Undergraduate / "I was expecting another dull admissions video" - Why I want to go to yale [14]

To choose my college list, I first went to Youtube. When I typed in Yale I was expecting another dull admissions video, but instead I found a musical number. It was unexpected, uplifting, exciting, and engaging. Throughout my Yale research, the vibrancy of the residential colleges really set it apart. Coming from a graduating class of 28, I look for a school that challenges me academically, while still preserving the comfort of camaraderie. Yale is just that.

it is so short bc there was a character limit. it can be a setence longer than this tops

Writing Feedback / Sex Slavery--Intro to the prompt "problem in america right now" [4]

please help edit! Scene: a Vegas nightclub. A pretty girl, with long brown hair, smoky eyes, and skinny legs poking out from under a cheetah dress is flirting with men old enough to be her father. One man slips a hundred dollar bill into the lace of her bra and with a coy smile, disappears into the back room with her. Forty five minutes later, they reappear. The man nods to the owner, then slips his wedding ring back on and leaves the club. For the prostitute, the night is not over. With disheveled hair and smeared makeup, she finds her way to a new man and is greeted with a harsh hand around her waist and a "How much?" She has as least fifteen clients to get through to make her daily $1,000 quota. Day after day, she has sex with strangers and is forced to give the money to her pimps, the men who brought her to America. Their hopeful promises of a good office job were soon replaced by brutality and insurmountable debt. To repay it, they made her sell her body for sex. She is bound in sex slavery in the United States of America.

Scholarship / "A leader must have courage, credibility, and innovation" [6]

PLEASE HELP Im really having trouble on this scholarship essay for the Ron Brown Scholar Program. I feel like I should include specific leaders for examples. This is my first draft...please hack it to pieces! The prompt was what are the most important qualitites a leader must have in todays society. why?...i still have no conclusion...problem....it can be 500 words

To lead is a challenge. It is the courage to stand in front of others and voice your opinions. Those who lead are seen. The ideas they put forth and decisions they make are criticized. No matter how wonderful, talented, or inspiring someone is, taking a chance on greatness causes adversity. Everyone is not a leader. There are those mean to follow, to do what their told, and live safely. There are also those who do. Those people of action are noticed, admired, and respected, but their task of leadership is not successful without a foundation in character. The most important qualities a leader in today's society must possess are courage, credibility, and innovation.

Without taking chances, few things of importance are ever accomplished. The world rewards those who go against the grain and fight. Courage is necessary to do really anything. It takes gusto to stand in front of a boardroom and project new ideas for a company. There is always the chance of rejection and the chance of failure. But to leaders, failure is only inspiration for future successes. They are not afraid to try, but more importantly, they are not afraid to act. The world can not be led by the meek. There must be courage to lead, before it can be done.

Secondly, a leader must be credible. Leaders represent others. The governed body wants to know that their leader is capable of doing what they set out to do. That assurance is based on past experience. Leaders need to show that they have been responsible in the past and done what was assigned to them and more, a track record of excellence. This will ensure peace of mind in those following in the leader's footsteps and further their reputation.

Lastly, innovation is the key to effective leadership. No one wants repetition, dullness, and exhausted concepts. New, vibrant ideas are vital in keeping the world moving forward. To stay stagnant is to die, in both intellect and potential. Ideas do not have to be good ones, but they do have to be present, vocal, and loud. Leaders are leaders for a reason. Their creativity and thinking are different from others. They are pensive, but powerful, and with their knowledge, leaders soar. They consistently challenge established thought and strive to improve both themselves and others.