Christopher Newport University Undergraduate College Application Essays

Being a drum major is like being a mother of 140. Every rehearsal, someone needs a bandaid, an ice pack, a hug. A freshman is having a bad day and needs a high-five or a pep talk. A clarinet player breaks their instrument. “Ella, can you get me a...

After completing an hour of training with the overworked nurses of Johnston-Willis Hospital, I acquainted myself with Holly, a frail ninety year old woman who, along with fighting terminal cancer, was recovering from a stroke that also impaired...

In a world where odds often dictate outcomes, consider the curious case of a piano and its player: 88 keys versus 10 fingers. In almost any other scenario, such odds would be laughable – imagine a soccer team fielding 88 players against 10, or a...

It was an ordinary day in Mrs. Johnson's second grade classroom, filled with the usual hum of young minds at work, when suddenly, chaos erupted. A gigantic bug, the likes of which none of us had ever seen, appeared out of nowhere, causing panic...