Tanyaagarwal,
USC
B.F.A., Film and Video Studies
Just a film student trying to express in the best way possible.
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GenderFemale
EthnicityAsian
Class of2024
First Gen College StudentNo
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University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
Applied for a B.F.A. in Film and Video Studies
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Personal Statement662 WordsCareer aspirations, Extracurricular passion, Interest in other academic subject, One moment that changed you, Volunteer/public interest work, Work experience“Pursue your passion, and everything else will fall into place. This is not being romantic. This is the highest order of pragmatism.” -Gabby Giffords The idea of having only one central goal in life fascinates me. The concept of destiny and a chosen path for everyone amuses me; it gives a non-nihilistic view of life, showing that life has a purpose and everyone has an objective. Thus, I believe that following my passion will make everything in my life fall...Read more...Personal Statement349 WordsArt/acting/singing, Bizarre talent, Career aspirations, Childhood memory, Creative personal story, Interest in fine artsThe greatest skill that I would say I have is: creating something new by trusting my senses; creating whether it is auditory, visual or a mixture of both. Creating art that stimulates me as well as my audience. While recounting memories of me as a child, my mother would often say, “I miss how a six-year-old Tanya, wearing her pretty blue dress, toddling her way to school on annual performance day, would ask me to look for her as she...Read more...Personal Statement664 WordsArt/acting/singing, Embarrassing mistake, Failure experience, Interest in fine arts, One moment that changed you, Reaching a goalTeacher: “You students have made such a mess. I expected better from you. Especially you, Tanya I gave you more responsibilities, judging that you’d have the situation under control; I am seriously disappointed in all of you”. I can still hear these statements clear as day. They echo in my mind telling me that failure in academics is not when you score a sub-par grade, failure is when you fall short on expectations and do less than your potential....Read more...Supplemental Essay: Intellectual interest252 WordsFilmmaking is innovative and requires imagination, it cannot be learnt as a subject over time, rather the quality is grown overtime with practice and understanding. While thinking about the un-learnability of film, I realized that Mathematics, despite being very finite and calculative is also based on practice and understanding. To be math was always a half, ready to be applied to something; and that something I choose to apply mathematics to, is Economics. As my Higher-Level subjects in the IBDP...Read more...Supplemental Essay: “Why us” school essay247 Words“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” ~ Tony Robbins The first step towards the invisible goal of fruitful and successful life is setting the goal of which path to follow and where you begin your journey on that path. I believe starting at University of Southern California will give me the visibility I require. USC is a hub of opportunities and facilities essential to achieve the required skill set of an accomplished person. As...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Unique question posed by school509 WordsI belong to a family of engineers and businessmen, both being fields of logic and calculation. From the stories I have heard about my ancestors’ education, I have gathered that all of them have taken some form of laboratory science as a subject up till graduation. In fact, my elder sister is pursuing mechanical engineering at this very moment. All my siblings have taken jobs in the engineering field; so, when the question about my future plans was raised, I...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Intellectual interest138 WordsAs I was viewing my subject options for the IBDP course, I was drawn to Economics, Film and English as my potential higher-level subjects. While everyone around me thought- odd combination, I thought endless possibilities to explore and a varied sense of understanding and outlooks on situations. I was simply fascinated by Economics. Learning more about economics served as a stimulation to my brain. Analysis, comprehension and devising solutions on the basis of numerous intertwined factors, is an exercise to...Read more...Supplemental Essay: “Why us” school essay156 WordsI fell in love with economics for its ability to impact the construed ethos of an economy, and University of Minnesota students are dedicated to creating that change. UMN College of Liberal Arts (CLA) focuses on building a student’s foundation through their Roadmap that not only values Diversity but also Readiness, Research and Engagement. UMN provides ways to learn about new passions while chasing our goals and CLA supports my love for hands-on learning, collaboration and the process of...Read more...Supplemental Essay: Other491 WordsI belong to a family of engineers and businessmen, both being fields of logic and calculation. From the stories I have heard about my parents’ and their siblings’ education, I have gathered that all of them have taken some form of laboratory science as a subject up till graduation, some have even majored in scientific fields. In fact, my elder sister is pursuing science at university at this moment. All my cousins have taken jobs in the engineering field; so,...Read more...Supplemental Essay: “Why us” school essay661 WordsWhile viewing my subject options for the IBDP course, I was simply drawn to Economics, Film and English as my potential higher-level subjects. While everyone around me thought- odd combination, I thought endless possibilities to explore and a varied sense of outlooks on situations. Being someone interested in both academic streams of Economics as well as Filmmaking, fields that do not conventionally go together, I had to find a university that could provide me an education in one without stifling...Read more...School Specific Advice
5 adjectives that describe a typical student at my school (Feel free to elaborate!)68 WordsI cannot still believe I got into USC with a 36/42 predicted. In my application, I only made sure not to...Read more...How I chose schools to apply to26 WordsApply for their economics course as it is...Read more...How I chose schools to apply to69 WordsMSU was the most unexpected college I chose to apply to, but I am glad I did. Their film studies program...Read more...More Essays
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What I’d change about my application process55 WordsThe only thing I would change about my application process is that I would change my attitude...Read more...How I made up for low grades in high school63 WordsMy grades were average, but not what I wanted them to be. The only way to get better IB...Read more...How to deal with the stress of applying to college9 WordsThere's only one...Read more...High School Performance
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