Crafting Through Trial and Error With the red, blue, yellow, and green paper lined up perfectly in symmetrical order, I was finally ready to begin. My hands were steady as I meticulously aligned the colorful card stock along the cutting board with immaculate precision. Upon cutting the paper, I carefully reached for the hot glue gun, which I would use to attach the pre-cut letters in order. Twenty minutes later, one card was done. I had high standards for the...

Meaningful life vs. preparing for a career (excerpt)

Economics, investments, and finance…these conversation topics circulated tangibly in the air around the restaurant booth where I sat with my father and my sister. Outside of our conversation, all I hear are the faint voices of passersby and other patrons. This was one of the many discussions where I realized that there is no dichotomy between preparing for a meaningful life and preparing for a career. However, greater in my discoveries among the many conversations I had with my...

One of the adjectives that I used for Berkeley students was goal-driven. The reason why I say this is because everyone is very involved. It is almost impossible to ask...

Different from other UC's, everything is within walking distance. I can walk to the gym, there's food everywhere, and classes are usually within...

The one extracurricular that turned out to be something that I love is Cal Rotaract. I did Interact Club in high school (high school level of community...

I ultimately chose Berkeley because of all the factors that I was looking for:...

A lot of the classes I am taking are general education courses that fulfill the 7 breadth requirement. If I could...