Academic Treks programs strengthen your college applications, giving you an edge in the competitive college admissions process. For starters, Academic Treks students add an extraordinary educational journey to their life experiences and demonstrate a commitment to hands-on learning and meaningful community service. Our participants earn academic college credit and community service hours while developing skills and knowledge that will be invaluable both in college and beyond.
Your Academic Treks experience also provides a unique and compelling topic for your essay. We encourage you to read the extraordinary college essays below to see how some of our students set themselves apart from the rest.
College Essays
- “A Journey of Discovery” by Merry Cherney
- “My first Patient” by Jordana Kozupsky
- “An Act of Fate in Nicaragua” by Nick Anderson
- “Helping in Belize” by Olivia Barnes
- “On Saying Goodbye” by Leah Effron
- “With All Our Might” by Micaela Danko
- “Choosing who gets to live” by Adam Joseph
- “How Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos Changed Me” by Callie McLean
- “A Remarkable Health Clinic in Caledonia” by Henry Reohr
- “Gut Instincts” by Merrill Rudd
- “Sharks, hypnotizing and misunderstood” by Katie Howe
- “Finding my calling in Vancouver” by Hannah Peck
- “A once in a lifetime experience” by Erica Towle
- “The Best Day of My Life” by Janine Wilkin
- “Ready for Anything” by Molly Rosen
- “First Night Dive” by Kelcie LaRoche
- “The Choice of a Lifetime” by Hannah Stafford
