Beads of sweat trickle down my face and coalesce into an expanding sea on the padded red and blue mat below me. Observing me from all sides, and residing above a domineering wall-to-wall mirror and rows of faux bamboo, are the masters of Matsumura Seito, whose presence forms an unbroken group of images that likely trace back the lineage of Okinawan karate to prehistory. My ninth attempt at Naihanchi-sandan kata (form) under the duress of the sweltering heat is critiqued...

Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania: From my earliest foray into the business world, obtaining loose change through the ubiquitous lemonade stand, to drafting SQL statements in the Business Intelligence department of a staffing company, I have always had an acute fascination with observing and studying both money and its flow. While the direction of my calling has evolved from finance, to research, and ultimately social enterprise, my drive to study at the Wharton School of Business has only...