top standing on the tip of the ice cap. Then I realized everything was bigger than me and I was only eight years old, but just the littlest things made me feel […]

School violence has always been synonymous with inner-city public schools, gangs, and racial tensions. But there is a new violence erupting on schools all across the nation and it is a terrifying prospect for the middle and upper classes. It is the violence within the safe, rich, white cul-de-sacs of suburbia and rural America. With […]

Clone Clothes Many students of public schools believe that school uniforms should not be worn because it is restraining people’s freedom of expression and does not create diversity. “Without the outlet of expression in their clothes, students may turn to inappropriate hair styles, jewelry, or makeup” (Public School Uniforms). So by restricting students of their […]

The class is silent. Heads are down. Eyes are half-way closed. District assessment today. This is a classroom on a test day.Do you want your kids to risk failing a test because school makes your kids get up early ? I wouldn’t. Student shouldn’t be scared to fail a test because they are tired. What […]

Grades. The sheer mention of the word can induce cold sweats, shaky fingers and stuttering voices. They have been, and will most likely always be the sole measure of a child’s success, and one of the only things parents care about, it’s pedestal placed almost as high as health and survival, sometimes even higher than […]

College is bound to be an experience unlike any other that I have ever encountered.It will be the first time in my life that I will have to step up my responsibility to another level.My mother will not be there when I get back from a hard-pressed day at school with an uninspired home-cooked meal […]

In conversation with friends, one talks about things that they enjoy. Some may be able to talk about sports for hours, while others may prefer telling their buddies about how they have been trying to gain telepathic powers. When I talk with my friends, I enjoy sharing my experiences from band camp. If a friend […]

I have recently read the book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (formerly known as Samuel Clemens). I read it because I heard it was a good book, and partially because I also read another Mark Twain book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and it was a good book, too The book is […]

I have to say, I think that teachers should be more strict about the dress code. In my school, we’ve got girls wearing short short and crop tops every day. Shirts that you can see their neon bras through. Shorts so high they barely cover buttcheeks. In fact, we have this poster that lists everything […]

Black letters flash across the screen, launching an attack of rumors and insults. A text, a Facebook wall post, a Tweet – a line or two is all it takes to wound someone’s self-esteem, to bring tears, to ruin a friendship. With the explosion of modern technology, old-school bullying is out and a new type […]

Getting a Head Start is Never FairTwenty points, ten points, eight points, or one point? Those are certain points that stand between someone getting into a college of their top choice. Would you accept getting declined because you don’t fit a criterion of who you are and how you were born, just because affirmative action […]

Fresh green leaves were already dying, drying into yellow wrinkles: my precious free days were disappearing quickly. It was a terrible moment to realize the lazy days were over, overwhelming, really. Seeking guidance for the upcoming school year, I turned to the friendly Google. But my friend was not so helpful that day. Soothing advice […]

Technology is ever changing as it changes so does the world we live in. With every new invention or innovation something changes for someone be it as small as the ability to send emails faster or as massive as full stores being online ready to ship products to consumers 24/7. As newer generations grow up […]

Vandalism is a persistent irritation at our high school. The 2010-2011 school year was particularly troublesome. Along with the usual nagging destruction in restrooms, there was also a much more serious incident—a fire. These negligent acts of destruction are detrimental to the school environment and can have very serious consequences. On April 6, a student […]