Posts by flafi120

flafi120

Jan 16, 2012

Undergraduate / 'future is the main issue' - stanford ... what matters to u & y ? [19]

Hi Hamid,
I really understand your motive response, but maybe you mistakenly discerned that I mean Iran for its nuclear weapon manufacturing. I respect Iran; it is a big country. What I meant is peace for a world pure of nuclear weapons.

Good Luck to u too

flafi120

Jan 15, 2012

Undergraduate / 'future is the main issue' - stanford ... what matters to u & y ? [19]

WOWW , I am the third one to join the competitive college club in the Amideast Cairo, but because the club is new in cairo, not all the students know about it .

Thanks for clarifying the climate part cuz I am following the weather there and i can't really imagine myself being in a weather of - 17 ...

If u won't mind, can we chat privately?

MIT is great ... he must be a super student :D

flafi120

Jan 15, 2012

Undergraduate / 'future is the main issue' - stanford ... what matters to u & y ? [19]

Hi John ,

it is really nice to see a lot of egyptians here :D ... BTW, I applied to Tufts too :D ... it offers considerable financial aid for intrnl students, but it is too cold, brrr.

I hope all Egyptians, accepted and applying, to join one network so we can all share experience :D
Whut do u think ?

flafi120

Jan 4, 2012

Undergraduate / 'the most exciting experience' - Colgate Supplement: Egypt! [5]

I loved that you wrote about Egypt

BTW, my greetings from Egypt ... I am here for any help

flafi120

Jan 4, 2012

Undergraduate / 'quirky sense of humor and creative pranks' - caltech supplement [3]

hi mohamed,

As deadline is over. I can see that the edited one is much more better and expressive
Good Luck anyway

P.S: I am also from Cairo and I applied to Stanford and Caltech as well. Don't worry about it cuz I got 2020 :D:D

Hope that we will both be accepted

Caltechly and Stanfordly Yours,
Nourhan

flafi120

Dec 27, 2011

Undergraduate / 'future is the main issue' - stanford ... what matters to u & y ? [19]

Waiting for your opinion Moderator :D

flafi120

Dec 27, 2011

Undergraduate / 'future is the main issue' - stanford ... what matters to u & y ? [19]

Hahaha ... Thanks Sarah. You are absolutely right; the essay somehow focuses on a new topic every three sentences . I will pick one of which and elaborate on.

I like your ideas and yeah I will keep you out of this :D

flafi120

Dec 26, 2011

Undergraduate / 'more levels to reach' - CALTECH ESSAY [6]

I didn't like the beginning .. its style is not catchy
I totally like the conclusion. I feel it and the evolution of learning mathematics is good.
However, you didn't focus more on your major choice, the main theme

Good luck

flafi120

Dec 26, 2011

Undergraduate / 'Time is what matters' - What matters to you - stanford supp [4]

Plain .. not yours ... I think that you are copying some parts or trying to combine another one's essay in your voice ... Although it is good and satisfying but not for Stanford

Best of Luck

flafi120

Dec 26, 2011

Undergraduate / 'future is the main issue' - stanford ... what matters to u & y ? [19]

Thanks Waleed for your comprehensive comment. You confirmed my doubts. Yes, I will try to be more focused on what concerns me the most. Surely, I will be more than happy if you have time to read my edited one and the other essays but not on public so if u have an email ??

I will read yours but in few hours ... My greetings from Cairo

flafi120

Dec 26, 2011

Undergraduate / Stanford Letter to Roommate "Teamplayer" [8]

I really like that it is personal and real . I can see you within/beyond the lines; however, i think that it is typical like all of the others on the EssayForum nothing makes you stand out from this pool of applicants ... You need to write something that makes you stand out not just to be personal

Best of Luck,

PS: Won't you mine reading my essay ... stanford ... what matters to u & y ? .. Your feedback please ...

flafi120

Dec 26, 2011

Undergraduate / 'only who I am' - common app essay "WHO I AM" [23]

I like your second one ... way better

Midd is not good for you .. it doesn't appreciate such students like you ... you got to choose a university that appreciate you, your essay and your scores.

BTW, I am from Egypt .. my greetings.

flafi120

Dec 26, 2011

Undergraduate / 'future is the main issue' - stanford ... what matters to u & y ? [19]

Thanks for your comment ... It is not harsh; it is real. i will try to make it fit the topic more.

flafi120

Dec 26, 2011

Undergraduate / STANFORDS SUPPLEMENTS- faith in god + grasshopper + reflections [4]

Faith in God is somewhat controversial .. Avoid such a risky topic

For second one: it is perfect ... I do like that you didn't start like the others .. writing a letter . dear Roomate, I am ... from ..

because they didn't ask you to write a letter. It seems like you have a sense of humor. Telling a short story about a previous experience is a great idea

Best of luck

flafi120

Dec 26, 2011

Undergraduate / 'future is the main issue' - stanford ... what matters to u & y ? [19]

I would be more than grateful if you read my Stanford essay and tell me your ( students and moderators ) feedback .. Thanks

What matters to u & y ?

I believe that future is the main issue that many people are concerned with. This is conclusively proven as a lot of students are looking forward to studying at scientifically prestigious and internationally well-known universities such as Stanford. Choosing the right university and deciding your major(s) according to your aptitudes, tendencies and job market requirements are the first steps towards success and to achieve that, you need to work hard as Thomas Edison said, "Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration".

I wish to be a successful person. I dream of being rich, owning a long black chauffeur-driven limousine and luxuriously grand house and having enough finances to be able to enjoy my life and to travel around the world. Amidst this pool of dreams, which I sank into, a question came up to my mind. Is my own future separated from the world's future ?.... The answer was absolutely not as I am part of the world. I live in this world. My concept of a better future has been changed ever since. Yes, I am looking forward to being successful, healthy and safe, but how ?!. When the world suffers from air, water and food pollution and some of us in this world are poor and ignorant and instead of cooperating to grapple with such problems and find a way around for a better life and future to all of us, countries tend to struggle for owning nuclear weapons, a goal that they are trying to achieve and I am worried about. Advanced countries possession of nuclear weapons is maybe a show of power, but to be in developed countries, that is very dangerous in case they are used in wars - it is like a baby playing with fire ... It will be the end of the world .

The peaceful uses of energy should be the point of assembly that these countries agree upon and encourage. What if they spent that large sum of money of nuclear weapons development and manufacturing on peaceful purposes, wouldn't that end hunger, poverty and ignorance in the world and prevent wars, conflicts and fights. At that time, there will be no longer need for using such weapons that destruct, not construct. If Alfred Nobel were alive today, he would die of deep sorrow of what human beings do as he wanted them beneficence and they wanted damage .