Premium Content Couch Potato
by Jessica Dolnick - November 13, 2010
Common Application essay, subject of my choosing.
When I was young, my family owned a beat-up old couch. The couch was nothing out of the ordinary: it was a simple floral-print loveseat that had somehow survived the wear and tear that only a toddler can provide. The time came, however, when my parents realized that the family room needed a full-scale furniture upgrade. The couch had to go. Despite…
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