Essay by a student admitted into Princeton University in 2019
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Source: https://prepmaven.com/blog/applying/college-essay-examples/#essay1
So this is what compassion is all about? Piece of cake.
Joey was a sweet, ten-year-old boy who could derive pleasure even in the most prosaic of activities: catching a balloon, listening to music, watching other children run, jump, and play. But Joey himself was confined to a wheelchair – he would never be able to participate in the same way that his friends without physical disabilities could.
Joey was the first child assigned to me when I began volunteering for the Friendship Circle, ...
