Undergraduate / "I want to be a Wildcat; I want to go to Northwestern." - Why Northwestern [14]

Why Northwestern essay 400 words

Now, almost a year after my initial visit to Northwestern, my excitement towards the university continues to grow. I can still remember walking around campus observing students, with nothing but my baggy NU sweatshirt and my trail of footprints in the snow.

To me, Northwestern is not just about the beautiful suburbia of Evanston nor is it an escape from the blazing temperatures of Atlanta for the bristling snow of an Illinois winter. Additionally, Northwestern is not just about being a member of the Weinberg college community, it is about being a member of the larger Northwestern family. Here I will find myself pursuing my goals of becoming a doctor, while also forging the greatest friendships of my life. As a student, I could start the day out with a snowball fight on the quad, then have a meeting with my pre med advisor, and finally end the day with Who Owns the Past? an enthralling seminar taught by Professor Ann Gunter. (or an enthralling seminar about Who Owns the Past? taught by Professor Ann Gunter.)

At NU, I could use my autonomy to take advantage of the unique classes offered in Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and explore my love for various subjects. I would also benefit from Weinberg's small class sizes and the personal learning experience Northwestern is known for. I would make full use of the quarter system, and use my flexible schedule to get involved in a renowned research project, or to simply relax by the painted rock and get involve in club activities on campus.

No matter where my Northwestern journey takes me, I will be constantly learning both inside and outside of the classroom. There will be times when I will feel homesick, and times when I appreciate the distance from Evanston to Atlanta. At some point I will probably feel like I am so deep in school work that I could never get out, but I will remember my experiences at Northwestern just the same. I will probably at some point argue politics, while simultaneously completing an essay on cellular biology.

I always knew I wanted to be a Wildcat: that I wanted to go to Northwestern. For me, Northwestern is the start of something new, something exhilarating, something that can't be experienced elsewhere. Even if it was not in the big ten, or close to a big city, Northwestern would still be the school for me. I am ready to put on my purple and white.

Can you help make this flow better and help with the phrasing.

Thanks for reading my essay, I did use one of the sentences in my Rochester essay but it works so whatever. Be Harsh please.

Undergraduate / My Disney Childhood in 180 words - Wake Forest [9]

1. Describe the culture in which you grew up. What are its strengths and weaknesses?

I grew up in a culture of Disney princesses, Sesame Street, Barney and Blues Clues. During a time when the only television before ten A.M. was cartoons, and before cartoon network cut out shows like Dexter's Laboratory and Code Name Kids Next Door. Where the first Harry Potter book became known, just in time to receive my letter to Hogwarts and the most important thing on my mind was being sorted into Gryffindor and staying as far away from Slytherin as possible. Throughout my upbringing, the movie and tv industry were the people behind some of my first words. At age two, I learned the word mine right before Barney taught me how to share. Harry Potter taught me to read long novels, to fake a British accent, and to never say bloody hell around my parents. T.V. taught me how to properly spell laboratory, and that if I wanted to be like Princess Ariel, I would have to learn how to swim first. T.V. shows taught me to just be a kid. While this culture may not be as immediately visible as my African American heritage, it played just as large a part in my upbringing.

I am 79 characters over the limit please help me cut this down. Do I answer the entire prompt?

6. What final Jeopardy category would ensure your victory? (200 characters)
- I can't think of an interesting Jeopardy category that has not all ready been done.

Undergraduate / Groggily walking towards the kitchen, I begin my daily routine - Wake Forest [5]

2. What outrages you? What are you doing about it? (less than 200 words)

Groggily walking towards the kitchen, I begin my daily routine: get a bowl, get a spoon, grab the milk and grab my box of cereal. Everything situated, I settle down at the breakfast bar to enjoy my Cinnamon Toast Crunch. The first thing I do is pour some cereals into the bowl then go to add in the milk. Oh no, I whisper only to hear my sister chuckling beside me. Almost all of the milk is gone, and I can either choose to use the rest and eat half dry cereal, or give it up and just enjoy my cereal completely dry. Only problem is, I hate dry cereal. Pondering the situation, I try not to get mad over the prospect of a lost breakfast, but I can't help but notice my sister enjoying her bowl of Golden Grams absolutely floating in excess milk. From that day forward, I promised to keep a hidden milk carton in the back of the fridge. No longer will I be subjected to mornings of dry cereal, as my secret milk carton is there to say the day.

Undergraduate / Shared Paradise - Wake Forest essay [2]

3. As a part of 2010 Wake Forest orientation, the freshman class examined The Andes of Ecuador, a painting by Frederic Church. Next year what work of visual or performing art should the incoming class analyze? Why?

New beginnings, life, and new possibilities are the first thoughts that come to mind when visualizing Wolfgang -Adam Topffer's Swiss landscape painting. The wisdom of the old trees reflects the wisdom of the student body and the new life they bring to the university. Rippling water flowing through a beautiful river creates a paradise in the mist of the trees, but one can only guess what is around the corner of the river. Similarly, each incoming freshman can only ponder their four year journey as they begin their Wake Forest education. The Swiss mountains off in the distance symbolize that one particularly challenging class each student will inevitably take, but shows promises of serenity once you make it through the storm. Each student will envision something different when glancing at this painting, but together they can discover their shared paradise: Wake Forest University.

Undergraduate / There are many things I wish I knew, but most of all I wish I knew the future. [8]

I Need Help deciding which short essay is better- Wake Forest

Which essay is better? They both need more added to them but I don't know which one I should continue and I am kinda stuck on what more I should say.

7. I wish I knew...

I wish I knew you. Right now you are reading my file with everything from my birthday to my social security number. You know my name, my address, my phone number and every class I have ever taken in high school. You know what extracurricular activities I took part in, and what I aspire to be. You know my GPA and my SAT score. You know everything about the last four years of my life, and I don't even know your name. You know so much about me, but I wish I knew you.

I don't know what else to add to this so if you have any ideas please let me know.

There are many things I wish I knew, but most of all I wish I knew the future. If I knew the future, I could warn a country before a famine strikes and kills millions of people. I could forsee an upcoming war and stop it years before the proposal makes it to congress. I could have prevented our current economic crisis and saved many famlies from foreclosure. I could warn people about the damages todays pollution will cause. I could know the cure for cancer before more people have to suffer. I could stop future pandemics and catastrophies from occurring. If I could tell the future, I would take everyones pain and suddering away.