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Jan 1, 2009
Undergraduate / PERSONAL STATEMENT[COMMON APP] "TWELVE YEARS EARLIER" [2]

TWELVE YEARS EARLIER
"Sa..Re..Ga..Ma..Pa..." I sang aloud as my aunt guided me and played the keys on the harmonium, an Indian instrument. After singing the same five notes for two hours, I was exhausted. My aunt told me that in order to become a good singer, I would have to practice "riaz", an Indian classical technique to tune one's voice to perfection. Aggravated by the fact, I remained indifferent to my aunt's words. After all I was only five at the time, and children lose their patience quickly.

PRESENT:
...Standing at the center of the stage, I looked at the audience. All eyes and ears on me, anticipating whether or not I would be able to meet their expectations. Sweat started to trickle down the back of my spine at the sheer thought of this. My heartbeat raced so fast that it would pour out of my chest. I took a deep breath, closed my eyes and thought of my aunt. "Believe in yourself and great success will follow you," said my aunt. I vividly remembered her words, took a deep breath and told the anchor to start the song. Nervous at first, I started to sing. At the start of singing, I lost myself in the songs' words and meaning and nervousness went away itself. Mid-way into the song, I realized the sound of the music was too loud and no one was able to hear my voice. As I instructed the anchor to lower the music, he misunderstood me and stopped the entire song. Extremely embarrassed and ashamed, I told the speaker to stall for five minutes. I panicked and needed a breather. What is the audience thinking? How will I ever be able to perform again? Words of regret and anger washed over me. Weak and distressed, I decided to abandon what's left of my performance.

Days...weeks...months...passed by and I still wasn't able to forget the failure of my performance. It was my first performance with an immense audience; my supposed break-through performance. Doubt and fear did not leave any room for second chances; to perform elsewhere. I wallowed on this fact for months until my mom told me to practice one day. I dragged myself to the music room reluctantly. After setting Indian instruments up and warming up my vocal chords, I realized I've been apart from music and singing so long that I was unaware of how much it means to me and how much I have missed it. As I started to practice singing, a revelation stirred inside of me. No matter what, I could not give up music. Without music, there is no me and vice versa.

The most important things in life are to discover who you are and what you
aspire to become. Many people search their entire lives and cannot find out what makes them really tick. Others find their talents and never have the opportunity to pursue their talents full swing. A very small percentage of the world's people discover their talents and pursue their passion in their careers.

Singing is a major part of my life and always will continue to be. Singing became a part of my life; both at school and at home. Singing also provided mental therapy as well as physical therapy. Whenever I got sick or felt stressed, I would sing in order to reassure myself. Singing had the biggest impact on me. Singing will always be a part of my life. If I have the opportunity to perform, I will perform because just as much as I like singing, I also like to entertain people with my music. Singing for me is not a desire, it is a necessity.

...I stand at the center stage again...ready to perform. Confident and determined, I look at the anxious crowd awaiting my stellar performance. This time, it will be different. I take a deep breath...3,2,1....
misti915   
Jan 1, 2009
Undergraduate / trait or characteristic / activity engage - NYU SUPPLEMENT [3]

EACH 500 CHARACTERS

1) Describe a trait or characteristic that has been passed along to you by your family. Tell us why you like or dislike this aspect of yourself. [447/500]

A social butterfly is what others would describe me as. I acquired being "affable" from my mother, who loved to mingle with others, introduce herself to new people, etc. Like my mother, I love to socialize with others. Whether it is a party or a formal occasion, I always engage myself in people's conversations. I like this aspect of myself because it distinguishes myself from others. I like being loud and talkative because it defines who i am.

2)New York City is an essential element of academic and cultural life at NYU. If you could engage in an activity or start a club or service organization at NYU, what would it be and how would you envision it impacting the larger community? [472/500]

Poverty has been a significant issue in today's society. If given the opportunity to improve it, I would attempt to eradicate this problem. With the US economy in a financial crisis, the issue has unfortunately increased. To help diminish this problem, we must convince everybody to volunteer and nip the problem from its roots. We can do this by giving shelter to the needy and have can drives, soup drives to homeless centers. This way, we can help to diminish poverty.

3) You have been selected to sing in a talent show. What song would you choose? Why? [466/500]
"Promise of a Lifetime" by Kutless is the song i would perform in a talent show. I find the song title to be very attractive because it gives me a sense of peace and satisfaction. The song starts out with the piano as the accompaniment followed by the soloist. Beautiful in its melody and words, the song conveys how one falls from grace and looks upon God as its ultimate saviour. I can relate to this because whenever I feel frustrated or depressed, I pray to God.

4) Please tell us what led you to select your anticipated academic program and/or NYU school/college, and what interests you most about your intended discipline. [341/500]

As a child, I had two goals that I want to accomplish in life. One, to become a renowned singer and two, to be a doctor. Choosing College of Arts & Sciences, enables me to not only focus in majoring in medicine but also, to continue pursuing my passion. This would be a perfect academic program for me, but it offers the best of both worlds.
misti915   
Dec 31, 2008
Undergraduate / It was late. Beyond late - STONYBROOK ESSAY [2]

Topic: Describe one intellectual experience that means the most to you
(1-2 pages, must not exceed 8000 characters in length)

Socrates once said that in order to understand the mysteries of the Universe, a man must first know himself. When I consider the intellectual events that have most affected me, I find most striking those that have let me to understand myself more deeply. One intellectual experience stood out to me the most --

Saturday, January 16, 2008, 3:07 A.M. It was late. Beyond late. Sitting on my bed and thinking about trigonometry was the last thing I wanted to do. Outside my window, I saw the rain as it poured heavily on the city streets. The wind sounded like whistles as it blew approximately forty-five miles per hour. Aware of all the distractions around me, I was yet immersed in all the trigonometric formulas that were scattered around my bed. I was determined on one sole task: my math extra credit problem. Extra credit that i certainly did not need; my teacher issued this assignment to aid the students who were failing and I certainly was not one of them. I needed to prove to myself that I could do it.

After spending three hours analyzing, attempting and then analyzing the question over, I had reason to believe to think otherwise. I was at a place where there was no sign of a breakthrough, nothing to move forward upon. I was frustrated at the fact that I could not unravel the mystery behind this quite difficult and rigorous problem. I began to doubt myself. Why was I not able to solve it? Was I not smart enough? I thought I was capable since I was generally good at math and had an interest in the subject. Math was a subject that I did not need to think too much about. This pessimistic attitude that boiled inside of me made me realize that I needed to make a fresh start. I washed my face and looked in the mirror. As I looked myself over, a look of resolution came over my face and I decided that I would not let this late-night study session go to waste. I would conquer this obstacle that made me doubt my capabilities. I went back to my room to delve myself into this problem. I cleared my head and said to myself repeatedly, if there is a will, there's a way, until I believed it. I started by going through the basics of the problem, attacking it step-by-step. The problem started to fall apart easily. Trigonometric formulas were the fundamental concepts that were needed in order to understand the intricacies of the problem. It is because of my dedication and patience that I was able to accomplish what I failed to do so previously.

This complex math extra credit problem has helped me realize that with dedication one can achieve anything. This experience means a lot to me because it was empowering to me that I was able to gather up the willpower to solve the problem. Solving the problem was not because I needed bonus points on my math grade but to have the satisfaction of accomplishing something that I believe was difficult to achieve. But, I did it!
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