Everything I’ve accomplished I owe to my wall. This may seem odd because on the surface a wall is a mundane, commonplace structure. However, a person has the power to instill any object with value. The trick is to maximize the object’s worth by determining every potential purpose it may have. And so, through my eyes, a wall isn’t only meant to provide shelter and support… …It is a history of the humans it encounters. It is...

For UNC: Staring out the airplane window on the flight home from Arizona, I thought about my recent eye-opening trip. My mood was bittersweet. I was sad to be leaving behind an amazing experience, yet happy to be able to pass that experience on to others. As I sat there contemplating my journey, my mind wandered back to my first day of high school. I did not know a single person. But rather than be worried, I was excited because...

For Assured Admission into the Kenan Flager Business School: Being a perfectionist is a virtue and a curse. But in the field of business this discrepancy does not exist. Arguably perfection is not attainable. However, in the black and white world of math, perfection suddenly becomes possible because mathematical solutions only have one answer- the correct one. When this perfection is complemented by strong leadership skills and valuable relationships, the ideal recipe for success has been achieved. Of course, perfection...

For Columbia: Walking briskly from Port Authority to the subway station, I felt empowered by the vivacity of Earth’s greatest city. I traveled entirely alone, and yet I had never before felt such a strong sense of belonging. I exited the subway at 116th street excited for an overnight visit at Columbia University in the City of New York. My preliminary appreciation of the school was based on the availability of small discussion based classes on a distinctive college...

Prejudice is a contradiction. And in the rational world, contradictions cannot exist. My opinion on prejudice has been significantly influenced by Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged. In this novel, Rand incorporates strong feminist characters and objectivist theories to confirm that men and women have the same rights and are both free to live as they choose. In the past, gender inequality was maintained through women’s lack of education and physical inferiority. But in modern society, men and women have...

For UPenn: The Admissions Committee would like to learn why you are a good fit for your undergraduate school choice (College of Arts and Sciences, School of Nursing, The Wharton School, or Penn Engineering). Please tell us about specific academic, service, and/or research opportunities at the University of Pennsylvania that resonate with your and background, interests, and goals. (400-650 words At the University of Pennsylvania, creativity is tradition. This creativity is rooted in Benjamin Franklin’s original productivity. He...

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