I thought I had to pick between my best friend and my mom but I realized that there was no choice to be made. No matter the topic, for as long as I could remember, I have listened to my mother verbatim. Like any other child, I never questioned the way she brought me up. I married her values as my own and it wasn’t until high school that I considered the thought of divorcing them. My parents immigrated...

Since the lessons on basic addition and subtraction to the lessons on trigonometry and calculus, I was always the classmate that was oddly over enthusiastic about math class. This has persisted with me through my high school career and for this reason I have decided to pursue a profession in the business field. By offering eleven different business concentrations and eight interdisciplinary tracks, New York University’s Stern School of Business will provide me with many opportunities that would allow...