It was almost 9 at night when my mother's dream came true. She was in the kitchen watching me eat with amazement. Why on Earth was she looking me that way? There was an awkward moment of silence between us. Oh! That's right, I had eaten my vegetables! It all started a typical refreshing Monterrey day, only 104°F, when I jumped on Facebook. Something caught my attention: I came across a picture of one of my shyest friends happily carrying a...

GEORGIA TECH: Since 5th grade, I have stood out for being bright at math. I participated in contests and state trainings that led me to compete in the Mexican Mathematical Olympiad. The methods used to solve these problems stimulate my creativity, capacity for analysis, critical thinking and autonomy. I love math, informatics and physics, and Georgia Institute of Technology has broad programs of engineering, computer science, math and physics. In computer science, Georgia has the "Thread" concept that allows me...

Georgia Tech's motto is: "Progress and Service." What does that mean to you? Since childhood, I've strived to get the best education possible in order to achieve my goals. I was in a bilingual private school. Every year I struggled to do things as best I could, getting the first place of my 220-student generation yearly since first to ninth grade, and attending after school classes simultaneously. I got a gold medal in an international math competition at Argentina in ...

Which extracurricular activity would you prefer to continue in university and why? I would continue training for Mathematic Olympiad-type problems. I have spent the last 7 years of summer vacations studying to solve Math Olympiad problems. Although my family and friends sometimes question the health of my dedication to such an academic hobby, my commitment is unwavering. The methods used to solve this type of problems stimulate my creativity, my capacity for analysis, my critical thinking and my autonomy. Every problem...

Everyone belongs to many different communities and/or groups defined by (among other things) shared geography, religion, ethnicity, income, cuisine, interest, race, ideology, or intellectual heritage. Choose one of the communities to which you belong, and describe that community and your place within it. There are men and women, tall and small, white and brown, shy and outgoing, clean and shaggy hairstyles, local and foreign. We are so different and yet so similar. For some, we are nerds, for others,...

University of Michigan Ann Arbor. I've been very curious ever since I was a little boy. I learned to speak early. When I was two, I asked my mother how the air could move my hair if I couldn't see it. Mom held my nose and mouth and waited for me to be out of breath. In this way, she showed me it was invisible. The same day, I asked why I could only see the moon and the stars...

As an international, applying to U.S. universities is very different compared to schools in my country. Therefore, with no experience, I applied to...

I didn't use a private admissions counselor. As an international, I found out about EducationUSA, a U.S. Department of State network of...