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Modern Love College Essay Contest Modern Love College Essay Contest
(14 days later)
This past February, just after Valentine’s Day, we asked college students nationwide to tell us the truth about what love is like for them today. Ten weeks later, we are pleased to present the best of that writing, which will run in the Modern Love column through May. This past February, just after Valentine’s Day, we asked college students nationwide to tell us the truth about what love is like for them today. We are pleased to present the best of that writing here, leading off with our winning entry by Kyleigh Leddy, a senior at Boston College. Many writers explored how technology and social media can both enable and frustrate emotional attachment, but none carried greater weight and poignancy than Ms. Leddy’s essay about her missing older sister.
Leading off is our winning entry by Kyleigh Leddy, a senior at Boston College. Many writers explored how technology and social media can both enable and frustrate emotional attachment, but none carried greater weight and poignancy than Ms. Leddy’s essay about her missing older sister. Our other finalists tackled a wide range of subjects: hoarding, body image, rejecting oppressive masculine codes of behavior, and having a relationship prosper and end via Apple’s Find My Friends app. Our other finalists tackled a wide range of subjects, from wrestling with hoarding and body image to rejecting oppressive masculine codes of behavior. This year’s contest also featured a variety of 100-word dispatches from college students around the world in our Tiny Love Stories column.
This year’s contest will also feature a variety of 100-word love stories from college students around the world, which will run in our Tiny Love Stories column for three Tuesdays in May, starting next week. Congratulations to Ms. Leddy and our other top finishers (listed below), and our gratitude to all who participated. Thanks, as well, to contest readers Katherine Hu, Danya Issawi and Alexandra Petri. Daniel Jones and Miya Lee
Congratulations to Ms. Leddy and our other top finishers (listed below), and our gratitude to all who participated. Thanks, as well, to contest readers Katherine Hu, Danya Issawi, Miya Lee and Alexandra Petri. — Daniel Jones
WinnerWinner
Kyleigh Leddy, Boston CollegeKyleigh Leddy, Boston College
FinalistsFinalists
Ricardo Jaramillo, Brown UniversityRicardo Jaramillo, Brown University
James Lee, Brown UniversityJames Lee, Brown University
Meaghan Mahoney, Columbia UniversityMeaghan Mahoney, Columbia University
Karina Manta, University of Colorado, Colorado SpringsKarina Manta, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Honorable MentionHonorable Mention
Amaris Ramey, Georgia Gwinnett CollegeAmaris Ramey, Georgia Gwinnett College
Paige Resnick, University of ChicagoPaige Resnick, University of Chicago
Samantha Resnick, Pomona CollegeSamantha Resnick, Pomona College
Veronica Suchodolski, Barnard CollegeVeronica Suchodolski, Barnard College
Sahana Thirumazhusai, Carnegie Mellon UniversitySahana Thirumazhusai, Carnegie Mellon University
Notable EssaysNotable Essays
Avital Balwit, University of VirginiaAvital Balwit, University of Virginia
Eliza Browning, Wheaton CollegeEliza Browning, Wheaton College
Kelsang Dolma, Yale UniversityKelsang Dolma, Yale University
Morgan Florsheim, Brown UniversityMorgan Florsheim, Brown University
Sarah Haeckel, Colgate UniversitySarah Haeckel, Colgate University
Sarah Lieberman, Cornell UniversitySarah Lieberman, Cornell University
Cole Martin, University of ChicagoCole Martin, University of Chicago
Cadence Neenan, Tulane UniversityCadence Neenan, Tulane University
Abey Philip, Yale UniversityAbey Philip, Yale University
Lily Robinson, Middlesex Community CollegeLily Robinson, Middlesex Community College
Kate Scherzinger, Notre DameKate Scherzinger, Notre Dame
Sara Stanworth, Utah Valley UniversitySara Stanworth, Utah Valley University
Kate Tinney, UC BerkeleyKate Tinney, UC Berkeley
Patrick Wigent, Carleton CollegePatrick Wigent, Carleton College
Qianqian Yang, Harvard CollegeQianqian Yang, Harvard College