A life was abandoned and saved again by her mother during the World War II and civil war in China. With determination, she moved from one country to another and not knowing what the changes would be but having hope and love in heart. Finally she found sunshine through the clouds on the mountain. Her life is like the mountain cloud that moves and changes.

Everyone you will read about was accepted to Yale. The authors contributed their common application essay, supplemental essay, why Yale and short questions and answers, along with activities, awards/honors, and high school courses. When you read each student's chapter, you are not reading an application package, you are reading a personal story. From each personal story, you could see how each student puts her/his pieces together to show who he/she is. We hope you will be able to draw inspiration from each story. More importantly, we hope it will help you put your pieces together and tell...