keds51
Aug 16, 2009
Undergraduate / Music, Libra, Science - Common App// Topic of Choice [16]
Common App/ Topic of my choice
I'm really bad at starting things, must be because I'm a Libra. They say Libras are indecisive and irresolute, and take several different opinions before settling on a final decision. That's probably true because this is my fifteenth time starting this essay. Well, most of those horoscope explanations are so generic, the description can probably match just about anyone. But then again, why do I label myself as a Libra when I know perfectly well the broadness of the horoscope. Why do I confine myself to the identity that is given to me? Since the third grade, I've been "labeled" as the over achieving girl who's always trying to be ahead of the class. I don't know why I let myself fit into the perfect little box society drew for me. There are so many things I didn't know and so many things that I still don't know.
But I'm not all that inexplicable. I wish I was spontaneous, that my life was erratic, but even my passions follow a follow a simple transitive property. If a=b and a=c, then b=c.
Music is life. Those three words are probably the truest words ever said. My dad was the one who really inspired me to learn music. I was five, and at the age where parents enroll their children into every activity possible to keep them busy and out of the house to avoid chaos and havoc. My parents, like other parents, also fell into that "label" of parents who register their kids in a handful of extra curricular classes, and enrolled me in Hindustani Classical Vocal Music with Anupama Dalal. At the time, I had no idea that I would continue it for 11 years to come. Hindustani classical music, originally from India, is probably the most beautiful art form I've ever heard. The frustration I experience when failing countless times at getting the correct the note, the amount of times I confuse the taal (the beat) and the thousands of times I give up because I can't master the song perfectly only augment my passion for music. They say that most people enjoy what they're good at, but music is one thing I'll love no matter my skills in it. No form of communication can express my love for music and I can confidently say that learning Hindustani classical music has made my life worth living.
Music is a Science. Around my sophomore year, I realized how much music and science are interconnected. I mean, I could discuss the mechanics of music and the frequency of the pitch of my voice in relation to how my ear processes the sound, etc, but I feel that there is a much more profound relationship between these two phenomena. Music, for me, is like an experiment; the notes being the variables, and the melody that the combinations create being the result. I know it may seem a little outrageous, but I literally apply the same fundamentals that I do to experimentation to music and improvisation.
During the sixth grade, I started to develop a real interest for science after I met an amazing science fair mentor: Mr. Francis Lee. He was probably the one individual who changed my middle school and high school career. Mr. Lee got me involved in the science fair in 6th grade. I'd say I was one out of the five people in my whole grade doing the fair, and I felt like the nerdiest kid there. Once again, I fit right into that label that was stuck onto me. As I entered high school, I tried numerous clubs and activities, but doing a research project was by far my most favorite extra curricular-and that's when I knew, I had found my niche. Since then, I've done a research project my sophomore and junior year of high school.
Science is life. This past summer, I spent a month at the University of California, Davis as a participant in the COSMOS program. I felt like I fit right in. I was living the life of a med student: going to class everyday in the morning, meeting med students, doing research in a lab. I knew this is what I wanted to be doing my whole life.. From doing experiments in a lab to performing a simulated angioplasty on a mannequin-- this summer has definitely helped me realize that I want to go to med school. Despite all the hardships a med student has to face and all the years of studying one has to go through, I feel that I have what it takes to pursue my goal of being a doctor. I'm committed and responsible, and I know what I need to do; once I set a goal, I do all I can to attain it.
Although my career path may seem clear to me now, I know that as I experience new things, I will choose a different course. I will, no doubt, fall into one of those labels society identifies me with and I will take several different opinions before making any decision. I will make mistakes with the hope of learning from them in the future. I want to live in the moment, and right now, I know I want to go to med school, but who knows where life will take me?
And even after being so sure about my future, I know I will change my mind. Perhaps, because I am a Libra.
Common App/ Topic of my choice
I'm really bad at starting things, must be because I'm a Libra. They say Libras are indecisive and irresolute, and take several different opinions before settling on a final decision. That's probably true because this is my fifteenth time starting this essay. Well, most of those horoscope explanations are so generic, the description can probably match just about anyone. But then again, why do I label myself as a Libra when I know perfectly well the broadness of the horoscope. Why do I confine myself to the identity that is given to me? Since the third grade, I've been "labeled" as the over achieving girl who's always trying to be ahead of the class. I don't know why I let myself fit into the perfect little box society drew for me. There are so many things I didn't know and so many things that I still don't know.
But I'm not all that inexplicable. I wish I was spontaneous, that my life was erratic, but even my passions follow a follow a simple transitive property. If a=b and a=c, then b=c.
Music is life. Those three words are probably the truest words ever said. My dad was the one who really inspired me to learn music. I was five, and at the age where parents enroll their children into every activity possible to keep them busy and out of the house to avoid chaos and havoc. My parents, like other parents, also fell into that "label" of parents who register their kids in a handful of extra curricular classes, and enrolled me in Hindustani Classical Vocal Music with Anupama Dalal. At the time, I had no idea that I would continue it for 11 years to come. Hindustani classical music, originally from India, is probably the most beautiful art form I've ever heard. The frustration I experience when failing countless times at getting the correct the note, the amount of times I confuse the taal (the beat) and the thousands of times I give up because I can't master the song perfectly only augment my passion for music. They say that most people enjoy what they're good at, but music is one thing I'll love no matter my skills in it. No form of communication can express my love for music and I can confidently say that learning Hindustani classical music has made my life worth living.
Music is a Science. Around my sophomore year, I realized how much music and science are interconnected. I mean, I could discuss the mechanics of music and the frequency of the pitch of my voice in relation to how my ear processes the sound, etc, but I feel that there is a much more profound relationship between these two phenomena. Music, for me, is like an experiment; the notes being the variables, and the melody that the combinations create being the result. I know it may seem a little outrageous, but I literally apply the same fundamentals that I do to experimentation to music and improvisation.
During the sixth grade, I started to develop a real interest for science after I met an amazing science fair mentor: Mr. Francis Lee. He was probably the one individual who changed my middle school and high school career. Mr. Lee got me involved in the science fair in 6th grade. I'd say I was one out of the five people in my whole grade doing the fair, and I felt like the nerdiest kid there. Once again, I fit right into that label that was stuck onto me. As I entered high school, I tried numerous clubs and activities, but doing a research project was by far my most favorite extra curricular-and that's when I knew, I had found my niche. Since then, I've done a research project my sophomore and junior year of high school.
Science is life. This past summer, I spent a month at the University of California, Davis as a participant in the COSMOS program. I felt like I fit right in. I was living the life of a med student: going to class everyday in the morning, meeting med students, doing research in a lab. I knew this is what I wanted to be doing my whole life.. From doing experiments in a lab to performing a simulated angioplasty on a mannequin-- this summer has definitely helped me realize that I want to go to med school. Despite all the hardships a med student has to face and all the years of studying one has to go through, I feel that I have what it takes to pursue my goal of being a doctor. I'm committed and responsible, and I know what I need to do; once I set a goal, I do all I can to attain it.
Although my career path may seem clear to me now, I know that as I experience new things, I will choose a different course. I will, no doubt, fall into one of those labels society identifies me with and I will take several different opinions before making any decision. I will make mistakes with the hope of learning from them in the future. I want to live in the moment, and right now, I know I want to go to med school, but who knows where life will take me?
And even after being so sure about my future, I know I will change my mind. Perhaps, because I am a Libra.