Undergraduate / "the stiffness in cutting the cheese" - u of chicago supplement [5]

ok...so, i'm not sure if this is...too weird. and please please suggestions? thanks in advance!
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Essay Option 2. Dog and Cat. Coffee and Tea. Great Gatsby and Catcher in the Rye. Everyone knows there are two types of people in the world. What are they?

Inspired by an alumna of the class of 2006
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We gathered around a round table as we prepared ourselves for the long night ahead of bombastic lecturing and inquiry. I had felt it coming for a while now, continuously manifesting in my tummy, stretching it to an uncomfortable size. I couldn't stand up and leave, I knew that the moment I move, it will be all over, all for nothing.

It was the moment when the nursery seems to have fallen asleep and the adults became more solemn than I thought possible when I felt an end near my abilities. I froze in place concentrating my butt muscles with my best attempt to stop it, yet everything turned out wrong. The sound started just as the air would escape a ballon through a small hole and persisted as time slowed to enjoy making it a good laugh. And I do mean it lasted long, probably 15 seconds continuously. Indifferent, I glanced around as every single one of my friends stared right back at me, making me realize I'd have a better chance uncovering a dinosaur fossil under my foot than try that lame escape. Out of curiosity, a simple boy stammered, "wait...was, was that your stomach?". Yet what was I to respond? To promptly say "no. I farted" was pretty much off the list. I gave a nervous chuckle or two as everyone else erupted in laughs comically while that boy chuckled too and glanced around, looking almost as out of place as I was.

Inevitably, my friend later came to me and said, "you know, you didn't seem to have squirmed that much, when I have to hold it in, it always involves a lot of awkward movement."

So there you have it. There are two types of people in this world: those who can successfully maintain their image in public, and those who fail embarrassingly.

Undergraduate / "Chinese students' lives" + "Math & Stats" - what I can contribute/my academic goals [3]

hello, here are the prompts and my essays:

The University values an educational environment that provides all members of the campus community with opportunities to grow and develop intellectually, personally, culturally and socially. In order to give us a more complete picture of you as an individual, please tell us about the particular life experiences, perspectives, talents, commitments and/or interests you will bring to our campus. In other words, how will your presence enrich our community?

I can tell you how the majority of Chinese students' lives are like here and in China; or the difference of adrenaline rush from the agility of volleyball, to the before relay lightheadedness, the rush of blurring forms during a basketball game; that perfection of indulging as a piece of the orchestra; what it's like to dog-sit the most spoiled basset hounds, or just an annoyingly cute baby sister; perhaps even why anyone can even stand one more semester of calculus.

I was once part of the simple life in China years back when the commoners owned no private cars, where everyone took the overcrowded bus in the city and children from miles away walked or biked to school. As I grew, there was a first time of going to a boarding school, also the first time I didn't see my parents for a year. Then there's the embarrassment of being a new foreigner here. I was made fun of without myself understanding, didn't know how to join the others in games I've never played, and not to mention the ridiculous haircut my mother did for me. Being part of it all myself, I can also understand how the high expectations overwhelm, of being below all other students because I was still in ESL. I've gone through the stage of shyness brought on by embarrassment. Eventually, learning to involve in society as an adult, volunteering, working with the whole spectrum of ages, from babysitting and teaching preschool and elementary school kids, to socializing with grown-ups and seniors at "Antiques Roadshow" filming. Sometimes It feels like I've been through it all. Now all I have to do is become a rock star, get a gang of paparazzi on me, and my life will be complete (I'm only joking). But it still holds true for me that these experiences-whether you deem them to be plenty or not that sufficient-define my life and has taught me to walk in another's shoes and see behind their hazed eyes better than most others. Now it's at the point where I my be frustrated with family or friends but it always slips from my mind because hours later I find myself staring out the window replaying the situation from inside their mind this time, realizing what I had done wrong.

I believe understanding holds firm as the basis of relationships, something that is inevitably ever predominant in our society. hope that my presence at UW-Madison can contribute to a better understanding of the differences present in our world, bring better understanding of my own culture, and present a wider spectrum of opinions.

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Tell us about your academic goals, circumstances that may have had an impact on your academic performance, and, in general, anything else you would like us to know in making an admission decision.

Of all academic subjects, math is my favorite. I have to say it's almost soothing to do math homework because in a way it's systematic, it's logical, and it always makes sense to me. I admit I am a bit of a nerd when it comes to math and computers. Luckily, I am relatively good at all things math related too. So naturally I am more inclined towards a future of mathematics, but not pure math because I am also very interested in biology and cancer research. In recent years I knew some people who were diagnosed with and died due to cancer, watching their loved ones mourn helplessly. This exposure has motivated me to pursue a field in statistics in the medical field. A recent summer internship experience working in medical statistics and bioinformatics on ovarian cancer research provided me with exposure of actual works of the field and has further encouraged me to pursue this future. As for now, my academic goal is purely to maintain the highest grade I can, and hopefully keep my 4.0 GPA through my entire high school years.

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i'm not sure if my first essay's too long and my second too short. do they answer the questions well? oh, and do i need titles for these essays in general? thank you!