Undergraduate / Why mount the Everest? Because it is there! Common Essay [2]

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Why climb the Mont Everest? Because it is there.
I've always wanted to make a difference. I think life is about how we influence the world. Not subdued, but challenge. If determined enough, sooner or later you would find a way to kill the monster which seems horrible at first. So when everyone suspects, I would be the one to push limit and strive for every possibility.

However, I did not born with that talent. I picked it via a struggle. One time, I was traveling with my photography club members in a remote village in Jingtang, located 150 miles away from my home city. During the trip, everyone was shocked by the scene of a local school we ran into. It was called Lianhua Elementary School and almost 60 kids were cramming in a tiny room, reading outmoded text books, wearing shabby clothes; I was astonished by the wide gap, because meanwhile, we are sitting in a big classroom with laptops. If we aspire for the same future, their chances of success are literally tiny confined in that tiny room. The pure sparkle kindled out of the children's eyes hit me with an impulse. I came up with a plan to help: gather books and money to the school to help them approach their future with knowledge paved along the journey, the journey from humble to greatness. So I named the project "Journey with Love".

However, this journey did not go off without a hitch. At first, I was excited to find two firms to sponsor, but in one week, they crushed my hope by quitting without reasons. Meanwhile, my teacher and mother thought I was stupid off to such "frivolous business" while everyone was preparing for the exam. Lack of neither financially nor spiritually supports, I got really CAUGHT UP.

Struck by helplessness, I felt I had to give up. Nonetheless, there was one supporter all along that I would never w ant to disappoint- my dad. So I explained the whole story and ask for his insights. I still remember the words he said-"Kid, if you really want something, you should go get it. No matter with or without others' help, you must hold on and figure a way." Then he fell into silence with a frown. The choice is mine. If I don't be the one to climb the mountain, no one would move the stumbling blocks for me. So I told myself I could overcome this with my wisdom and enthusiasm.

Reinjected with the power to carry on, I decided to take the lead. I acted promptly -- setting schedules, recruiting coworkers, and exploiting resources at hand for financial support. After countlessly cold calling related organizations, I formed an ally within a week and gained support from all our community. Within 4 weeks, we gathered 3000 books, 22300 RMB and even the donation of material from the US Embassy. When finally saw the happy smiles of the kids, I felt enormous satisfaction and proud. Empowered by this experience, I extended the "Journey with Love" to various regions like Tibet, Vietnam, Thailand, hoping to genuinely make a difference in the world. Though the process may be pains taking, but it surely deserve pouring my efforts.

Now my journey has transferred me from timid to brave. I learn to break free and dream big. I believe with an optimistic perspective and a firm determination, the journey could take me, just as my wish for the children, from humble to greatness. We deserve to be great as long as we strive for it.

Undergraduate / My MODEL CONTEST -- NYU App [3]

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Last summer, I participated in a regional model contest. As part of the contest, there were scenes that contestants walk the stage in swimming suits, which are much against the tradition of our culture. I never thought it could be a problem in modern China but got troubled by the invisible force. Whenever walk in the street, I can sense pointed fingers around me, saying how shameful for me to walk on the stage with a swimming suit. However, deep in my heart, I am a furious fighter who won't give up easily. I knew it would get me nowhere if I must seek the approval of everyone. So started with my parents, I put together a supporting group around me. Finally I won over a considerable size of the fan base. With their support and my endeavor to every detail, I gained the 2nd run-up award at the Final in front of 20,000 audiences. The award not only recognizes my demeanor on stage but also teach me the essence in life, which is to stick to my goal despite the resistance from others.

Undergraduate / Prombles I see in Bussiness; NYU App [3]

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Almost everyone centers on business, and people who don't usually suffer. Business transforms the world with irresistible power, from food, clothes, entertainment to technology, transportation, and politics. Interestingly, the diversity of regions provides different business models. Hence we must alter the strategy accordingly.

For example, China has a disparate context comparing to that of the West. People depend on GuanXi(a special relationship tied people together) to win a deal instead of on thorough analyse, or accurate data.The decision makers, especially that of private enterprises, choose their partner regarding to personal preference than to the company's interests as a whole. In a larger sense, our business runs largely with emotion and guts feeling rather than with careful estimate and scientific system.

Living in the most developed city in western China, Chengdu, I feel the enormous hunger from the market to seek material satisfaction from companies all the time. However, without an effective method, most companies are unable to meet the need under a loose economic structure. So it seems to me that I must learn from the more developed country the innovative method to solve practical solutions to issues which currently seem sort of cut and dry.

Problems are emergent amid the trade globalization, such as how to keep the economy continuely grows, how to balance the development among different regions. We should face up to thoses, instead of fooling ourselves with short-lived prosperity which was attained by sacrificing the environment and cheap labor or blowing pompous bubbles.

I believe that studying in university where has the most diverse background and vigorous academic atmosphere could provide me insight on those social economic problem. My theme of academic learning would be applying the cutting edged theory to real cases, because it is exactly what I would do in rest of my life, and, ultimately wield power to the world economy, the well-being of people.