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His cross-country season was cut short, he rarely sees friends and the only way year-old Thomas White has been able to connect with his teachers this school year is through a computer screen.
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With academics disrupted and many students unable to access other typical application requirements like standardized testing, colleges this year are placing added emphasis on personal essays as a way to better evaluate applicants. White, a senior and cross-country track captain at Boston Latin School, explained in his essay that running is an essential part of his High School Essays and something that keeps him grounded. Running allows me to escape all of that, it connects me to others and to my community.
Most vitally it lets me focus on me. Running is my happy place, where I can be grateful to be me.
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He won a Posse Scholarship that will cover the cost of his tuition and he plans to run track there. Watch White read from his college essay in the video above. Video by Greg Shea, text by Stephanie Leydon.
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