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The document discusses a student's passion for learning and how they view school positively unlike many of their peers who see it as a chore. The student enjoys waking up early and views learning like a love of bacon, always wanting more. They are eager to continue learning at university level where there will be new opportunities.

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Bacon

The document discusses a student's passion for learning and how they view school positively unlike many of their peers who see it as a chore. The student enjoys waking up early and views learning like a love of bacon, always wanting more. They are eager to continue learning at university level where there will be new opportunities.

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ThE ALArm cLocK IS, To mANY high school students, a wailing monstrosity whose purpose is

to torture all who are sleep-deprived. Those who believe this are misguided, and are simply
viewing the situation from a twisted perspective. For when these imprudent early-risers blearily
rub their eyes each morning, and search in vain for whatever is making that earsplitting noise,
they are, without a doubt, annoyed. Why? It isn’t because the only thing they desire is to sleep a
few extra hours, as many would presume. no, these kids are groggy and irritable because they
are waking up to what they think will be another horribly boring day of school. If one of these
foolish Sallys or Joes were, say, sleeping comfortably on a Saturday morning, I could certainly
see something different happening. A beautiful breakfast of tantalizing vittles—eggs, hash
browns, and the like—would be ready and waiting for them on their kitchen tables. But the
scrumptious delight to outshine them all would be a slab of bacon, piled proudly for the taking. It
22 50 Successful Ivy League Application Essays would be that wafting, wondrous bacon smell
that would draw dear, sweet Sally abruptly from her slumber—long before an alarm clock has
the chance to pierce the air. Oh, bacon: what a marvelous, glorious thing! I live for those
heartstoppingly good strips of succulence, so crispy and crunchy, so packed with perfection.
The thought of having a plate of bacon every day, perhaps every school day, sends me into
sheer waves of ecstasy! To be sure, many others would also wax poetic about this lovely
breakfast food. But precious few would share this same zeal for learning. I, however, can
smugly decree that I do regard both very highly. I brightly waken every morning to the
mellifluous joy that sounds from my alarm clock, a huge smile plastered on my face, and the
yearning to learn in my heart. When I board my school bus Monday through Friday, it is still
pitch black outside. Busmates will groan about how even the day has not yet dragged itself out
of bed; I only chuckle through their thirty-minute rant fest as we chug down the freeway. Opting
to be part of a faraway Magnet school, after all, has its benefits. My peers may still not look
forward to waking up earlier, but when we are all together in a classroom, we take on the “bacon
mentality.” I have the opportunity to choose from a wealth of diverse classes, and love arriving
to school each day with the prospect of having a new Spanish History lesson—taught to me in
Spanish, for a change. Teachers, driven by the enthusiasm of their Magnet students, are
inspired to create new classes for advanced students, including those who have completed AP
Spanish Literature and are still eager to learn more, or those who want to learn about a specific
aspect of a subject—we now have a Middle Eastern History class. not to be outdone, the post-
AP exam period of my English Language class included an intensive literature study, where we
laughed at good ol’ Yossarian in Catch-22, and developed a strong attachment to Jay gatsby.
I’d like to think that The Great Gatsby’s pursuit of Daisy is not unlike my own pursuit of bacon.
I’ve gobbled up new knowledge rapidly, hankering after it like any elusive bacon strip, and
happily digesting any new bits of information. But six classes a year are simply not enough to
satisfy my hunger for knowledge. Just as I eat bacon all three meals of the day (when possible),
I attempt to learn all days of the week. rather than make another trip to some lackluster movie
theatre on the weekend, I dedicate my Chapter 3: Academic Passion 23 time to reading another
good book, or reviewing Economics with my friends. But high school is starting to smell like
leftovers to me now; I want fresh, new, crisp learning. I want not to read a textbook written by a
renowned professor: I want to hear him speak directly. I’m ready for the university, and hunger
for all the new opportunities waiting for me! I’ve finished my breakfast, and now it’s time to get
going to school.

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