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B.A., Biology and Biological Sciences
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Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)
Applied for a B.A. in Biology and Biological Sciences
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Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.Here’s how we make tamales in my family. First, imagine an assembly line. Now, imagine that the line is not a line at all but a criss-cross of paths weaving across a kitchen island in a house within an Arizona subdivision. Next, imagine that even the paths can change over time (depending upon which uncle is taking a break, which cousin is taking over, etc.) such that the assembly line metaphor itself dissolves and ceases to be useful at...Read more...Think about an academic subject that inspires you. Describe how you have furthered this interest inside and/or outside of the classroom.Numbers are everywhere. As a result of the modern process of teaching math, with its focus on the method rather than the uses, students can often have a disconnect between the beauty of nature, and the power of numbers. I'm not talking about the way the SAT has subjected students to "6 bushels of corn for 5 dollars each, 2 acres of land for 10 dollars, find the intersection" and similar trivialities that suck the magic out of numbers and mathematics. I became enthralled...Read more...Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes or contributed to group efforts over time.There is a surprising amount of technique required to properly strike a piece of wood with a plastic mallet whose end is surrounded in a tight ball of twine. In my percussion classes, I’ve only had the title of a "leader" since my senior year, but nonetheless, I've tried my best to positively affect the program despite lacking a formal mandate to do so. The main way I've done this is by tutoring people to play percussion, focusing on...Read more...What would you say is your greatest talent or skill? How have you developed and demonstrated that talent over time?Hitting things in time. There's been a lurking version of percussion always in my life, whether it was when I was a toddler playing with a Fisher-Price plastic xylophone with tiny mallets, or when I didn't want to take piano lessons anymore and began bashing the keys of my Casio keyboard because there were too many notes-per-chord for my 3rd grader self to be pleased. Luckily, in 4th grade, my elementary school had a program entitled "Mallet Masters," which was...Read more...Every person has a creative side, and it can be expressed in many ways: problem solving, original and innovative thinking, and artistically, to name a few. Describe how you express your creative side.To exist is to be vibration. At the base level of physics is the formula E=mc2, which expresses the equivalence of mass converted to energy, in the form of a wave. In this interpretation, one can see that everything we are, everything we ever do, and everything that has ever been can be seen as an intersection of waves, an ocean of sine and cosine rippling against the shore of infinity. Thus, when presented with this viewpoint, I cannot...Read more...Supplemental Essay: “Why us” school essay371 WordsHave you ever bent your finger, watching your knuckle shift beneath the stretching skin on your hand? The millions of reactions, processes and collisions that from bending bending your finger are just like the knuckle, hiding underneath the surface. My interest in the Biological Sciences major, specifically with a concentration in genetics, stems from a desire to understand the core of human existence through investigation of the molecular biology within our bodies. I know that at Cornell I could be...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Unique question posed by school480 WordsSee no Evil. Hear no Evil. Do no Evil. Trapped up to his waist in ice, Dante's Satan with his warped wings pushes freezing gusts of air throughout the caverns of the ninth circle of hell. With him, the worst of all sinners are warped into fantastical shapes while encased in the frigid ice. They are the betrayers of love, the godly ideal of voluntary benefaction, and now must spend eternity without warmth or light. Nothing is felt; by being...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Unique question posed by school234 WordsI get a lot of questions about why I want to major in Bisque -- a major offered, oddly, by the Linguistics department in conjunction with the Culinary Arts program. First, there's the coursework. Beyond the obvious, always-popular classes (BISQ 12155 Approaches to Broth; BISQ 23310 Coulis Theory; BISQ 25200 Problems with Crustaceans; BISQ 28000 Nautical Soups II: Melville to Conrad; and BISQ 26200 Mushrooms? Mushrooms. Mushrooms!), I am also interested in focusing on the lesser-known, mathematical coursework that UChicago is famous for, such as...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Intellectual interest99 Words
Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
Applied Mathematics
MusicHave you ever bent your finger, watching your knuckle shift beneath the stretching skin on your hand? The millions of reactions, processes and collisions that culminate in you bending your finger are just hiding underneath the surface. My interest in Molecular Biology stems from a desire to understand the core of human existence through investigation of the molecular biology within our bodies. Applied Mathematics ties into this by creating ways to analyze and standardize the processes of life in a...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Extracurricular activity148 WordsThere is a beauty that comes from smiling into the hammered facets of a 55-gallon drum -- warped face and shining silver -- and hearing the brilliant sounds of former industrial storage containers. As a "cello" steel drum player in my school’s Steel Band, I did not play the fancy bright melodies of pop songs, nor the groovy bass lines that underlie them. Instead, I provided the rhythms and chords integral to the music. To be the leader of...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Extracurricular activity200 WordsThere is a surprising amount of technique required to properly strike a piece of wood with a mallet. In my percussion classes, I haven't had a "leader" position for long, but I've tried my best to positively affect the program despite the mandate by tutoring people to play percussion so that they get placed on better instruments next year in marching band. One of my best friends, Thomas, asked me to help him learn a solo last year, a moderate-difficulty...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Unique question posed by school33 WordsThe old woman across from me at the airport; she sits alone on the gray faux leather chair, and yet she still finds the strength to fly across the country for her goals.Read more...Supplemental Essay: Unique question posed by school35 WordsŌuchi Yoshitaka; When you sliced your stomach with the sword, did you feel guilt for the deaths of your courtiers? Shame in your position? Anger at those who led the coup? Cowardice in your actions?Read more...Supplemental Essay: Unique question posed by school29 Words
