As a freshman at my high school, we are given two senior mentors known as Peer Leaders. Peer leaders guide and help ease the transition throughout the year for the freshman. When I was a freshman one of my peer leaders was Diana Gonzalez, a current Tulane student. Diana inspired me in numerous ways and helped me become the person I am today. I can truthfully say without her guidance I would not have found my passion in the performing arts and would not have had the inspiration to become a Peer Leader myself this year. When Diana got into Tulane I along with my fellow Peer Leadership members could not be more proud of her. Prior to even attending she constantly shared with us her love of the school and all it had to offer. When Diana finally finished …show more content…
Witnessing Diana go through the college process with somewhat ease, I too realized I wasn’t nervous about deciding where I wanted to apply: I had a solid sense of Diana’s experience at Tulane, but still lacked lots of information about the school. Luckily, last summer I had the privilege to listen to Jeff Schiffman talk at my school about the college application process as well as Tulane. After hearing all he had to say, Tulane officially became one of my top choices. The more Jeff spoke, the more I fell in love. The way he described the university and the students, I knew I needed to attend this …show more content…
While seeing family in Georgia, my parents and I took a quick day trip to New Orleans to check out Tulane. When I first stepped onto Tulane’s campus, I was impressed by its physical beauty and especially captivated by the bead tree: which not only brightened my day but encapsulated the love and unity I so desire from a college. Similarly, the energy of those on campus walking to classes and greeting me with smiles and hellos filled my body with warmth and brought a smile to my