Pythagoras was once asked by his student, what was the use of all the Mathematics he was learning. Pythagoras put a penny in his hand and asked him to leave. I hold this story very close to my heart. The idea of learning for the sake of learning was the essence of my education. Around my eleventh year, I started introspecting. I realised my life was driven by curiosity. An urge to learn had always been, as my family and...

It all started when my father, in an attempt to lure me away from television, bought me a Rubik’s Cube when I was ten. Having never encountered a Rubik’s Cube, I only saw it as a multi-colored cube till dad explained to me that there was an actual game involved. He then scrambled the colors and asked me to restore all the six colors to their original position. I thought to myself, “Is this some kind of a...

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The subjects you take and whether you need the writing section in the ACT and all that vary from college to college though so make sure you do your research Besides that, it's things like extracurriculars and essays. For extracurriculars, I would recommend for you to just do what you enjoy. There's no point in trying to create the 'perfect app' and doing things that look good but that you don't have passion for. There's a college for everyone and you'll find it. Just be yourself :)...