Infinity, Truth be told, we’ve been acquainted for a disappointingly finite amount of time. That being said, I thought it due time to let you know of your notable impact on me. I couldn’t tell you how we met each other - perhaps you were hiding in an old, weighty book I wasn’t supposed to be reading, or a nearby conversation I wasn’t supposed to be hearing - but as a clueless yet curious child, you...

I try to keep my options open. Although I doubtlessly stay true to my obligations, on the rare occasions that I end up with an open schedule, I’m proud that I’m not afraid to just wing it. Without such an attitude, I never would have located a great forested area to do homework at on warm days; I never would have found that chill bagel place a couple of towns away; and I never would have had those...

In geography, the theory of intervening opportunities states that the number of migrants to a location is proportional to the number of opportunities there. This is why I want to go to USC - the opportunity. The logical systems behind mathematics, computer science, and physics feel not only inseparable from each other, but also from the universe itself - as if, even if life weren’t around to discover them, they’d still be out there somewhere. I've only just...

I want to attend UMass Amherst because of the opportunity. I know that I would be the perfect type of proactive student to take advantage of not only the excellent undergraduate education that my coworkers and family vouch for, but also the large community of students, professors, and faculty for me to interact with. I'm sure that I'll explore some topics or clubs that I don't even know about yet, but I can assure you now that undergraduate mathematics research...

In geography, the theory of intervening opportunities states that the number of migrants to a location is proportional to the number of opportunities there. This is why I want to go to Duke - the opportunity. Of course, this desire encompasses the opportunity of the excellent education and engaging community at Duke in general; specifically, however, I would love to witness a Public Lecture Unveiling Math (PLUM) in person. Mathematics is a subject close to my heart. As someone who...

n geography, the theory of intervening opportunities states that the number of migrants to a location is proportional to the number of opportunities there. This is why I want to go to Columbia - the opportunity. I want the opportunity to receive an excellent education. Columbia's Core Curriculum certainly enables this; I know that as a prospective STEM major, at many other institutions I would have to go out of my way to take courses in art, music, or writing....

Though my motivation is inherent, my influences certainly aren’t. I’ve been proudly raised in a dual household. When my parents separated more than a decade ago, I couldn’t imagine the impact that their decision would have on me (and not only because I was three years old at the time). Living as a child of divorced parents has, in all honesty, been easier than I expected. After all, I have two bedrooms, two Christmases each year, and...

YouTube lent me a love of math. Stumbling across the channel "3Blue1Brown" led me to seek out intuitive understandings of complex concepts. Thanks to Google, I investigated. Since then, I haven’t stopped. The logic behind mathematics feels inseparable from the universe itself - as if, even if life weren’t around to discover it, it’d still be intrinsically out there somewhere. I, despite the hours of my life spent reading symbol-heavy Wolfram MathWorld pages, am still at...

My ideal college community is a self-sustaining ecosystem of motivated people. It acts, not only upon itself in search of perpetual-self improvement, but also seeks to create positive change in the world around it. My ideal college community evaluates the challenges that it faces everyday before cracking its knuckles and getting the job done, together. It engages in a form of fulfilling camaraderie while doing so, respecting the fact that, while never easy, we all must do what we must...