The Best College Essay Examples

The Atlantic, what had previously been a predominately dormant ocean, erupted with a flurry of activity during the latter portion of the 15th century C.E. with the first voyages of Christopher Columbus. With these came an onslaught of intercontinental trade, …

Although I may have been delusional, I was pretty sure I had heard a hallelujah chorus emanating from the heavens at the very moment my life was saved by the two most unlikely people on the face of the earth. …

The dark caress of the fret board. The slippery touch of nylon. The complex pattern of your rhythmic right hand interwoven with the liquid fluidity of your left. The smooth, mahogany body situated firmly in between your legs, an inanimate …

For the past two years I didn’t get much of a summer vacation. Out of my three months of vacation I had about two or three weeks of actual vacation. My summer of sophomore year I wanted a new computer, …

As a blonde pig-tailed girl with hundreds of freckles I wasn’t sure who I wanted to be; I only knew I wanted to help people, make a difference in the world and most of all write and read. I believe …

He was not a pretty sight. Eight pounds, eight ounces, and a whole lot of wrinkly skin. I had told my mother that having a brother would ruin my life and this first impression did not change my mind. Victor …

1:03.59. The numbers flash in my mind. It is the time that will prove my efforts were not in vain. It is the time that will decide if I end up on top. It is the time that will make …

Dealing with children can be difficult especially if the children are knotty. This was the case when I baby-sat the three children in the M. family. Tessa was twelve the oldest then came Drew the middle child he was four …

Tom Landry one said, “Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.” Although my lifetime goal does not involve my football team winning the super …

It was the night of November 15th, 2006, and I knew my life would never be the same. Good hook right? If only I had some way to back it up. It’s tough, this college essay. I mean it’s not …

Today’s culture in the U.S. is consistently bombarded with failure of its children, the youth of the nation, through the lack of the few willing to succeed. We believe that no effort put forth in our studies in turn for …

At the sound of the whistle I ran with all my might to pass my opponents. Panting helplessly, I tried to concentrate on my breathing; that seems to be my only dilemma. I felt my legs getting heavier each time …

The basic elements of design are point, line, and color. Though these seem more related to 2D art, they play a huge role in stage theatre. Not only with stage design but also with lighting, prop decisions, and set dressing. …

Bang! Crash! Boom! I skidded and spinning like a runaway tennis ball on a steep incline. But in this case it is me on a trash can lid sledding down a garbage heap tumbling toward a cliff. Why am I …

Moms: They can be a tad bit annoying at times, but even more when they think they know everything. Mine volunteered me for a job interview at the local Sonic. After telling her I was hired, she referred to it …

My uncle John, brother of my father Dan, is a special person to me. He has always offered me advice. That is why I chose to write this biography about him. My uncle John is 50 years old. He has …

Having a sister is both a gift and a curse anyway you look at it. A sister is great to have because no matter where you go or what you do, you will always have a best friend and mentor. …

“We need to stop thinking of the deaf as disabled and start thinking of them as bilingual!” –Dr. Joseph Valente My reflection on “Hearing the Unheard” by Dr. Joseph Valente, is that deaf education and oralism needs to be reformed. …

The dreadful smell of the tiny apartment almost made me gag. I held my breath until I met the refugee family from Afghanistan. I thought tutoring two girls from Afghanistan would be a great experience. There names are Wajiha and …

For the first 17 years, 1 month, and 14 days of my human existence, I led a largely pleasant and non-catastrophic life. That life, however, took a turn in the early hours of October 9, 2017, when, due to a …

I am in my rock climbing class climbing up a thirty foot pole to do something called “The Leap of Faith.” I have to jump from the pole and grab a trapeze that hangs several feet away. I am short. …

A lot of kids grow up in a town or city. Luckily for me though, I didn’t. I grew up in the country. I can’t even imagine any other place to live. I have always loved living in the country …

Before I was seventeen, I was like the majority of other students I observed in the tenth grade and profusely avoided the group of black students who piled into the right side of the school cafeteria for breakfast every morning. …

Describe any experience of cultural difference, positive or negative, you have had or observed. What did you learn from it? “My girlfriend…you know the tall brunette, well she swore he was just a friend… but when…” “Be quiet, Matt. I’m …