College Admissions Essays
How did you First Become Interested in Reed
How did you First Become Interested in Reed How did you first become interested in Reed and why do you think Reed might be an appropriate place, both socially and academically, to continue your education? I could tell you a heartfelt, sentimental, poignant story about first seeing a Reed College refrigerator magnet (my uncle got it at a reunion, I think) and feeling first deep emotions stirring somewhere inside my spleen. Or I could meticulously paraphrase the numerous broc...
How would you Describe a Leader and Leadership
How would you Describe a Leader and Leadership A significant part of effective leadership is the close connection between the leader and the follower, which often determines the success of the leader’s mission. Unfortunately, this leader-follower relationship cannot be created according to some simple formula. Young leaders of today face special challenges as they try to communicate and interact with their followers and potential followers. By exploring global perspectives, hu...
If you could have any wish what would it be and what would be the repercussions on yourself and others
If you could have any wish what would it be and what would be the repercussions on yourself and others If you could have any wish, what would it be and what would be the repercussions on yourself and others? I wanted to write about playing the piano because it has been the most meaningful activity in my life and I wanted my essay to be personal. There have been countless hours when I sit at my piano with my fingers first poised, then unsure, as they grasp each key in the tir...
Impact of FIRST Robotics Program
Impact of FIRST Robotics Program It was just the second week of school, and I had mustered up all my courage to venture to the nether regions of our school known as the basement to attend the first meeting of the newly forming FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics team. When I walked into room one, the newly proclaimed FIRST headquarters, I looked around with apprehension, and I noticed that I did not recognize a single face in the room. Nerv...
Influencial person
Influencial person Be Proud Of Who You Are My grandmother was born at a time when the Japanese had invaded Korea. At those times girls were not considered to be very important and guys were valued. That hasn¡¯t changed a whole lot even today. Yet my grandma was an extrodinary women, she was the youngest girl in her family and her mother died when she was only five years old. She went to about third grade because Korea doesn¡¯t have a public school system and learned m...
Logic and the Meaning of Life
Logic and the Meaning of Life In approaching the meaning of life we have to examine the nature of meaning itself. Meaning is by definition the point, or the intended goal. Consider the point of humans and the universe as seen from monotheistic religion. If life and the universe is some sort of toy or form of entertainment for some prime mover, his point, his own entertainment, would then be the meaning of humans and the universe. Consider the goals of the deities of various cult...
Long Trip
Long Trip Among the defining affairs in my life, the most poignant is an ill history that has taken place overseas, boldly prompted to my eyes and beginning prior to my birth. It is this dire event, replete with poverty and ignorance, that fuels my ambitions for justice and equity. A sad story 6,120 miles away from the United States in a country unknown to the rest of the world still resonates within my being. Every day that passes this ghost grows further from the world as time...
Lots of talk no walk
Lots of talk no walk The team filed into the locker room at halftime. Everyone was discouraged, upset because we were losing by thirty points. “Hey boys, we’ve gotta step it up and we gotta step it up right now. No more messin’ around. Let’s put forty points on the board and send these chumps home with their tails between their legs,” barked one of our captains. Another shouted “We should be killin’ these guys.” “These guys aren’t very good, but we need ...
MIT essay
MIT essay I may seem to be someone with many unconnected facets and talents once you have read all the other essays on this application. This essay is intended to slap together a few of the pieces of myself that I have displayed here. The human race is immortal ( that was a doozy wasn’t it ). There is nothing that forces us to decay into old age and die, this is merely our body destroying itself once our purpose ( reproduction ) is complete. Evolution not only did not bo...
Meaning of Life
Meaning of Life In approaching the meaning of life we have to examine the nature of meaning itself. Meaning is by definition the point, or the intended goal. Consider the point of humans and the universe as seen from monotheistic religion. If life and the universe is some sort of toy or form of entertainment for some prime mover, his point, his own entertainment, would then be the meaning of humans and the universe. Consider the goals of the deities of various cultures. Some str...
Most Influential Event in My Life
Most Influential Event in My Life 26 th of january. Republic Day of India. Bhuj, home to my aunt and the place where i have been spending my holidays for the past 10 years or so. It was 8:55 in the morning. Everyone was ready for breakfast except me. I was always late on the dining table and often made mom angry. But that day mom didnt get angry. Wondering why ? Bhuj and neighbouring places had just witnessed a powerful earthquake that rocked the whole of gujarat. The word ear...
Multifaceted Background University of Illinois
Multifaceted Background– University of Illinois Writing a self-reflective tirade is perhaps one of the most difficult tasks to perform. I have found myself pondering this topic for an unusually long time; no one has ever asked me to write about my culture– the one thing about myself which I understand the least. This question which is so easy for others to answer often leads me into a series of convoluted explanations, “I was born in the U.S., but lived in Paki...
My Leadership Role
My Leadership Role Lead and Manage People Leadership is the key dynamic force that motivates and co ordinates an organization to accomplish its objectives. A leader creates a vision for the others and then directs them towards achieving that vision. To be a leader you must have followers who have confidence in you and who give you their support and commitment to a goal. My Leadership Role I have been employed at Harley Nursing Home since September 1997 every Sundays. My in...
