“Boo!” For most people this simple three-lettered word brings to mind Halloween, but to me it has an entirely different meaning. In fact, I use this word on a year-round basis, not for just a few weeks each October, and I can only blame myself. As the oldest grandchild, it was my responsibility (unbeknownst to me as a newborn) to choose how my cousins, siblings, and I would address our grandparents. Only Granddad was lucky enough to escape with a...

(For Princeton: why study engineering?) From the very first day of school in kindergarten, I have always loved learning about math and science. As I learned higher levels of mathematics and studied biology, physics, and chemistry in high school, I realized that just learning to manipulate numbers or memorizing facts about how our physical world works was not entirely satisfying to me. Instead, I want to apply all of this knowledge to the real world. It is interesting to me...

(For Princeton: favorite quote) “I’m a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.” Thomas Jefferson The drive home from grade school started out like hundreds of drives before it. My mom picked me up in front of school in the afternoon, and the first question she asked was “How was your day?” I replied with a my typical answer, “Good.” School that day had been good; for me, most...

After college, I applied for and was accepted to medical school. I planned to attend...

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Writing Center Fellow (employed; trained to read other students' papers...

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I did not use a...

I did an alumni interview at virtually every school to which I applied. These...

Final exams for the fall semester are administered in January. That's right! You go home for a 2-3 week...

I did not take out loans, but I absolutely applied for any scholarship for which I was qualified. Usually you...

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