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zahras93   
Nov 11, 2012
Undergraduate / "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken" - Chicago Essay [6]

You haven't written anything about UChic at all! It's all just about you and how your not shy anymore...

"For example I was so captivated by a doctor who saved a dying patient life."
That is something doctors do every single day all around the world... I'm sure you've seen doctors saving patients' lives' on TV /Grey's Anatomy; that's their job. Please don't use that as an example.

Try to talk about UChic, or any program in particular that they have that intrigues you. Or about the student environment or student activities.
Take a piece of paper and write down the topic again and brainstorm ideas.

How does the University of Chicago, as you know it now, satisfy your desire for a particular kind of learning, community, and future? Please address with some specificity your own wishes and how they relate to UChicago?

Talk about the kind of learning they have, the community and YOUR future - what you want your future to be and how UChic is going to help build your future. Focus on these 3 things, not on how your not shy. If you want to include what you've written so far, make it really short but concentrate on these 3 things!

You also mentioned your grandfather's death had an impact on you - but how? Maybe if you can elaborate on that a bit more and replace the whole captivation with it that could be your intro for your essay!

Good luck!
zahras93   
Nov 11, 2012
Writing Feedback / 'Good atmosphere' - What change to hometown more appealing to people your age? [4]

"Although there are many buses in the urban and rural area, but it is pretty hard for people to find out which bus can take them to the destination as the information about the route of the bus is rarely given. Therefore, the public transportation should inform and guide people about the place that buses visit by creating map or call center."

Although we have an adequate number of buses to provide transport within the urban and rural area, it is difficult for people to figure out the routes, timings and which buses to take as the information is not provided regularly. Thus, I believe that by opening up a call center or by creating maps and timetables or schedules for the different routes at the bus stops or even on the web, public transportation will be much more efficient and convenient.

The first sentence is rather long so you may split it into two!
zahras93   
Nov 11, 2012
Undergraduate / 'Both a doctor and an engineer' - UM Supplement. Why your field of study? [12]

"When I face a dilemma, my mind will not stop until there is a solution"
You can rephrase that, because it sounds a little incomplete. Your mind will not stop what?
You could say something about how you have racing thoughts, or how your mind cannot come up with a conclusion, etc.

"As a high school student, I do not currently know which field of engineering I want to study."
I think you should rephrase the "I do not currently know" part with something like how you are still exploring the different fields because as a high school student you should be a little aware of the different fields. So don't say you don't know.

Also, you could replace "I want to study" with "I want to pursue".

Hope that helps!
zahras93   
Dec 31, 2009
Undergraduate / How can you answer the what you can contribute to upenn supplement [16]

Hi Simrath!

You can simply apply for regular decision!
These are the three choices!
Type of Freshman (First-Year) application: See descriptions of the application options listed in the Guide for Applying to Brown

January 1st Deadline (Regular Decision)
Regular Decision to Brown University
Regular Decision to Brown University and the Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME)
Regular Decision to Brown-RISD Dual Degree Program

I'll read your essay soon! sorry im trying to finsih off my Brown APP!

Good Luck
Select the first one and u can take Bio as well without doing PLME
zahras93   
Dec 30, 2009
Undergraduate / How can you answer the what you can contribute to upenn supplement [16]

Engineering (For Brown University) You DONT have to do PLME for Engineering!

To be completed by applicants whose primary interest is Engineering; please check the box and address each question separately. We also suggest limiting your total response to 500 words.

1. Many applicants to college are unsure about eventual majors. What factors led you to an interest in the field of Engineering?

2. What experiences beyond school work have broadened your interest in Engineering?

3. Brown offers programs in Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Materials, and Mechanical Engineering. Because there is a common core curriculum within Engineering, students need not select a specific area until their junior year. We are curious to know, however, if any particular program within Engineering presently appeals to you. If so, please discuss that choice.

Engineering

Good Luck! :)
zahras93   
Dec 30, 2009
Undergraduate / IWU-Illinois Wesleyan University Supplement [6]

When I found that the IWU Titans ranked seventh among all colleges and universities in the number of athletes who honored Academic All-America and IWU sports teams hold top ranking positions nationally I knew that IWU is was the place where I can feel felt my burning youth

What do you think?

