Randyhl
Feb 9, 2010
Undergraduate / Carleton Essays (teacher, subjects, career plan, development) [16]
Carleton Supplement
Name the secondary school teacher who has most influenced you and briefly explain why. (RUTBERG, PHILOSOPHY AND US HISTORY) (this is written on another part of the application)
He/She has influenced me because (200 Characters):
Our philosophical debates fed my passion to discover my true beliefs and her contagious love of the material excited her to always help and answer my many questions - an environment in which I thrive.
What subjects most interest you and why? (Note: This is not a commitment to major in this area.) (400 Characters)
The way the world works is an enticing mystery to solve. As I learn the basics of mechanics and atomic behavior, I find myself with a plethora of unanswered questions. Using the clues that past physicists left for me, and the math I have been waiting to apply, I will test unpredictable electrons for logical explanations. The thrill of finding a lead on science's enigma is the root of my success.
Do you have a tentative (or firm) career plan (or dream)? Please describe it. (400 Characters)
As a person who knows that learning is one of the most important aspects of life, I see myself ending up as a professor. Feeding my insatiable hunger to learn, my teachers have been the most inspiring, humble, and enthusiastic people I have ever met. Sharing my immutable passion with others and being to students what teachers have been to me, excites me for a future of utter fulfillment and pride.
Why are you interested in Carleton College and how did this interest develop? (300 Characters):
In the progressive and free-thinking environment I dream of, the intelligent and open minded Carletonians smile whether they're debating free will, snuggling with cocoa in a snow storm, or studying sleeplessly during finals, creating a warm college environment conducive to my learning and growth.
From your reading, whether children's books or classics, what books or authors have particularly impressed you and why? (500 Characters):
Dave Eggers' "What is the What" opened my eyes. Reading novels was always an activity I dreaded. However, after I found myself at 3am bawling, still reading, I felt shameful and disgusted for looking at books so negatively. The powerful emotions aroused as Valentino and I took on endeavors side by side, removed me from English. Eggers changed the way I see life and how I take mine for granted. I think of Eggers gratefully as I now open a book excited to escape reality and enter another world.
Carleton Supplement
Name the secondary school teacher who has most influenced you and briefly explain why. (RUTBERG, PHILOSOPHY AND US HISTORY) (this is written on another part of the application)
He/She has influenced me because (200 Characters):
Our philosophical debates fed my passion to discover my true beliefs and her contagious love of the material excited her to always help and answer my many questions - an environment in which I thrive.
What subjects most interest you and why? (Note: This is not a commitment to major in this area.) (400 Characters)
The way the world works is an enticing mystery to solve. As I learn the basics of mechanics and atomic behavior, I find myself with a plethora of unanswered questions. Using the clues that past physicists left for me, and the math I have been waiting to apply, I will test unpredictable electrons for logical explanations. The thrill of finding a lead on science's enigma is the root of my success.
Do you have a tentative (or firm) career plan (or dream)? Please describe it. (400 Characters)
As a person who knows that learning is one of the most important aspects of life, I see myself ending up as a professor. Feeding my insatiable hunger to learn, my teachers have been the most inspiring, humble, and enthusiastic people I have ever met. Sharing my immutable passion with others and being to students what teachers have been to me, excites me for a future of utter fulfillment and pride.
Why are you interested in Carleton College and how did this interest develop? (300 Characters):
In the progressive and free-thinking environment I dream of, the intelligent and open minded Carletonians smile whether they're debating free will, snuggling with cocoa in a snow storm, or studying sleeplessly during finals, creating a warm college environment conducive to my learning and growth.
From your reading, whether children's books or classics, what books or authors have particularly impressed you and why? (500 Characters):
Dave Eggers' "What is the What" opened my eyes. Reading novels was always an activity I dreaded. However, after I found myself at 3am bawling, still reading, I felt shameful and disgusted for looking at books so negatively. The powerful emotions aroused as Valentino and I took on endeavors side by side, removed me from English. Eggers changed the way I see life and how I take mine for granted. I think of Eggers gratefully as I now open a book excited to escape reality and enter another world.
