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Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
Applied for a B.A. in Economics
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Personal Statement607 WordsEmbarrassing mistake, Extracurricular passion, Leadership experience, Overcoming personal struggle, Reaching a goal, Work experienceI sat by the door of the auditorium. A guy was on-stage, the subject escaped me. Big red letters on the screen read TEDx. I was calm. I had done this dozen of times and speaking before audiences was no big deal. His speech was over. I heard applause. I sat on the front row and waited while they set the stage, the projector, the microphone. I thought back to a year earlier on the Boston T-line. The train stopped....Read more...Black holes are among the most intricate and baffling objects in outer space. Some are powerful enough to gather whole galaxies around them. They sit there, parsimonious, not understood, alone. Yet, when two black holes encounter, they come closer and closer orbiting each other until they merge, creating a breathtaking spectacle. A black hole is formed when a star's gravitational pull overcomes its inner forces, making it collapse into itself. Passionate people are just like black holes. Most of them...Read more...Personal Statement497 WordsAcademic achievement, Childhood memory, Development of personal values, Embracing your heritage, Extracurricular passion, Family background, Feeling out of place, Reaching a goal, Story central to identityI hold the basket upon my head as he hands me fruits the size of golf balls. The face worn off by life, he still takes pleasure in time spent with me, the orchard, the sweet smell all around us. Summer has just begun. Mangaba season. Nonexistent anywhere else in the world, mangabas are a symbol of my hometown, my home state. Spherical, chartreuse in color, infused by a strong carmine whose dispersion on yellow seems like the distribution of...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Other303 WordsI was five when my father caught me with his black tie on and a portfolio of cars in his old suitcase. "What are you doing?" "Practicing." "For what?" My lungs filled with pride, I ceremoniously told him about Powerhorse - the next ginormous supercar manufacturer. Don't laugh, I didn't know much English at the time. "We are going to be better than Ferrari! I am the CEO, have my card" I said. I always wanted to be a leader....Read more...Supplemental Essay: Explaining low grades/scores284 Words
Most definitely not. Transcripts and test scores only quantify our level of competence in certain fields, and tests acknowledge the information collected and some ability in connecting dots. Indeed, grades were good and all. However, high school years were a time of experiencing to me, far beyond the classroom. What enthralled me does not show in academic records. It has been almost four years of being challenged by my own will. Curiosity, my lifelong companion and instigator, had now learned...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Other305 WordsA forklift. No. Its pieces. Motor, controllers, accelerators. Everything I could get my hands on. I was the incredible Hulk tearing apart that tall electrical device. You might be wondering why a rascal would murder such a kind machine. But believe me, it was worth it. Let’s rewind a little. Watching Formula 1 races with dad had triggered my passion for cars. This encouraged me to build an electric kart – not for fun, not for racing, but to inspire change....Read more...Supplemental Essay: Other344 WordsA forklift. No. Its pieces. Motor, controllers, accelerators. Everything I could get my hands on. I was the incredible Hulk tearing apart that tall electrical device.You might be wondering why a rascal like me would murder such a kind machine. But believe me, it was worth it. Let’s rewind a little. Watching Formula 1 races every Sunday with dad had triggered my passion for cars. This encouraged me to build an electric kart – not for fun, not for racing,...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Intellectual interest251 WordsA forklift. No. Its pieces. Motor, controllers, accelerators. Everything I could get my hands on. I was the incredible Hulk tearing apart that tall electrical device. You might be wondering why a rascal like me would murder such a kind machine. But believe me, it was worth it. Let’s rewind a little. Watching Formula 1 races every Sunday with my father had triggered my passion for cars. This encouraged me to build an electric kart – not for fun, not for...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Amusing anecdote268 WordsHey, Roomie I’m Felipe, a seventeen-year-old from Brazil. They say college is where you meet best friends for life, so, hey, future bestie. I’m curious about your dreams, ambitions, values or anything that defines you. I love meeting humans! (nothing against aliens) People tell me I say whatever pops into my mind, like how soothing Van Gogh’s Cypresses is; whether The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is better than Ender’s Game; or how we can harness...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Issue of personal significance252 WordsTantric Buddhism does not differentiate sacred from profane. There is only a continuum in which both are extremes of the same phenomenon, the same energy. In India, there are two tantric temples in the cities of Khajuraho and Konarak, whose outer walls are decorated with figures in multiple sexual positions. As you get in, sexual images are replaced with amity and love. In the temple core (gharba), all figures disappear into a state of enlightenment. Living in Brazil, I cannot...