Please have a look on my essay:

Good Luck!
zahras93   
Dec 30, 2009
Undergraduate / Paramedical Experience -- Common App Essay [4]

Your essay is really interesting and I really like it. Especially the last paragraph!

This reminds me of a quoted: Success is also measured by how many lives you have touched!

the field towards the goal, ball at my feet.

I think you should add something there like: with the ball at my foot.

A more experienced me sounds awkward. Do come up with something else!

Having incorporated this aspect into my daily life, I am now more careful with committing and once I am committed to an activity, I find myself doing things and going out of my way to be able not only fulfill my commitment,

, I am now more careful with committing. Once I am committed to an activity...

Good Luck

Please do return the favor by reading my essay:
zahras93   
Dec 30, 2009
Undergraduate / What would you research about and why...my supplement.. [5]

Yes you are trying to be objective and i think you have covered the whole topic properly. There are some minor changes i thought would enhance your essay:

her daughter ( my first cousin)

Cancer does not just kill, it killsbrutally. Having spent days and nights in the oncology department of a hospital (or specify the hospital), I realize the pain and suffering that cancer patients have to go through.

I like the quote you mentioned in the ending.

Good Luck!

Please do return the favor by reading my essay:
zahras93   
Dec 30, 2009
Writing Feedback / 'a diary in English' - TOEFL optional essay - English ability [3]

Firstly, I talked to my conversation partner and some other friends in college ministry every often,improving my spoken English.

I spoke to my conversation partner and friends at College Ministry very often, thus improving in English orally.

so what we talked about varied from his previous work experience in finance industry to culture difference between US and China.

We spoke over various topics that ranged from his previous work experience in a Finance industry to the cultural differences between the US and China.

He still keeps in touch with me through phone now, saying that I am much easier to understand now than before.

We still remain in contact through phone calls where he encourages and motivates by telling me how much progress i have made.

At the same time, I came to conversation club in college ministry once a week. I met people from different countries in the club and tried to imitate native speakers' pronunciation and intonation. I talked value, trust and justice with people from different countries, practicing organizing and expressing my thoughts in English quickly. So my ability to speak English is undoubted.

I also joined a Conversation Club in College Ministry around the same time. We had discussions over value, trust and justice with members from different regions of the world. Thus I had mastered how to practice, organize and express my own thoughts in English. Hence my ability to speak the English language is undoubted.

Secondly, I earned A in all the finance related courses when I was in University of ***, showing that I can understand English text and lecture very well. In the class, I could not only understand the lecture very well but also communicate with professors by answering their questions and even pointing out their mistakes. In addition, I adapted quickly to Southern American English, indicating that my language sense is good. After class, I read supplement materials on the website such as Bloomberg and even in the journals like Journal of Financial Economics and Journal of Finance. I believe that English won't be my academic hurdle if I study in ***

Secondly, I scored an A in all the finance related courses I took. This shows that I can understand English text and lectures. In class, not only did I comprehend ever word the professor spoke, I communicated with him by answering questions and pointing out mistakes. It didn't take me much time to adapt to South American English. After class, I would read... and in journals such as Journal of Finance...

Thirdly Finally, I have done a lot of work to improve enhance my writing written English. Although in *** writing essays and assignments in English was a piece of cake for me, I decided to do something to improve my writing skill further more. So I took Intro to College Writing. It This was a big challenge for me because as I had to compete with other classmates, whose native language was English. Although at last I only got scored a B in this course, I learned a lot of valuable knowledge such as MLA style format, which would be very useful in future graduate academic writing. Moreover, I went to the writing center for professional advice and gradually knew learned American writing culture as well. To practice more, I kept wrote a diary in English. At present, I feel excited about writing in English and using the new words or sentences I learned from every English newspaper I read.

Good Luck
zahras93   
Dec 30, 2009
Undergraduate / Being in a book club - only 150 words =) [3]

Hi,

Its a well-written short essay.
I love how you end it - seems mysterious.
But

The fresh scent of paper and the sound of the turning pages welcome me.

