1.) Describe a day that significantly impacted your life. How did this affect you?

My birthday. I've been living ever since.

2.) Everyone experiences failure at one point or another. Recall a time when you experienced failure. How did you handle the situation?

I'm failing at this application. I thought I would have to be successful to get into college. I knew I would describe the five languages I have explored, numerous clubs I've participated in, my 20 hour a week volunteer job, and the leadership positions that I've held and strategically worked my way into just for this application, but hey! That's not good enough. Apparently, I need to fail too!

3.) What accomplishment are you most proud of?

I am proud of the fact that I have made it through twelve years of school, before I choked up on this essay and started to rip my hair out.

4.) Discuss a time when you faced some sort of obstacle. How did you solve the problem?

This whole process is an obstacle! I'm just going to respond to the prompt with an equally cliché, overly optimistic, and fake response! I have been faced with problems that seemed unsolvable, but I pulled through and everyone learned a lesson in the end. I am totally DJ Tanner!

5.) Recall a time when your beliefs or values were challenged.

I once believed that colleges were institutions of higher learning, but apparently they can't move beyond the same general, cheesy questions, worded almost exactly the same way...