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Extracurricular activity153 Words“I’m going to make you study so hard you’re going to puke blood.” That was professor Valdenberg Silva’s “commencement address” when we first met at his Future Mathematicians Project. Nearly a prophecy. A curse. Not that I ever actually puked, but he did add weekly tasks to my routine: devouring books on various math theories and writing and delivering seminars to younger students. I would spring out of bed at 6AM and crawl back at 3, still with...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Other48 WordsBecause of our aversion to change, humans get stuck with old, sick habits. With regard to climate change, we head for stronger storms and fiercer droughts. Yet, some call it a Chinese hoax and keep their fossil-fuel engines and bloody meat. Change demands courage and initiative, strong-willed leadership.Read more...Supplemental Essay: Other50 WordsBecause of a surgery, I spent three-fourths of my last summer vacation stranded in bed. Yet, I was able to attend the Brazil Leadership Bootcamp, a 1-week program focused on social entrepreneurship. I had spent my previous vacation studying Linear Algebra and also auditing Real Analysis classes at IMPA.Read more...Supplemental Essay: Other50 WordsThe discovery of Relativity. That is when the whole physics paradigm was changed for good; a moment of intellectual blossom. It would be exhilarating to watch Albert Einstein as he conducted his thought experiments and opposed Newton’s laws with the Maxwell equations. That would have been something worth watching.Read more...Supplemental Essay: Other5 WordsNerdy, analytical, intense, irreverent, clumsyRead more...Supplemental Essay: Other52 WordsI enjoy reading books on business/economics such as Predictably Irrational. Also fiction classics as Dune or Frankenstein. I like political satire on TV - Last Week Tonight - and comedic series - Rick and Morty. Concerning my music taste, I can't live without Aoki, Vivaldi, Eminem or Jack Johnson.Read more...Supplemental Essay: Other50 WordsWhen I envisioned Quanta Racing, I wanted to power go-karts with high-end supercapacitors. During my research, Stanford Professor Yi Cui’s article on Flexible and Stretchable Energy Storage astounded me. Although supercapacitors were not cost-effective, Professor Cui had a strong effect on me and I hope to research alongside him.Read more...Supplemental Essay: Other52 WordsReflect. My schedule is tightly packed so I can handle everything in 24x7. That leaves little time for me to reflect on what the next big thing is. I can’t conceive how productive this 60-minutes could be. Yet, I’m sure an extra timespan for that would be more than welcome.Read more...Supplemental Essay: Unique question posed by school525 WordsAccording to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, "The Answer to the Great Question... of Life, the Universe and Everything... Is... Forty-two" Would this be x? Before we solve for answers, we must have questions. Those I had plenty as a kid. Here's the story. I hold the basket upon my head as he hands me fruit the size of golf balls.The face worn off by life, he still takes pleasure in time spent with me, the orchard, the...Read more...Supplemental Essay: “Why us” school essay280 WordsI was five when my father caught me wearing his black tie with a portfolio of cars in his old suitcase. "What are you doing?" "Practicing." "For what?" My chest swollen with pride, I ceremoniously told him about Powerhorse – the next ginormous supercar manufacturer. Don't laugh, I didn't know much English at the time. "We are going to be better than Ferrari! I am the CEO, here’s my card" I said. I always wanted to be a leader. I...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Diversity statement254 WordsA forklift. No. Its pieces. Motor, controllers, accelerators. Everything I could get my hands on. I was the incredible Hulk tearing apart that tall electrical device.You might be wondering why a rascal like me would murder such a kind machine. But believe me, it was worth it. Let’s rewind a little. Watching Formula 1 races every Sunday with my father had triggered my passion for cars. This encouraged me to build an electric kart – not for fun, not for...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Diversity statement243 WordsTantric Buddhism does not differentiate sacred from profane. There is only a continuum in which both are extremes of the same phenomenon, the same energy. In India, there are two tantric temples in the cities of Khajuraho and Konarak, whose outer walls are decorated with figures in multiple sexual positions. As you get in, sexual images are replaced with amity and love. In the temple core (gharba), all figures disappear into a state of enlightenment. Living in Brazil, it is...Read more...Supplemental Essay: “Why us” school essay144 WordsAn odd book, with a half-orange half-blue cover that read “Predictably Irrational” which made me consider a whole new world. The intricacies of the human mind. Before the fifth chapter, I had decided what I wanted to study at college - Behavioral Economics. This book was written by the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics, Dan Ariely, which sparked my urge to explore the nature of human behavior and impulses, and how they affect Economics. I figured...Read more...Supplemental Essay: “Why us” school essay507 WordsI was five when my father caught me wearing his black tie with a portfolio of cars in his old suitcase. "What are you doing?" "Practicing." "For what?" My chest swollen with pride, I ceremoniously told him about Powerhorse – the next ginormous supercar manufacturer. Don't laugh, I didn't know much English at the time. "We are going to be better than Ferrari! I am the CEO, here’s my card" I said. I always wanted to be a leader. I...Read more...Supplemental Essay: “Why us” school essay526 Words
