"Eww!" exclaimed several of my classmates during a lecture on Chinese history. Their faces contorted into grimaces of disgust as the teacher showed us a grotesque photo of the Chinese cultural practice of foot binding: a pair of feet twisted at an impossible angle. A boy turned in his seat and, chomping obnoxiously on his minty gum, sneered, "How're your feet, Alice?" The collective gaze of the class seemed to beat down on me. I squirmed in my seat, my...

Tell us about an engineering idea you have, or about your interest in engineering. Describe how your ideas and interests may be realized by—and linked to—specific resources within the College of Engineering. Finally, explain what a Cornell Engineering education will enable you to accomplish. (Please limit your response to 650 words.)

As my thoughts drifted by with snapshots of scenes of the most memorable parts of my summer, I realized more fully than ever why I love engineering: June 21st, 2014 Standing in the dim auditorium at the University of Texas in Austin, I nervously gulped as I nodded at my First Bytes computer science camp teammate. A switch was flipped, a mouse was clicked, and a dub-step version of Demi Lovato's Neon Lights began to play as the multi-colored lights on...

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