College Choices and Reasons

1. California Institute of Arts (CalArts)
     The school offers a range of majors that encourage forms of art. Majors include creative writing, animation, graphics, and drawing. They also offer programs for music and voice acting. Many of the alumni have their own hit shows or are directors of well-known films, people such as Alex Hirsch of Gravity Falls and Daron Nefcy of Star vs the Forces of Evil.

2. University of Hawaii in Manoa
     The school is close to home but far enough to stay away from it. It offers a majors list of performing arts, branches of science, and studies in humanity. Language classes are available for studying to become bilingual/multilingual, and business classes are there for entrepreneurs. It may be interesting to study finance while close to home to experiment money handling before going out into the world.

3. Harvard University
     The school is well-known, so it's obvious where the first reason goes. The school has a "joint concentration," or integration of two areas of study. That may become helpful for taking two classes I plan to major on. The school is strong in discipline, which I would take a challenge on to see how far I will go on it.

4. Stanford University
     Graduates of the school were noted to look into jobs surrounding politics, environment, and urban life, so the majors might be good to look into. The school is also strong in discipline, as they take their work seriously and make sure students take it seriously as well. Programs are heavily centered around science, history/language, and the arts. Considering the outcome of students and the variety of majors, it's conclusive that the programs teach very well for students with huge ambitions.

5. Phoenix University
     The school goes by the motto of people who rise and work for what they want. Based on this, the students are hard-working to achieve, therefore placing a productive and supportive atmosphere around the school. They have online courses, which is very helpful in case I may not be able to attend classes in person. They also have flexible class times for people, which can help if I have trouble keeping up with work.

Prompts of Colleges

1. Stanford University

• Tell a story from your life, describing an experience that either demonstrates your character or helped to shape it.
• Describe a time when you made a meaningful contribution to others in which the greater good was your focus. Discuss the challenges and rewards of making your contribution.
• Has there been a time when you've had a long-cherished or accepted belief challenged? How did you respond? How did the challenge affect your beliefs?
• What is the hardest part of being a teenager now? What's the best part? What advice would you give a younger sibling or friend (assuming they would listen to you)?
• Submit an essay on a topic of your choice.

• Some students have a background, identity, interest or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
• The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later success. Recount an incident or time when you have experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
• Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?
• Describe a problem you’ve solved or a problem you’d like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma—anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.
• Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.

2. Harvard University
     Unlike the rest of your application, which primarily consists of filling in boxes, the personal essay gives you the freedom to essentially write about whatever you want. No rules! Show who you are! Which sounds pretty cool, until you’re sitting there looking at a blank...