A forklift. No. Its pieces. Motor, controllers, accelerators. Everything I could get my hands on. I was the incredible Hulk tearing apart that tall electrical device. You might be wondering why a rascal like me would murder such a kind machine. But believe me, it was worth it. Let’s rewind a little. Watching Formula 1 races every Sunday with dad had triggered my passion for cars. This encouraged me to build an electric kart – not for fun, not for racing,...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Other264 Words
Four bright young leaders around a table planning a structure – a strong, tall one. All silent and focused as they drew, calculated, scratched heads. They peered at the surrounding tables. Theirs should be the tallest. Pasta, string, tape and marshmallow before them: the Marshmallow Challenge, a dare famous for stumping CEOs as they perform worse than children. 18 minutes. I gather noodles and fasten them with tape, demonstrating how our group should proceed. I look up to see each working in...Read more...Supplemental Essay: “Why us” school essay265 Words
Other parts of your application give us a sense for how you might contribute to Northwestern. But we also want to consider how Northwestern will contribute to your interests and goals. In 300 words or less, help us understand what aspects of Northwestern appeal most to you, and how you'll make use of specific resources and opportunities here.I was five when my father caught me with his black tie on and a portfolio of cars in his old suitcase. "What are you doing?" "Practicing." "For what?" My lungs filled with pride, I ceremoniously told him about Powerhorse - the next ginormous supercar manufacturer. Don't laugh, I didn't know much English at the time. "We are going to be better than Ferrari! I am the CEO, have my card" I said. I always wanted to be a leader....Read more...Supplemental Essay: Extracurricular activity99 WordsA go-kart, a prototype for my electric motoring startup, evoking a generational change, luring youth to spread a love for electric cars. A propeller in my search for knowledge. The greatest spin-off of my utter curiosity. If choosing an activity is inevitable, I stick to Quanta Racing. There, I am a businessman, an engineer, a mechanic, and all else is expected of me. There I perform calculations seeking sheer perfection while still able to deal with people and manage the...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Diversity statement253 WordsImagine you live in a room with a window. You are locked in. Outside you can see the universe; stars, atoms, particles altogether. They are intangible and you will never understand them. That is where I lived as a kid. I would spend whole nights queering myself about how the world worked. Adults told me not to worry because my questions would be answered in high school. serThere, however, I was told that they would be addressed later in college....Read more...Supplemental Essay: “Why us” school essay433 Words
I was five when my father caught me wearing his black tie with a portfolio of cars in his old suitcase. "What are you doing?" "Practicing." "For what?" My chest swollen with pride, I ceremoniously told him about Powerhorse – the next ginormous supercar manufacturer. Don't laugh, I didn't know much English at the time. "We are going to be better than Ferrari! I am the CEO, here’s my card" I said. I always wanted to be a leader. I...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Diversity statement279 Words
Imagine you live in a room with a window. You are locked in it. Through that window, you can see the universe; stars, atoms, particles altogether. Conversely, they are not tangible and you will never understand them. That is where I lived when I was a kid. I would spend whole nights queering myself about how the world worked. I had many doubts, and the more I studied, the more doubts aroused. Adults told me not to worry about them...Read more...School Specific Advice
Why I ultimately chose my school37 WordsI chose Stanford because when I visited, nowhere else felt right....Read more...How to increase chances at my school59 WordsI believe that UChicago's application comes down to being creative. I attribute all my success to my "Find...Read more...How to increase chances at my school60 WordsNorthwestern has a very strong culture and identity. Ranging from the traditions like "paint the rock", to Dillo...Read more...More Essays
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My advice about getting recommenders43 WordsTry to find teachers with whom you have got deep connections with. Sometimes...Read more...What set me apart from other applicants114 WordsMany applicants look at colleges as the final frontier. Conversely, college is only a place on which you will develop skills and long-lasting relationships. Hence, don't try to think what will impress admission officers,...Read more...How I narrowed down my essay topics46 WordsIt is hard in the beginning, there are so many things to talk about....Read more...High School Performance
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