Undergraduate / "Pioneers and visionaries" - Columbla [4]

I've changes the ending to make it have some passion, which I hope it does. But what's bothering me is how should I make it smooth and specific to Columbia? And how should I give it a glow at the end? Please, help me, I really need this.

Seventy-eight Nobel Laureates, nine of whom are currently on the faculty? Check. In Manhattan, a borough of the most diverse, cosmopolitan city on the planet? Check. Free access to thirty New York City museums? Check. Tall, grooved columns with matching stoned walkways surrounded by crisp, green grass? Check. Two hundred research institutes and centers? One hundred fifty study abroad programs? Eighty areas of study? Five hundred student clubs and organizations? Check. Check. Check. And check.

Every thing about Columbia University appeals to me, but what I find most attractive about it is the biochemistry program it offers through the Department of Chemistry. Ever since my disappointment with the grey, lifeless human sculptures I lumped together in my seventh grade art class, my desire to learn about life and the processes that make it unique has grown. In my years at high school, I've scavenged through honors and AP courses in chemistry and biology, helped out in surgery patient preparation at the hospital, and built microcosms of different ecosystems in Biology Club. At Columbia, I know I will be able to continue learning about life through its biochemistry program because of the research programs it offers.