It's like coming home after a long trip. You tuck your dreams into your bedside drawer and unpack all of your memories in the closet next to your favorite sweater. But there's one part that you keep with you; and no one else ever needs to know about it. It's what you trace on the grooves of your bedroom wall when you can't sleep and it's where your mind wanders when you can't breathe - to the summit of a mountain.

I found out about Colorado College the day I sat down and looked at the map of all of the Questbridge Partner Schools. It was immediately the acme of my list.

I have always aimed high, whether it's with colleges or mountains, I have always wanted to challenge myself to a point of exhaustion - it's where I perform best. All of this