WRITING SAMPLES
GRADUATE
LEVEL PERSONAL
STATEMENT
“Please tell me you’re majoring in education,” said Mrs. Pembrook, a veteran educator. For weeks she’d overseen my work as a volunteer tutor, preparing Florida public school students for the FCAT. The stakes were high; if my students failed the test, they would repeat the third grade. Though I was confident I’d adequately prepared Stephen, Anjay, Iris, and Melanie, I feared that I’d failed Hannah: my absolute favorite of the bunch...
UNDERGRADUATE
LEVEL PERSONAL
STATEMENT
The news crashed down on us as we gathered together in the living room after dinner; it was the night my parents revealed to me and my siblings that my mother was terminally ill. Having a parent who would never get better felt like something that only existed in movies until it became my reality freshman year...
SUPPLEMENTARY ESSAY
How would you manage a situation where a family member or close friend made a sexist, racist, or prejudiced comment in your presence?
I’m unfortunately familiar with how to handle insensitive comments from those I love, as I’ve dealt with my grandfather’s prejudices. Though I recognize that older generations’ generalizations were bred in a world of segregation, I still believe it is my responsibility to set an example and intervene. In several instances, my grandfather has told stories at the dinner table that were racist in manner and did not make me feel comfortable...