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by Michael Scott Robison - January 05, 2007

What sets you apart from other applicants, based on unique educational or life experiences, personal or family circumstances, obstacles overcome and/or achievements?

Albert Einstein said, "Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value." I only truly began to understand this quote over the course of the last school year. Until this year, success in high school was never difficult for me. A daily hour of studying was enough to earn me A's and B's. This year has been decidedly different. The very first...

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