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Princeton Application Essay

A narrative application essay I wrote for Princeton University

The prompt for this essay was, "Using a quote from a favorite book as a leaping off point, describe a significant event in your life and how it affected your values." **************************** “Modern science has been a voyage into the unknown, with a lesson in humility waiting at every stop. Many passengers would rather have stayed home.” -- Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot To be humbled – to have our greatest strengths and...

The Job Application

This essay explains how different a store can feel when you are there for a job application

I walk into the store.It looks exactly the same. But it feels different.I usually get a fun feeling when I walk in here. I always head right over to the clothes, excited about finding a good deal. Something I like. This store is known for its great deals. They have designer clothes sometimes, for 85% off the original price. That's better than a garage sale or the Salvation Army, because these clothes are new!If I'm with m...