Undergraduate / "the engineering challenges" - Why Stanford Essay [6]

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Prompt:Tell us what makes Stanford a good place for you.

The sunlight plays across the water of Lake Sammamish, dancing through faint ripples that disrupt the reflection of the clear blue sky and the majestic snow-covered mountains in the distance. The striking scenery around me serves as a constant reminder of what I love: the parks where I volunteer, the mountains where I hike, the lakes and rivers where I row. My environment influences me, and through the Stanford experience, I hope to influence it in return.

Stanford's ongoing Green Dorm project unites my passions for sustainability and environmental research. The building is currently pending approval for construction. As a living space, this dorm will be the epitome of sustainable living, emitting no carbon and even producing excess energy. However, the Green Dorm transcends passive sustainability, as its inhabitants become part of an innovative approach to experimentation; researchers will monitor factors including electricity and water usage to find and test innovative solutions for sustainable design. I hope to pursue these engineering challenges, utilizing newfound learning to create and develop my ideas and shape them into practicality.

Stanford is the home of my college aspirations: I want to transform the Green Dorm from a plan to a reality. To work with my peers on late night projects. To explore paths around failure. To celebrate innovation. To learn. To experiment. To grow. I want to see the sunlight play across the water of a fountain at Stanford, sparkling under the clear blue sky, illuminating the place where I learned to make a change.