Posts by aleckhuang

aleckhuang

Dec 29, 2011

Undergraduate / Notre-Dame Supp: "The Unexplored"/"Moral Radiance" [7]

In the first essay I like how you actually have a list to share to the AO and it's good that you have a focus on your number one activity - the one which is establishing an entrepreneurial program. It's an opportunity for the AOs to get a peak in your mind of what your ultimate goal in life may be, and the important parts of a long journey often isn't the end result but the journey itself! Expand on why you want to stimulate business interest in the aboriginal youth of Canada. Is there a obligation you have? The number one on your list is what I think they want to hear about, and not to see what your interests are but to understand your incentives.

I don't know anything about Notre-Dame but I think it is good that you talk about an event where your moral responsibility is showcased but you didn't actually explain what this moral responsibility is. Please do so!

Thank you for reading my NYU Short response and I wish you luck in your application process :)
Alexander Huang

aleckhuang

Dec 29, 2011

Undergraduate / Airplane hum - Yale supplement. [5]

I agree with makman09. The essay on first impression seems very hypocritical. I like how you describe the scene around you with great detail and imagery however the essay ends on a sour note with you explaining your excuse. Perhaps you could expand about YOUR little world instead of others. Talk about what makes you unique in your philosophy and thought process - your logic for being in your little world. The essay can move in a direction where you are the focus instead of others conforming to your ideals.

Overall you're in a good direction :).
Thank you for reading my essay and good luck in your application process!

Alexander Huang

aleckhuang

Dec 29, 2011

Undergraduate / 'Curvaceous. Linear. Human tool.' - NYU - What intrigues you? [3]

What intrigues you? Tell us about one work of art, scientific achievement, piece of literature, method of communication, or place in the world (a film, book, performance, website, event, location, etc.), and explain its significance to you.

Curvaceous. Linear. Human tool. "Instrumentality". A constructed fabrication between us, mankind, and the world. Surely by this definition, a screwdriver is no less beautiful than the tacky art we find in museums. A beautiful figure with purpose and utility. What I see here is rotund, it is simulating the motion in which I see the tool being used. The usage consumes me. Eats me entirely. The wood chips, the asymmetrical curves are credit to the perfection of this tool. Perfection not in its condition, but for its purpose in life. The worn down head, uneven surface is testimony to its age and experiences. The bent metal tells a convincing story. Perhaps this tool may not have even been used for its intentional purposes with screws, but torquing and plying apart harder pieces of metal. The poor tool, it has been misused and mistreated. But that does not hurt us. The two materials, wood and metal. Is it symbolism? A dichotomy of material, a transition from the master to his subject; from wood to metal. Perhaps a guard from the harsh and metallic resilience of the world and our warm and wooden nature of our hands. What I have before me is a screw driver unique, unreproducible. Not because its craft is particularly difficult to imitate, but because it has a history. A history known only to its users and left in fragments. The beauty of the tool we call a screw driver is not its utility but its history. From this screwdriver, I learned that in fact there is beauty in everything.

Harsh and honest critiques are much appreciated
I'm applying for an art history major
Alexander Huang