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ArcyQwerty   
Dec 27, 2010
Undergraduate / "The Mindset" Why Engineering?-Columbia Supplement [3]

1) The middle of your essay does a good job bringing out the way you see engineering. The lack of an 'ah-ha' moment is ok since you seem to develop that your fascination with engineering probably began when you were younger

2) Just a point on the three E's: economic is an adjective and doesn't quite fit in with the surrounding nouns (effectiveness and efficiency).
ArcyQwerty   
Dec 27, 2010
Undergraduate / "Dad is leaving", "My country", "Nuclear engineering" - MIT prompts [2]

"my brother rushed into my room, shouting and that's when it all began."

Perhaps end the sentence after 'shouting' and start the next sentence with "That's" to create a stronger impression

"For months I waited for him but in vain"

How about just "For months I waited in vain"
It's already implied that you're waiting for Dad

You don't need the words "it was" before 3d modeling - it creates a comma splice
Also, I believe there should be a "-" (dash) between 3 and d since it's short for 3-dimensional

"I did the seemingly impossible I started a business in a developing country, at the age of 14 and pulled my family back on their feet."

Try adding a colon ":" after impossible and removing the comma after country so it looks like

"I did the seemingly impossible: I started a business in a developing country at the age of 14 and pulled my family back on their feet."
ArcyQwerty   
Dec 27, 2010
Undergraduate / "Computers have always interested me" - MIT Prompt: We know you lead a busy life... [3]

PROMPT: We know you lead a busy life, full of activities, many of which are required of you. Tell us about something you do for the pleasure of it

~

Computers have interested me since I was a child. From my introduction at age 3, it's been love at first sight. I was first acquainted with the power button, the magic that brought the flashing lights and not-so-quiet whir of the fan to life. Since then, I've needed no encouragement to explore these wonderful, and useful, pieces of machinery. When I'm not tinkering around, messing with the seemingly endless possibilities, I might just be learning another (programming) language or designing yet another website.

~

It's just a rough start, but I tried to make it sound more conversational given the 100 word limit
Any thoughts, would that be a bad idea? Any suggestions would be appreciated :)
ArcyQwerty   
Dec 27, 2010
Scholarship / "I need financial assistance" for scholarship about academic and other achievements [2]

"who really need to pay for their education in university" might be better reworded to "who could really need help in paying for their university education"

"Since I discovered BSU, attending this place has been my fondest dream"

"this place" sounds somewhat awkward. Perhaps try "Since I discovered it, attending BSU has been my fondest dream"
ArcyQwerty   
Dec 27, 2010
Undergraduate / Is Humor Unnecessary (Aerospace Engineering)? - Boston University [8]

Your response to the first short essay seems to be a bit too general

Try mentioning more specifics about your interest in the school such as what about the "you-at-bu" video or the perspectives on student forums that caught your eye

On your second essay, just watch on the last sentence where you switch from the singular "I" to "we"
It may be your intention, but I think leaving it as "I" keeps your essay more personal
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