“Please don’t tell me you’ve bitten one of your classmates again", her eyes pleaded. When the school principal called my mother, asking to have a private conversation with her, she instantly deemed me guilty of a toothy crime. Although I must admit there was background for this accusation, I wasn't guilty this time — not of this crime, at least. My actual wrongdoing had been to bite the forbidden fruit, getting a taste of the knowledge reserved to the...

Dartmouth's D plan flexibility attracts me because I believe that college is not about sitting on a chair and learning but taking advantage of all the opportunities the academic environment gives. Also, due to its small size, Dartmouth is able to provide high-quality education along with a true liberal arts college experience, and it makes students more capable of bonding with one another and it forms a tight-knit community. As a very sociable person, this is important for me.

In the first day I started volunteering as a tutor in a public school, I was impressed by my heart's ability to function as a percussion instrument. Although it wasn't the first time I taught chemistry to a loaded classroom, it was the first time I did it to total strangers. As I numbly watched each sentence roll out of my tongue, I noticed that my students were just as nervous as me. Initially puzzled, I realized I was responsible...

At the same time that people can be moved by Asgardians losing their land in Thor: Ragnarok, they remain apathetic to the refugiate crisis going on on the world. The challenges we face today are not the inability to solve global problems, but the lack of will to do so.

I visited Google's office, did a course on stem cells and genomic editing, drowned the heat by almost becoming one with the pool, studied the developmental stages of a bean (a.k.a. inserted on cotton and watered it) and spent more time than I would be willing to admit on quora.

24 of the most brilliant minds of their time unite to discuss open problems in physics and chemistry. The Solvay Conference illustrates what science really is: not one mind trying to assemble a puzzle alone, but a group of people in which each can contribute with one piece.

Stanford's Bio-X interdisciplinary biosciences institute brings together my interests in the natural sciences and in problem-solving. After spending a considerable amount in children's hospitals, my interest in research regarding leukemia grew, and I to wish work alongside Dr. Harvey Cohen to find a treatment for this disease.

Although I do like to see my bookshelf full of books I have yet to read, I would dedicate this hour to reduce my anti-library. Florentino Ariza has already waited too long, and I do not want to postpone reading his story any longer.

When I first visited the United States, I didn't know how to speak English. When I saw myself immersed in a language in which I was not able to express myself, I felt like my connection with the world had been broken. As soon as I got back to Brazil, I dedicated my time to the study of the English language. I watched movies with and read books constantly checking the dictionary. Time passed, and the dictionary did not have...

Hello, future roommate! I am so excited to get to know you better! While we don't meet in person, here are some things you should know about me. First, I am an INTP. While I may seem absent-minded, it is just because a new topic has caught my attention and I am attempting to digest it. I am always listening to music, but don't worry: I'd prefer to hear you over any of Tchaikovsky's pieces (and that is a lot...

My mom was the youngest one of twelve siblings. This guaranteed that, throughout my childhood, I was always surrounded by uncles, aunt, and cousins. We didn't all live in the same place, though; the Moreiras are scattered all over Brazil, and it is hard to find a city where there isn't of us. But every year, we all go back to my grandma's house and celebrate the holidays together. Living in this environment taught me to respect diversity from a...