Harvard University

My brother Jordan is a genius. He was a National Merit Scholar, earned a 4.6 GPA the last quarter of his senior year of high school, was a candidate for the Presidential Scholarship, and now attends Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in the world. Despite his academic achievements, he is humble, gracious, and helpful to all. Now it may seem strange that I am recounting so much about someone else in my college essay, but I believe that my brother’s success has played a large part in shaping my own. One could argue that without…