Sick Tiger "I will do everything in my power to fail you. And you will do everything in your power to pass," Mr. Akhmedov said. For several moments, the mass of 34 students, bristling with vigor just moments ago, stopped its cacophonous chorus. "If you don't like the way how I handle things, you can always leave." And thus, my freshman year began. Several Mondays into the term, I was sitting in the math office, frantically flipping through hastily drawn free...

The University of Chicago is renowned for many things: its quirkiness, annual Scavenger hunt, world-class economics program, and perhaps even undefeated winning streak against Notre Dame’s football team. However, what attracts me the most is the unique and challenging learning environment. The Core and the Life of the Mind philosophy promote a distinct culture that strongly encourages academic immersion, inquiry, and open-mindedness. A current student from the Prospective Students Advisory Committee told me that “what characterizes the Life of...

“What a heartless Republican!” “UGH! I can’t believe you bleeding liberals are destroying our country!” Browse through any social media post that’s even remotely related to politics, and I’ll bet you’ll come across entertaining slapdash political slander like this. Of course, there’s a fine line between how people act online and in real life, so I find it easy to forget about this comical bigotry once I leave Facebook. But recently, I’ve begun to...

One of my favorite books is Walter Isaacson’s masterpiece biography Steve Jobs. This book not only reveals the idiosyncrasies and previously confidential information about the former visionary, but also has a profound influence on my outlook towards life. One scene that stood out to me was when his father was teaching him how to paint his own fence. Jobs’ father was telling his son that it was important to delicately paint the side of the fence that passerby couldn�...

The College of Arts and Sciences at NYU is a learning environment that will be an ideal place for me to develop my interest in politics, which is my planed major. The school offers a rich and diverse selection of courses that provides a comprehensive education on politics that is both practical and theoretical. Why does Donald Trump's campaign still thrive despite many political pundits predicting its demise? The "Campaign Strategy and Media in Domestic and International Campaigns" course may...