“...Right foot. Left foot...” The woman uttered as she struggled to walk. The therapist and I were walking by her side. Despite her inability to walk, the 80-year-old woman had a smile on her face. I had been volunteering at Ozanam Hall, a nursing home, for about two weeks. It was during my observation of this woman that I reflected on how every person who crossed my path had a purpose which was to challenge me. The head nurse’s...

NYU offers numerous opportunities which will allow me to explore my interest in biology and mathematics. Despite the rigorous nature of biology, I find the topic very intriguing. I am a very curious person and I am always trying to understand the meaning behind everything. Why is air invisible? Why can’t we see gravity? There are no definite answers in science. Science allows us to freely explore the obscurities of life. For the most part, mathematics usually has one...