Undergraduate / Hiking and how it has effected me - Common App Short Answer [3]

Summer before senior year, I started getting into hiking. Ever since that first time hiking I have had a passion for it. Being able to go out and explore and be with nature is an amazing experience if you know how to appreciate things for what they are. It truly is something that everyone should experience at least once. It has taught me to be my own person and stand up for what I believe. I have now joined the new outing club at my school and I am hoping to learn more from that. I just find it so fascinating how we think and feel when we are out in nature. It makes me want to know more about the mind and how we are affected when we are out in nature. I hope to apply what I have learned about myself from hiking to the challenges to come.

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