Honoring your inner child
College admissions serves up a promise: “We’ve identified you as one with potential — here is your chance to be someone who matters.”
My original Why Duke essay radiated that energy. I wrote about the pressure of team sports and how it had forged my convivial, fiery spirit. I imagined myself declaring, “Watch out, Duke, because now I’m coming your way.”
I really tried. I tried to see everything, do everything and be everyone’s inspiring team captain. I descended on the Club Fair like an interrogative tornado. Maximize exposure, maximize growth. I visited class after class and community after community, vying to find my fit and make my mark…