Yaleapplicationquestions: 1.)WhatinparticularaboutYalehasinfluencedyourdecisiontoapply?(Pleaseanswer in100wordsorless.) YalestudentsorganizedamusicalvideothatactedasatourofthecampuswhichIfoundboth amusingandunique.IwasattractedtoYalebecauseIsawhowpassionatestudentsaretothe Universityandthefreedomthatstudentshavetoexpressthemselves.Iwasalsointriguedbythe amountofopportunitiesthatYaleoffersitsstudentsincludingpaidstudyabroadprogramsand thefreedomofbeingabletoshopthroughclasses.Theresidentialcollegesreallyhelpbringa senseofcommunitybetweenstudentsandprofessorssomethingIlookforwardtoexperiencing comingfromsuchasmallschool. 2.)Pleaserespondin150characters(roughly25words)orfewertoeachofthe questionsbelow: a.Youhavebeengrantedafreeweekendnextmonth.Howwillyouspendit? Iwouldtakeanexotictriponthefirstairlineavailabletoseewhereittakesmearoundtheworld andspendtheweekendthere.

b.Whatissomethingaboutwhichyouhavechangedyourmindinthelastthreeyears? SoccernotonlydidIgrowaninterestforthesport,Irealizedthatitwasmyfavoriteofalltime. c.Whatisthebestpieceofadviceyouhavereceivedwhileinhighschool? IfthereisagoalthatIwanttoachieve,thenIshoulddolittlethingseverydaytowardsthatgoal sothatIcanachieveit. d.Whatdoyouwishyouwerebetteratbeingordoing? IdefinitelywishIcouldhavetakendancingclassestoenhancemypassionfordancingand improvemycurrentskilllevel.

e.Whatisalearningexperience,inoroutoftheclassroom,thathashadasignificant impactonyou? IreceivedabadgradeinReadingduetonegligence,butasaresult,Ihavegrownapassionfor readingandmystudies.

1E).Inthisessay,pleasereflectonsomethingyouwouldlikeustoknowaboutyouthat wemightnotlearnfromtherestofyourapplication,oronsomethingaboutwhichyou wouldliketosaymore.Youmaywriteaboutanythingfrompersonalexperiencesor intereststointellectualpursuits.(Pleaseanswerin500wordsorless.)Beforeyoubegin, weencourageyoutogotohttp://admissions.yale.edu/essaywhereyouwillfindhelpful advice. AsaminoritystudentfrombothLatinoandAfricanAmericandescent,notlivingwithinthe bestcommunityinLosAngeles,Ifacemanystereotypesfromcriticsandmustovercomemany obstaclesthrownbysociety.Ibelievethatthebestwaytotriumphoverthesedisadvantagesis byobtaininganeducation.Forme,educationsymbolizesfreedomandthepathformetorealize mydreamsandaspirations,andtogivebackmycommunity. Earlyon,Iwastaughtthesignificanceofreceivinganeducationbymymother,who wantedmetofocusonschoolandcontinuewithmystudies.Attheageof16,sheemigrated fromElSalvadorleavingherschoolingincomplete.Mymotherwishesshecouldhavecontinued hereducationsothatshecouldhavehadmoreopportunitiesavailabletoher.Shesacrificedalot tokeepmeinprivateschools,evenifitcausedaburdenonherfinancially.Hersupportand convictionaboutthevalueofobtaininganeducationhasshapedmybeliefs,valuesand aspirationtoattendatoprankedcollege,thenlawschool,andtousemylawdegreetoinsome waymakeourcountryamorejustplace. Inadditiontomymotherssupport,Ihavehadexposuretothelawthroughmyschools workstudyprogrambyinterningatFoley&LardnerLLPforthepastfouryears.Myexperienceat Foley,myinteractionswithattorneys,andmyfamiliaritywithparalegalandclericaltaskshave convincedmeandreinforcedmycommitmenttobecomingalawyertofighttomakeoursociety amorejustplace,andobtainingadegreefromatopuniversityisthefirststeponthatjourney. Myhighschoolhasalsoplayedafactorbyteachingmetheimportanceofgivingbacktothe communitythathasshapedme.Iwanttobecomearolemodelforothersinmycommunityso theycanlearntousetheireducationtoovercomethechallengesfacedbymanyfrommy communityofSouthCentralLosAngeles.Inaddition,Ibelievethatthroughmycareerinlaw,I canprovideanexampleofhowonecanusehisorhercareertohaveapositiveimpactonthe communitybyworkingtochangeandtoimprovethesystem. Forme,obtainingacollegedegreesymbolizesfreedom,opportunityandresponsibility.I knowthatmyhardworkwillpayoffbyopeningthedoorsofopportunity,enablingmetoprovide formyfamilyandpursueacareerinlawthatIampassionateabout.Atthesametime,Iam committedtousingmycollegedegreeandcareertohaveapositiveimpactonmycommunity andournationslegalandjusticesystem,aswellassettingapositiveexampleforothersto follow,teachingotherstobelieveinthemselves,andtobelieveintheimportanceofhardwork andofinvestingintheireducations.