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I got into Yale, Penn and Dartmouth—my college essay was about my parents' struggle with technology
Ohanna Carrascoza, a senior at William Howard Taft Charter High School in Woodland Hills, California, shares the personal essay that helped her get into three Ivy League schools, including Yale, where she’ll enroll this fall.
TL;DR
- The author was accepted into three Ivy League schools: Yale, University of Pennsylvania, and Dartmouth College, and will be attending Yale.
- Her college essay focused on her parents' struggle with technology and her role in helping them, stemming from her upbringing in an immigrant household in Guatemala.
- Key skills developed through this experience include learning to use resources effectively, self-taught research abilities, and taking advantage of every opportunity.
- The author emphasizes that admissions officers look for perspective and passion in college essays.
- She plans to use Yale's resources with the future goal of attending law school.