I am a firm believer in that numbers and credentials do not define a person. I am not defined by my GPA or my ACT score, even though I worked diligently on both. I am defined by my service in my community and the relationships I have developed over the years. Even as a developing youth, I experienced diversity and activism. I have traveled thousands of miles to desolate Caribbean islands with natives living in shacks eager to tell spin tales of urban myths for you, and I have traveled locally around my hometown, providing dinner and fellowship with the underprivileged who could not attend Church that evening. I have culturally matured from these experiences, and they have redefined my life. The compassion I have seen at homeless shelters on
