University of California - Berkeley
Premium Content Dive Line
by Anonymous - October 25, 2006
Please briefly elaborate on one of your activities (extracurricular, personal activities, or work experience);
Tell us about a talent, experience, contribution or personal quality you will bring to the University of California.
"Dive line!" my fastidious volleyball coach yells.
The sound of these two words still frightens me at night. Dive line is an appalling exercise- we scurry a few feet to get up to speed, dive onto the freshly waxed floor, skid a few more feet on our chests, get up and repeat the process across the entire gym floor as fast as humanly possible. When we…
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