My Motivation for Seekin Admission
My Motivation for Seekin Admission My inspiration to succeed has always come from within. As a child, I had the vision of becoming a star and a role model for the next generation. I applied to Emerson College because I believe it will help me fulfill those dreams. I am a person who is driven to achieve, and help others. The adversity of living in a small town, the frustration of being different, of looking to rise above and realize my own autonomy has helped me grow. The next ...
My experience
My experience To whom that cares!!! At this moment when i am sitting down here writting this, I suddenly think of this time last year when I was fresh out of highschool, hearing about Berea for the first time. I sent my application to Berea with lots of confidence and hope, and I knew I was not accepted. College to me, as much as to many others, is so important. At the time I heard the news of my being denied, I was dissappointed, but soon I realized that my failure was just a...
Personal Experience
Personal Experience 8:02 a.m. Saturday. It’s still dark, as usual, on these cold, winter days. Everybody else is still sleeping and enjoying the comfprting heat of their beds. I crack open the locked window by my bed, an act some deemed downright idiotic. I strip off my pj’s, throw on my robe, and head for the shower. Drying off, I think about where I am abou to go. I dress piece by layered piece. I can’t wait to hit the slopes! I round up my tools: body, boa...
Personal Statement
Personal Statement Personal Statement for the National Merit Competition. This was written by the BigNerd himself. “Would you please get the mail,” my mother implored as I entered the door. Heading towards the mailbox, I wondered if I would find daily assortment of bills and catalogues or something interesting addressed to me. To my delight, the first item was the new issue of PC Computing. Ever since I was introduced to computers when I was five, I have been fasci...
Recall a day in your life that stands out and explain why you will always remember it
Recall a day in your life that stands out and explain why you will always remember it THE MATCH One day that I will probably never forget is the day that I had to play Jonathan Walker. He was easily the best table tennis player in our school and he had even been offered to play on the National Junior team. I remember the match as if it was yesterday. It was the time of year when competition smelled thick in the air and everyone was excited about Inter-House Sports. I was par...
Art
Art Question: Write and answer the question of your choice. I decided to write my essay about art because I knew I could write sincerely about the subject, rather than something which I had no true emotions about. Art is an important facet of the American culture. Discuss an experience that you have had with art. To see a scorned, beaten, and crucified man lying dead in the arms of his mother is an image which can inspire overwhelming emotions within the heart of an obser...
As The World Grows So Do Our Challenges
As The World Grows So Do Our Challenges As the world grows so do our challenges. Not only are our problems growing in number but they are also growing in complexity. There is scarcely a day that goes by when I don’t hear about some new problem that will soon threaten us all. While some of these problems such as El Nino, earthquakes, and other natural disasters cannot be stopped — there are other challenges such as the spread of racial hatred, rising risk of disease s...
Belief is the natural attitude of a thwarted mind
Belief is the natural attitude of a thwarted mind “Belief is the natural attitude of a thwarted mind” This quotation is from a rather outspoken mathematician named Scott Buchanan, who has studied the style of human thought right along with its mathematical accomplishments. It is meant to describe our style of thinking when approaching mathematics. Yet it seems to me that it has a larger meaning: that it applies to the human style of thought when approaching any pro...
Challenge And Joy Essay
Challenge And Joy Essay Challenge And Joy Essay Challenges are when one tries to attain a certain goal(s), when one commits to a quality and aim and strives to achieve that goal. My biggest challenge in life was coming to America and adjusting to this strange land. Coming here to America was very exciting for me. I did not realize all the hardships I had to face in my early teenage years. In the story “Listening to the Owls” Sander’s main goal was his commun...
Chapel Talk
Chapel Talk Good morning. I don’t think I can even begin to relate just how terrifying this is, so here’s what I’m gonna do instead; I’ll mumble, speak much too quickly, avoid all eye contact, and use overly-dramatic hand gestures. And since it’s too early in the morning and school year to picture any of you naked, this’ll have to do. In my lifetime, my family has owned and sheltered over one hundred and fifty dogs, cats, horses, goats, sheep...
College Accepatance about Programming
College Accepatance about Programming My past projects centered around analyzing, formulating and delivering solutions in every stage of providing Microsoft-format software for major Fortune500 companies. I have also designed a database system (implemented in SQL Server) and developed front end applications in Visual C++ and Visual Basic that used ODBC and DAO to access the server. This work piqued my interest in doing research in the field of database systems, and I started t...
College Essay about Psychology
College Essay about Psychology Some say that mankind is complex beyond comprehension. I cannot, of course, speak for every other individual on this earth, but I do not believe that I am a very difficult person to understand. My life is based upon two very simple, sweeping philosophies: pragmatism in actions and idealism in thought. Thus, with these two attitudes, I characterize myself. Pragmatism in actions. I believe utterly in one of those old cliches: we are given only a li...