"Changing Lives" - my college application essay; can serve as a model for others who don't know how to write one. Got me into Hamilton, Colgate, and others.

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…t reflects my personal pride at having supplied him with what he needed to achieve. Despite what I do, I may not be the best-paid, the most-admired, or even the most-appreciated of teenagers in the local work force. However, confident and energized, I leave the pool each week, knowing not only that I possess the power to change another life, but also that I have the ability and drive to change the world around me.