A San Diego Area Writing Project colleague, who I admire dearly, teaches a course on the personal statement during the summer prior to its enrollees’ senior years. When I asked what the single most difficult thing for students is when writing a personal statement, she says something that now...
having already gotten the treasure. But there’s someone chasing them. It’s not worth their while to stop and fight at this point, so they run like the wind. Fairytales always end happily, so the hero needs to get