Try to replace 'welcome me' with something else. I feel that its not the right word to use. You can try pleases me or soothes your vexed nerves.. Try something.

The rest is all good!

Please have a look on my essay:

Good Luck & Thanks
zahras93   
Dec 29, 2009
Undergraduate / Occidental Supplement: Why Oxy, Interests, Book, Habit [5]

JVan09

and my dream is to one day work for the United Nations

Emphasize more on why you want to work for the United Nations?

I really like #3!

To anyone else these pieces of paper might look like junk, but to me they all hold a meaning. Whenever I get an idea or learn something new, big or small, I have to write it down.

Umm.. okay no offense - i imagined this when i read what you wrote - an untidy table covered with bits and pieces of paper everywhere! Or if you want what you could do is: To anyone else these pieces of paper might look like junk, but to me they all hold a meaning. Whenever I get an idea or learn something new, big or small, I have to write it down.

Good Luck! Please read my essay:
zahras93   
Dec 29, 2009
Undergraduate / "S.T.O.P." - Brown University - Best piece of advice you've ever been given? [8]

What is the best piece of advice you've ever been given, and why?
"STOP - S -Say stop to yourself, T- Take a deep breath, O- Orient yourself,
P- Press your pause button (your forehead!)"

This piece of advice works for me all the time. I actually got this advice from a Student Life Consultant at a Leadership Camp. It can transform the short-tempered into patient and kind beings. I have escaped numerous elongated and aggravating lectures from my parents. But one has to know how to use this advice in order to achieve its highest potential. ?

This advice is best put to use in difficult situations. It shortens the length of the problem and changes the direction of the problem into my favor. At this tender age, we, teenagers think less from our brains and more from our hearts. This is because of our low tolerance level. We take pleasure in wasting time brooding about any past quandaries we may have gone through. This advice can save the punishment and reprimand which we are 'awarded' with after arguing with our parents, teachers or any other elders.

While using this advice one has to act AND play smart! Before speaking impulsively, STOP yourself and think. Think about where you are and who you are talking to. Finally, prepare what you are going to say and make sure you have rehearsed it twice in your head. Not only that, prepare the response to the next statement you think you are going to hear. And finally stay calm.

I have used this several times! I use it for all types of incidents - serious or minor, works everywhere. When I was younger, whenever I was scolded, I would burst into tears. I had no emotional stability, except for controlling my temper.

At camp, I misplaced the charger of my camera. It is natural for a human to lose things. I, for one, am extremely careful about my belongings. But honestly, living in an apartment with seven other girls and keeping track of all your clothes, accessories and luggage isn't easy. When I gave my mother the news she went berserk. I did not lose it deliberately and a camera charger is one thing I wouldn't want to lose for all the pictures I have to upload on Facebook. She was yelling at me. She said I was careless and irresponsible as she rambled incessantly. The anger was building up inside me but then I used my pause button and thought of an excuse in the meanwhile. I knew that if I would answer back to her or respond rudely then my weekend was going to get ruined. I organized my thoughts - first apologize, explain how it happened calmly and assure her that I will never make this mistake again. I got her a glass of water and drank myself to cool both of us down. I apologized and assured her I would be extra careful next time. She agreed reluctantly but she forgot about grounding me.

I say "STOP" and then, "PRESTO"- everything works out magically!
zahras93   
Dec 29, 2009
Undergraduate / IWU-Illinois Wesleyan University Supplement [6]

I thought God they offer the most choices for students

You don't have to include God, it sounds awkward. You could say, I was amazed by the number/variety of courses...

I love Math, and Writing, and foreign languages (specify if you want to, its better to) and have beening playing the Piano for over 13 years. I've always wanted to become a well-rounded student .

I suggest you get rid of that line as its cliche. Everyone wants to be a well-rounded student, right??

the May Term program attracted (grasped) my attention

The third thing I love about IWU is the attention to sports. Doing sports makes me feel lively and fiery and I always find ways to do exercises.

Start off with finally instead of third. Attention sounds awkward, use dedication.
Doing sports makes everyone feel lively - try something else!

