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"Step Up 3D" / "Human Behavior" / "Harry Potter" - NYU Supplements [16]
NYU Supplement Revise Please URGENT HELP PLEASE 2 HOURS LEFT LOLTell us why you have chosen the above campus (700 characters)The plot of the movie "Step Up 3D" did not interest me as the setting with the violet flags waving majestically in the wind and the busy cars whizzing past in the background of the New York streets. I remember thinking, "This is my dream school." After doing more research I have discovered that NYU is even more breathtaking than in the movie. It is special to me because it also offers unique culturally-oriented study abroad programs that I am interested in exploring. New York is a magical city fit for visionaries to pursue their dreams that were once thought impossible. At NYU I would find inspiration from exploring the busy nightlife in Times Square to studying at the indie coffee shops in Queens. As a person with a heart for adventure from a suburban city I desire to pursue my education in the City that Never Sleeps.
A. NYU's global network provides students with hundreds of academic areas of interest for students to cultivate their intellectual curiosity and to help achieve their career goals. Whether you are entirely undecided about your academic plans or you have a definitive program of study in mind, what are your own academic interests? Feel free to share any thoughts on any particular programs or how you might explore those interests at NYU on any of our campuses.As a person who loves the social sciences and the arts, the Gallatin School of Individualized Study is a perfect fit for my many interests. I am interested in human behavior and would like to devote my studies into solving issues involving the contemporary societal issues relevant to our world. NYU's excellent cross-disciplinary programs in the social sciences strike my interest, because since I have many interests, I would like to find a plan of study unique to my own interests. In a big city such as New York, Gallatin provides a "small college" feel, while being situated in one of the largest private universities in the world. Gallatin provides close student-professor relationships as well as opportunities to conduct independent studies that interest me with an adviser I respect.
I also plan on participating in the Speaking Freely program, because I am interested in studying other cultures on an extracurricular level, without the pressure grades.
NYU is known for its excellent study abroad programs, and I would like to take advantage of these resources to learn more.
B. 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.Every day after coming home from a rough day at school I would kick off my shoes, run upstairs into my room, and curl up in bed to read a chapter of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the last installment of the Harry Potter series. Being the new student freshman year was tough-but along with the experience comes personal growth and a newfound sense of identity. Instead of being stagnant and refusing to learn from my experiences, I shared my journey in high school with my friend Harry Potter. Since I picked up my first copy of the book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, from my school's library in fifth grade I have not been able to put it down. As an avid Harry Potter fan I have grown up with Harry and his friends, going on adventures and explorations in the wizarding world and also defeating the menacing powers of evil. Harry Potter has shown me the cold realities of life-death and betrayal, but it has also shown me the beauty of it-love and peace, which triumphs over all.
As a shy child I had trouble making friends. Although I was quiet and shy, I never felt lonely because I could relate my experiences growing up to the Harry Potter books. I had an unbridled ambition to make my parents proud and also to succeed. I was once afraid to take risks that would in turn help me grow, but reading the Harry Potter books inspires me to challenge myself and also to be a better person. Rather than identify with the protagonist Harry, I consider myself to be similar to his foil-Draco Malfoy, the snarky and hateful antagonist who is also misunderstood and a dynamic character. Like Draco, I identify myself as a Slytherin because although I am quiet, I am also fiercely determined to succeed and willing to protect those I love.