Rebecca Wolfson Class of 2022 Brown University     Rebecca Wolfson’s AAA Essay: “The most intriguing stories have characters who face challenges,” I instruct my Writopia students, relaying wisdom and experience gained from writing the stories dancing through my head. “I’m stuck. I don’t know what to say about Ally,” eight-year-old...

Jenny Kim Class of 2021 University of Georgia     Jenny Kim’s AAA Essay: The faint sound of Korean from the Kitchen piqued my interest. My parents were talking to family-friends who had come by to visit. I understood all that they were saying, and they have known me since I was young. But I dreaded their company. Sooner or later they would talk to...

Madeline Kim Class of 2020 Stanford University       Madeline Kim’s AAA Essay: My grandfather taught me nearly everything I know about writing the truth without ever having to speak to me. Deaf-mute from childhood, as both of my mother’s parents were, he lived with my family ever since my parents got married, and I grew up in a dichotomous world of...

Sol Kim Brown University Class of 2019       Sol Kim’s AAA Essay: CRIMINAL FILE Perpetrator: Sol Kim Criminal Record: 4-time guilty of ‘Falling Madly and Irrevocably in Love’   CRIME SCENE REPORT 1 Crime: ‘Falling Madly and Irrevocably in Love’ Victim: Computer Science Location: The Kims’ suburban Cupertino home Time: June 21st,...

Taehoon Kim University of Pennsylvania Class of 2015       Taehoon Kim’s AAA Essay: “I began to serve as an emergency-medical technician in West Philadelphia to provide medical care for those without insurance. I visited Sorokdo Medical Center to serve as a volunteer nurse and translator for leprosy patients. This sense of determination felt...

Jiwon Park Class of 2017 Massachussets Institute of...