When I found that the IWU Titans ranked seventh among all colleges and universities in the number of athletes who honored Academic All-America and IWU sports teams hold top ranking positions nationally I knew that IWU is the place where I can feel my burning youth.Sounds awkward.

Good Luck!
zahras93   
Dec 29, 2009
Undergraduate / 'color strikes' - COMMON APP SHORT ANSWER- PAINTING [6]

Yes, your ideas are clear enough. It reminds me of the quote by Stephen Covey in Masterpiece!
Its much longer but i have my abridged version:
If life were a canvas, i would paint it with all the wonderful colors in the world!

Good Luck
zahras93   
Dec 29, 2009
Undergraduate / UMich Engineering Essay: Interests and aspirations [4]

Hi,

Your introduction is all cliche!!! Change the first sentence as it is a dangling modifier:
My first lesson of engineering was taught by my parents since they are all engineers.
I learned my first lesson of engineering from my parents, who are both engineers.

I learned that (an?) engineer is someone who has a magical power of turning ideas to reality and engineering is about applying theories to benefit the real world (/is the bridge between theory and practicality?).

It sounds like a fairy tale - use the one in the brackets. -->
Engineering is the bridge between theory and practicality . It seems awkard - replace it with realism or something else.

The strongest power of changing the world by human is engineering

And I hope to be an engineer, so that I could have the ability to make the world a better place.
I aspire to become an engineer so I can build the capacity in me to make the world a better environment.

I, with a team - I, along with a team of classmates, ...
Our team's task was to design and make a mobile robot
For the first time, I felt as an engineer.
The team having more with the greater number of balls in basket ? wins the game. --> Its vague, are you talking about the team that scores a higher number of goals? OR, you can simply say in the basket.

We spent nights on reading related materials and designing our robot.

Because of the high efficiency and good reliability of our machine (It sounds like you bought the product! You were the ones who created it!)Because of our efficiency and excellent design -, my team survived (reached?) to the final round and ranked 3rd place among 36 competing teams. To engineers, nothing can beyond pleasure of watching machine you design complete the given task successfully. For engineers, there is nothing that can beat the pleasure we receive from watching a machine that we have designed by with our own hands. - TOO MANY GRAMMATICAL ERRORS.

At that time By then I had read almost everything (all the details) about robots. I learned how robots significantly help people humans in manufacture, heath care and discovery activities - Discovery Activities? You mean Research?. I was captivated by the tremendous possibility possibilities and capability capabalities of a robot. And I told myself: that is what I want to do in the future.

During my studies in UMJI, I took many courses taught by professors from University of Michigan (UMich). - Dangling Modifier. In UMJI, I took several courses. The professors had completed their studies from Uni of Michigan.

Impressed by their advanced teaching methods and rigorous scholarship training, I can't wait to know I was eager to learn more about UMich and the College of Engineering (CoE). Later, I also learned that CoE ranked among the top engineering schools in the US and has the largest engineering research budget in public universities. What makes me more excited fascinates me most is great Mobile Robotics Laboratory of CoE and that UMich is one of the five universities in University Research Program in Robotics funded by DoE of US. UMich is definitely the place I want to go the best place for me. What's more is If I could engage my SJTU-UM Dual Degree Program and study ME in CoE of UMich and ECE in SJTU, I would have an excellent combination (combined degree?) in robotics by combining computer technique with mechanical engineering . I believe that studying in UMich can equip me with the most advanced knowledge, and only in this way could I become a great engineer and contribute (to) the world.

Good Luck
zahras93   
Dec 29, 2009
Undergraduate / Why Ohio State? -Words from a Wolverine [4]

Hi,

"I have chosen Ohio State University primarily because of the vast resources available for to undergraduate students for research." - That is written all over their website. Write about why YOU should get accepted? Don't brag. Include qualities about yourself that suit you to OSU.

"My dream is to build a computer that will change the world in a way so monumental, that people take it for granted , much as the way the Internet has become an integral part of American society."

'Take it for granted' is negative. Replace it.

Emphasize more on why you should get selected and how OSU is perfect for you. Talk about yourself.

Good Luck
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