In the second episode of “Common App Confidential”, this week’s guest touches on how she came to terms with her own identity through reflecting on moments in her early childhood.

As a child, senior Yana Savitsky spent too much time socializing with her mother around a Russian grocery store. Now, she accredits the store for connecting her with her role model. Listen to Savitsky pull apart her process as we discuss what it means to represent yourself through someone else in a personal essay.

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