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Mar 4, 2022
Undergraduate / "I Need More Opportunities to Pursue My Passion" - MIT Transfer Essays [2]
* (250): Leaving your current institution
After volunteering at a local hospital's TICU, I concluded I did not want to go into pre-med and become a surgeon. I learned from the volunteering experience that I did not have the emotional capacity to continuously see people at their weakest state. Nevertheless, my passion for contributing to health and medicine persisted. With the idea in mind, I began to explore different majors, from engineering to the humanities. It was, however, after I started college with a mostly-exhausted list of possible majors, when computer science came into view.
In retrospect, the best was saved for last. At first, I enjoyed studying computer science because of the sense of accomplishment whenever my code ran according to my design. However, I realized that computer science could also be used to pursue my passion after watching a video about overcoming cancer with artificial intelligence. Things finally seemed to come together; I could contribute to medicine and health by developing AI technologies. I wanted to participate in AI research as an undergraduate and pursue a Ph.D. to become a leading researcher in the field.
I sought research opportunities at (current university), but the facilities and opportunities-especially in computer science-were limited. There were no actively ongoing projects, and the suggested alternative on-campus options were not directly related to my interests. Most off-campus programs only accepted applications from US citizens. If I wanted to pursue research, I figured I had to move to an environment with abundant resources for undergraduate research.
One at a time in a separate thread.
Please discuss why you are considering transferring from your current college or university.
* (250): Leaving your current institution
After volunteering at a local hospital's TICU, I concluded I did not want to go into pre-med and become a surgeon. I learned from the volunteering experience that I did not have the emotional capacity to continuously see people at their weakest state. Nevertheless, my passion for contributing to health and medicine persisted. With the idea in mind, I began to explore different majors, from engineering to the humanities. It was, however, after I started college with a mostly-exhausted list of possible majors, when computer science came into view.
In retrospect, the best was saved for last. At first, I enjoyed studying computer science because of the sense of accomplishment whenever my code ran according to my design. However, I realized that computer science could also be used to pursue my passion after watching a video about overcoming cancer with artificial intelligence. Things finally seemed to come together; I could contribute to medicine and health by developing AI technologies. I wanted to participate in AI research as an undergraduate and pursue a Ph.D. to become a leading researcher in the field.
I sought research opportunities at (current university), but the facilities and opportunities-especially in computer science-were limited. There were no actively ongoing projects, and the suggested alternative on-campus options were not directly related to my interests. Most off-campus programs only accepted applications from US citizens. If I wanted to pursue research, I figured I had to move to an environment with abundant resources for undergraduate research.
One at a time in a separate thread.
