Please provide a statement that addresses your reasons for transferring and the objectives you hope to achieve. You can type directly into the box, or you can paste text from another source. (250-650 words) It's hard to extricate the personal from the academic. Empirical sciences interpret the world through approximate models while literature imputes argumentative value through the realm of the subjective and aesthetic. A dichotomy emerges that manifests itself in the schools of higher learning, e.g. schools of...

In considering the many diverse schools at NYU, I chose the Gallatin School of Individualized Study as my primary choice because of the ability for students to take courses across the many different schools/programs of NYU. After Gallatin, I was interested in the Global Liberal Studies program which seems to align perfectly with my interest in an expansive humanities. NYU overall provides an abundance of resources and opportunities (both academic and professional) that is almost without parallel. The location...

Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences. (150 word limit) Omega House is a volunteer-run hospice for patients suffering from terminal illnesses. Originally established as a treatment facility for victims of the AIDS epidemic, today Omega (officially Bering Omega House) also treats patients with terminal illnesses like Lyme Disease and cancer. Over the Spring of 2016, having graduated a semester earlier, I volunteered regularly at the hospice located near the Museum District of Houston-helping with the quotidian...

With the understanding that the choice of academic school you indicated is not binding, explain why you are applying to that particular school of study. (150 word limit) The humanities provide us with a lens onto ourselves and others. I want to develop this lens and train them on my past, present and future. Over the faces of my past, I see my grandma- ardently making pho in a sunken Port Arthur kitchen, my uncle’s Baptist church- the Vietnamese generations...

How did you first learn about Rice University and what motivated you to apply? (250 word limit) I think I first heard of Rice University...in middle school. I think elementary school was too much a time of suburban underwater microcosms. Middle school took me out of this world of pissed jeans, duck duck goose, Mrs. Sawyer's Journey blasting on the radio in 5th grade science, and into one of G.T. inculcation (we were the "smart ones"), portable philosophy and...

The quality of Rice's academic life and the Residential College System are heavily influenced by the unique life experiences and cultural traditions each student brings. What personal perspective would you contribute to life at Rice? (500 word limit) Well, I volunteered and biked around the Northeast and Canada over the Summer. I go to a liberal leaning school, but my roommate is a Trump supporter and so are most of my family members. My upbringing consisted of suburban Houston and predominantly...