During the previous two years I have had the fortune to work with the local community college as a member of their STEM outreach program, [CAMP NAME, REDACTED]. The program offers summer camps to students from across the area in multiple robotics systems, including LEGO Mindstorms and VEX Robotics. These camps have developed a great following, and fill quickly each year once registration is opened...
My goal is to have a career in international business, possibly in finance or another mathematical field. Being in one of the most international cities in the United States would provide me with many internship opportunities, such as the many businesses and banks in DC as well as any non-profit organization, to prepare for that career...
When I was two years old, my family and I moved to Germany because of my dad’s job. He had been stationed at one of the Air Force bases there. We lived there for four years, getting to travel throughout Europe and seeing incredible things like Neuschwanstein Castle and the Eiffel Tower. Never in a million years would I have given up that childhood, but it was not until I moved back to the states that I realized how wonderful of an opportunity it really was. It did not occur at first though...
Being a top school in New York City, Columbia has the ability to offer me many opportunities that many schools cannot. Seeing as I am interested in international marketing and foreign languages, Columbia could help me secure internships at places such as The World Bank Group or the United Nations through the Center for Career Education, which would be extremely rewarding and beneficial to my future...
During my Junior year, I decided to join my school’s science club because they had finally added a math team which I was extremely interested in. After I joined, however, I discovered I enjoyed many aspects of the science club. As a club, we participate in several competitions throughout the year, such as Science Olympiad and Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE)...
From an early age, I borrowed tools from the shed to disassemble anything that caught my curiosity. Immersed in its intricacies and my newfound knowledge, I would leave a trail of pieces behind me moving from one project to the other trying to make connections. On other occasions, assisting my father with simple household repairs or extending the life of our lawn equipment gave me the opportunity to read schematics, evaluate the situation, determine alternative solutions and a plan of action...
One of the most important duties of any person is service. Service allows us to use our strengths and skills in order to aid others. Living solely for one’s own benefit and satisfaction is the epitome of self-serving, and living in such a manner demonstrates a disregard for others. “Princeton in the nation’s service and in the service of all nations.”..
Every day my morning routine would be the same; wake up, get dressed, brush teeth, turn on light for algae. My algae seemed to penetrate every section of my life, and my morning schedule was no exception.When I first read about biodiesel I was hooked. When I read about algal biodiesel, I was amazed. The idea of these tiny organisms providing our society with fuel perplexed me...
The lesson was to teach us that every action made on stage has a reason behind it, and I have never been the same since. I realized instantaneously that he had taught me more about being a human being in that class period than I had learned in my fourteen and a half years of living. That I had actual intentions when I spoke was an idea alien to me. On some level, I knew that when I asked my mom what time we were having dinner it was obviously because I was hungry.But it was not until I witnessed his exercise that I realized, with awe, how expressive our bodies are sans conscious thought...
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