MUSI 243, Timbral Studies- An exploration of sound, such as harmonics, envelopes and the physics of waves; both classical instruments and electronic programs will be used to portray the concepts.Read more...Supplemental Essay: Unique question posed by school34 WordsAn intimate knowledge of some embarrassing animes, an endearing obsession with the lucky cat image, and the ability to create pretty-good lemon bars (that fall apart if you don’t treat them with care.)Read more...Supplemental Essay: Unique question posed by school302 WordsLike loops of pool noodles swirling around electrical wires in a swimming pool, anxiety has been surrounding me for as long as I can remember. When I'm having a panic attack, 100 Kilowatts (that's approximately 83,334 potato batteries) of power is firing through the water as the noodles pulse and burst under the stress, an array of neon foams shaking in unhappy waters. When this is happening, there is only so much I can process of my outside world; I am stripped...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Intellectual interest136 WordsHave you ever bent your finger, watching your knuckle shift beneath the stretching skin on your hand? The millions of reactions, processes, and collisions that culminate in you bending your finger are just like the knuckle, hiding beneath the surface. My interest in the Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology stems from a desire to understand the core of human existence through investigation of the molecular biology within our bodies. At Brown, there’s an abundance of opportunities...Read more...Supplemental Essay: “Why us” school essay131 WordsI want to go to Brown and let it envelop my mind, saturating my consciousness like a shirt entering a bucket of colors, leaving a beautiful tie-dyed substrate. A central goal for my future is to receive a liberal arts education, where I can pursue many subjects on my own accord. The Brown Curriculum is perfect because in this regard since I can attend any class without being tied down to a set major map. My other goal for a...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Unique question posed by school90 WordsA baby blue tempera sky paired with an over-easy egg yolk looms over beige, off-white and tan homes. Suburbia cooked at 105 degrees for decades results in delicious bourgeoisie casserole. Adjacent to my home is both an elementary school and a middle school, convenient for the child on the go. People grow apart. Friendships can only last so long before popularity, interests, and ideologies begin erecting walls between us. I am grateful for the neighborhood I was privileged enough to be...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Unique question posed by school63 WordsMarching is intrinsically collaborative. A one-person marching band would consist of an exhausted player hobbling across a football field carrying a contraption reminiscent of the life-draining machine in The Princess Bride. Through every 4:30 am alarm, late night bus ride, and instrument sectional, discipline has been drilled into my head (and then run again twenty times to make sure we get the timing right).Read more...Supplemental Essay: “Why us” school essay143 WordsI want to attend Carleton and let it envelop my mind, affecting my consciousness like a shirt entering a bucket of colors, leaving it a tie-dyed mess. From the reserved town setting of Northfield, to the top-notch undergraduate classes, there’s a sense of wonder in the idea of Carleton. There’s an image in my brain of me in the mycology club, exploring the forests on a chilly night, full of dark browns, muffled voices, smells of dirt. Additionally,...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Amusing anecdote150 WordsI originally heard of Carleton from one of my acquaintances who, quite humbly, thinks of himself as a beacon of sanity and truth in the mists of a degrading culture. This lighthouse of logic presented me with an article from a far-right news site as “PROOF that these goddamn SJW’s r [sic] takin over!!!”, wherein Carleton was accused of being anti-christian, anti-liberty, and anti-god for its B.A. in Human Rights and Social Justice. Surprisingly, this irrefutable and entirely...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Intellectual interest153 Words
During my summer before senior year, I read the book “Man’s Search for Meaning”, as required by my Humanities class. This text impressed on me deeply, especially the passage detailing the ways to find meaning in life. One can achieve meaning by doing a deed, meeting someone, experiencing an event, or by acquiring a positive attitude against suffering. The first way truly resonates with me, and I feel a deep need to complete something great for the cause of...Read more...Supplemental Essay: “Why us” school essay69 Words
Dartmouth perfectly fulfills my three main college goals. To start, under the D-plan system, I will be able to modify when and how I study at Dartmouth, satisfying my desire for flexibility and freedom. Also, Hanover is ideal because it allows me to live in a small-town environment rather than a large metropolitan city. Finally, the abundance of outdoor activities at Dartmouth will help me stay connected with nature.Read more...School Specific Advice
How I would describe the wider community surrounding campus39 WordsEven though University of Chicago is in the city, don't travel too...Read more...Why I declined other schools35 WordsI declined admission from UChicago after a really hard decision between...Read more...How I would describe the wider community surrounding campus113 WordsIthaca is really nice and gives every type of feel from small city to rural! When you’re a freshman, you’ll be placed on north campus, but you’re only a 15 minute walk ...Read more...How I would rate the diversity of the student body54 WordsThere is plenty of diversity at this school, which is really nice. In my intro bio...Read more...The stress level and competitiveness of a typical student at my school30 WordsI’m going to be honest: Cornell is stressful....Read more...How important school spirit is around athletics at my school51 WordsThere isn’t much sport spirit at Cornell. However, there are a multitude of student...Read more...How to balance class with social or extracurricular involvements75 WordsThe best way to balance this your freshman first semester is to NOT OVERLOAD YOURSELF! I know that if you apply and get...Read more...My extracurricular activities in college, and why I chose them57 WordsI am a facilitator of Reading Rainbow, a subgroup of Haven, which is the LGBTQ+ student group...Read more...My favorite course thus far, and why58 WordsI’ve only taken a semester of classes at this point, but my favorite so far has...Read more...More Essays
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How to deal with the stress of applying to college69 WordsIt's really not that important to get into these "top 20" colleges. After I got accepted to a bunch of the schools,...Read more...How I narrowed down my essay topics35 WordsIt took me a few tries, but I instantly knew I...Read more...Recommended summer activities during high school and college23 WordsGet a job! There's so many soft...Read more...My advice about getting recommenders96 WordsRespect. Understand the time that needs to be put in and give the teacher adequate time. The earlier you ask, the better. https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege...Read more...High School Performance
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