A wise man once told me the quotation that changed his life. The single statement that tells the world why he does what he does. The powerful phrase that highlights why he lives. The motto that perfectly describes this man in ten short words. He told me, “BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD.” I play with toys. I hope that the thought of a seventeen year old playing with figurines isn’t alarming; it shouldn’t...

As a child, I loved going to school. I relished every moment of it; the science, the math, the gym class. Yet young, adolescent me did not enjoy school for the primary interest of learning; instead, he loved pumping up his own self-esteem. All the way up to 11th grade, his thought process was ¿succeed in school for superiority and bragging rights¿. But then a shockwave of hard classes, challenging curriculum, and unrelenting teachers pummeled his self-esteem into the ground....

I have always been a control freak. Even as a child, I demanded to know what was occurring, how it was occurring, and why an event was occurring. As I entered my final years of high school, I began to act more upon my control-obsessive tendencies, but I used them for a purpose: I began to write basic calculator programs on my TI-84 calculator with the mission of mastering a mathematical concept. And as I began to learn the commands,...

Two Supplemental Essays helped me win the Full Ride. The other two essays got me into the university.

Math 375 (Honors Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra) has challenged me to...

Ultimate Frisbee here is great; so many people like to toss a disc around, play ultimate, and hang out afterwards. Additionally, UW has a great...

Fun, Smart, Driven, Happy, Drunk. The kids at UW love to have fun, whether its through partying or sports or just hanging out. They're smart...

I'd make it so that...

Despite the vast number of intelligent students and...

Didn't use any of it;...

Read a lot of...

Balance of...

Full...

Very diverse and open culture,...

I didn't take out any loans, since I...