Datkidonthehill
Jul 1, 2013
Undergraduate / Realization and Revelation - Columbia University Supplement [4]
Hi everyone, I'm applying to Columbia University and I was wondering what you guys thought of my supplement essay.
The Essay subject is: 1. Please tell us something you found meaningful about one of the above mentioned books, publications, or cultural events.
The essay topic allows you to write about a movie you watched, so I wrote mine on the movie "Up." Feedbacks are much appreciated!
A grandpa who flies to a different continent on a house attached to helium balloons. It had no plausibility, no scientific proof, and certainly no regards to international airway transportation regulation. But it was enough to make me cry.
It features a grumpy grandpa named Carl Frederickson, overly eager boy-scout named Russell, and an anthropomorphic golden retriever named Doug. The unlikely cast of characters embarks on a journey that involves a floating house, a lost explorer, lots and lots of talking dogs, and a grape soda can. From the outside, the movie Up seems like any other movie, but from the inside, it is so much more than that.
One scene in the movie still tugs at my heartstring. To keep his promise with his deceased wife, Carl travels to Paradise Falls but it's not the same without his wife. When opening the Adventure book that he and his wife, Carl realizes that his adventure has always been next to him, that his life was an adventure.
I cried. Everything felt so right in that moment. The music in the background was just a simple chord repeated in different variations. However, the simplicity of the music complemented with Carl's poignant experience was enough to cut the metaphorical onion in front of my eyes.
Carl's realization was my realization. I didn't have to go look for an adventure because I can make my life to be an adventure. I don't need to go find my Paradise Falls because I can bring the Paradise Falls to me.
Revelation only happen in the most profound moment of one's life. Mine just happened to be a grandpa, a boy, and a talking dog.
Hi everyone, I'm applying to Columbia University and I was wondering what you guys thought of my supplement essay.
The Essay subject is: 1. Please tell us something you found meaningful about one of the above mentioned books, publications, or cultural events.
The essay topic allows you to write about a movie you watched, so I wrote mine on the movie "Up." Feedbacks are much appreciated!
A grandpa who flies to a different continent on a house attached to helium balloons. It had no plausibility, no scientific proof, and certainly no regards to international airway transportation regulation. But it was enough to make me cry.
It features a grumpy grandpa named Carl Frederickson, overly eager boy-scout named Russell, and an anthropomorphic golden retriever named Doug. The unlikely cast of characters embarks on a journey that involves a floating house, a lost explorer, lots and lots of talking dogs, and a grape soda can. From the outside, the movie Up seems like any other movie, but from the inside, it is so much more than that.
One scene in the movie still tugs at my heartstring. To keep his promise with his deceased wife, Carl travels to Paradise Falls but it's not the same without his wife. When opening the Adventure book that he and his wife, Carl realizes that his adventure has always been next to him, that his life was an adventure.
I cried. Everything felt so right in that moment. The music in the background was just a simple chord repeated in different variations. However, the simplicity of the music complemented with Carl's poignant experience was enough to cut the metaphorical onion in front of my eyes.
Carl's realization was my realization. I didn't have to go look for an adventure because I can make my life to be an adventure. I don't need to go find my Paradise Falls because I can bring the Paradise Falls to me.
Revelation only happen in the most profound moment of one's life. Mine just happened to be a grandpa, a boy, and a talking dog.