Your intellectual abilities, your sense of imagination and your creativity are important to us. If you would like to further express these qualities, you may include an optional essay on one of the following three prompts. Your essay should not exceed one page.

5b. First experiences can be defining. Cite a first experience that you have had and explain its impact on you.

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With my small hands gripped firmly onto the handles, I put one foot on the pedal. Trembling with both fear and excitement, I could not think of anything. I saw the long wide road in front of me, which was soon to make me either a bleeding and defeated boy or an overjoyed champion...