type college essays. Athletics are important to me. Like most Hoosiers, I love basketball. I compete in a local basketball league. I play a decent game of raquetball, and I pick up a tennis racket occasionally, too. I like to play football with a few friends, and am always ready for a game. My background is more diverse than an Indianapolis suburb. I lived for seven years on a farm in southern Indiana, where my family farmed river valleys amid rugged hills and deep hollows. The experience of independent, isolated living--it's just you, the corn, and the cows--has given me an introspective personality and, surprisingly, a broader view of the world. Those agrarian years, which contrast sharply with my time in the northern `burbs of Indy, give me--and offer you--an interesting, well-rounded outlook on the world. I am a blend of two opposing lifestyles, and my thoughts, ideas, and actions reflect this blend....
