Teen Ink

Cornell University By Lauren S., Cohasset, MA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology By Nathan D., Monticello, IL
Pomona College By Miriam B., Oak Park, IL
Silent City By Claire N., Statesboro, GA
Southern Illinois University By Amelia A., Monticello, IL
Vanderbilt University By Danny S., Phoenix, AZ
What Do You Want to Do? By James G., Culver, IN
Words By Rachel G., Irvine, CA

First Things First By Robin Y., Greenville, NC
Future Vend By Sara S., Brainerd, MN
Map of the World By Amanda E., Cardo, PA
Requirements for Life By Camilla N., Washington, DC

15 Columbine Flowers By Denise G., Boise, ID
A Whole New Aura By Sabrina D., Montevideo, Uruguay
Being Published By Marissa L., Boise, ID
Beneath the Grime By Brian B., Littleton, CO
Black Sheep By Heather B., Oswego, IL
Climate Change and SUVs By Yiren L., Rohnert Park, CA
Control? By Anonymous
Distant Photograph By Juliana P., Scarborough, ME
High School By Laura D., Etters, PA
Immigration By Nestor F., Phoenix, AZ
Katrina’s Lesson By Brooke D., Louisville, KY
Like a Cigarette? By Grant K., Auburn, NY
Paleness Packs a Punch By Jessica H., Glendale, AZ
Sunfire By Thor P., Camp Douglas, WI
Taste the Rainbow By Jill G., Franklin, MA
TeenInk.com By Chris F., Central Square, NY
Thank You By Kaylie C., Lehi, UT
The Unknown Addiction By Anonymous
The World As We Will Know It By Samantha F., Middleburgh, NY
Vegetarianism By Madeline C., Appleton, WI
White Out By Jennifer S., Cincinnati, OH

A Winning Moment By Connor R., Shorewood, IL
American Virtue of Courage By Bridget M., Sherborn, MA
Aung San Suu Kyi By Shaina W., Princeton Junction, NJ
Bittersweet By Brittany H., Madison Heights, VA
Bust of a City By Meg B., New York, NY
Caroline Kennedy By Dorry S., Natick, MA and Bridget M., Sherborn, MA
Change Is a Good Thing By Kaitlyn M., Park Ridge, IL
Chickens By Nyla S., Portland, ME
Dance Jitters By Tina B., So. Plainfield, NJ
Dixie By Bryony C., Hemet, CA
Duality By Lauren R., West Chester, PA
Forgotten Africa By Caitlyn C., Leesburg, VA
Friday Nights By Joey K., Defiance, OH
Gone By Caitlin B., Berlin, MD
Hello! I Love You! By Lauren E., Springfield, MO
I Act With Delight By Bridget O., Jim Thorpe, PA
Improvisation By Becca P., New City, NY
In the Presence of Their Absence By Mary F., McDonough, GA
Italian By Brittany C., Springbrook Township, PA
Ivory Keys By Marissa C., Franklin Lakes, NJ
Language Lessons By Jessi P., Jacksonville, FL
Lies My Parents Told Me By Sloan T., Franklin, TN
Meg Merzilus By Katia M., Glenmoore, PA
Musical Dreams By Teresa Y., Brooklyn, NY
Mustang Dreams By Sondra D., Defiance, OH
My Day with Caroline Kennedy By Dorry S., Natick, MA
My Friend and I By Eric H., Wyckoff, NJ
My Golden Ticket By Tiffany S., So. Plainfield, NJ
Nose Ring By Suravi T., Hoffman Estates, IL
Opening Night By Danielle H., McDonough, GA
Perfect Harmony By Alissa T., Winter Park, FL
Piano Man By Danny S., Pheonix, AZ
Rodeo By Eileen C., Bolingbrook, IL
Silverado By Martha P., Haysi, VA
The Forgotten Storm By Megan G., Messena, NY
The Last Fight for Innocence By Bianca D., Barrington Hills, IL
The Picture By Sarah W., Newton, MA
The Pits By Jeffrey L., Harvard, MA
The Test By Grant K., Auburn, NY
The Wholehearted Dancer By Lauren C., Hopkinton, MA
Thomas Edison By Kyle D., Scotch Plains, NJ
Weep By Sierra G., New Ringgold, PA
Well ... By Lori N., New City, NY
You Are What You Eat By Jordan F., Roanoke, VA

Are We Desensitized? By Nastacia G., Everson, WA
Depressing Advocacy By Sawyer D., Grapevine, TX
Freedom of Speech By Emma K., Seattle, WA
Stewart ‘08 By Frannie U., Walnut Creek, CA
The Education System By Taylor P., Milton, NH
Time and Life By Eddy T., Los Angeles, CA

“Alpha” By Jeremiah G., Phoenix, AZ
“Lessons” By Paul C., Monaca, PA
“Shock Value” By Samuel K., New City, NY
“We Were Dead Before the Ship Sank” By Caroline G., Westport, CT
An Inconvenient Truth By Andrea K., Newark, DE
Dispatches From the Edge By Kimbery R., Peoria, AZ
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind By Morgan R., Oakland, CA
Ice Age: The Meltdown By Lisa K., Elkton, SD
John Mayer By Sara B., Wyckoff, NJ
Man of the Year By Pedro F., Coral Springs, FL
Mental Floss By Katie B., Helena, AL
Murder on the Orient Express By Justin L., San Francisco, CA
On the Road By Abbie D., New City, NY
The World Is Flat By Cristina C., Greenwich, CT
Veronica Mars By Kaitlyn G., Ridgefield, CT

Autumn By Melissa D., Thornwood, NY
Don’t Kid Yourself By Rachel G., Irvine, CA
Duality By Nadia T., Palm Bay, FL
Grandpa By Merit O., Pittsburgh, PA
Leaving New York at Dusk By James H., No. Haven, CT
May You By Elise H., Lake Charles, LA
One Thousand Stars By Eleanor E., Salem, OR
Papaya Warmth By Jaden G., Shawnee, KS
Predisposition By Tamara S., Rancho, CA
Rainy Days By Willow A., Grass Lake, MI
Sanctuary By Emma R., Naperville, IL
saturday morning By Ellen W., Mt. Prospect, IL
The Edge-Walkers By Jourdan U., Roslyn Heights, NY
The Ink Within By Katie H., Lexington, KY
Wax Poetic By Noelle B., Tenafly, NJ
When We Get Older By Amanda J., Clarkston, MI