Undergraduate / I feel that my modesty makes me approachable to everybody [9]

Which attribute of your personality u r proud of and has has it impacted your life?

I often get from people around me that I underestimate myself . Although a few around me understand that its not underestimation but modesty.
Being modest, I'm kept away from getting cocky about my achievements,however big or small. Not getting cocky makes sure I do not get overconfident.

And not getting overconfident means that I remain ever diligent about my work. Each time I work on something, the enthusiasm is like that of a novice.

This makes sure that I put in my 100% in what I'm doing. The modesty also helps me maintain a harmonious coexistence with my less achieving peers and teammates.

When I led my school team to victory in the regional and national science exhibitions two years back, my pride as a team but modesty as an individual made us looked upon with appreciation and not envy.

Last week,when the SAT results were out, I had the privilege of being one in the two of us at school to achieve a perfect 2400 in the subject tests at the first shot.

Deep below I was happy and proud but on the outside, I was calm. Not being hyped and arrogant about it, I didn't receive many negative vibes and wasn't looked upon as a snob(Sadly,this wasn't the case with the other guy).

I feel that modesty makes me approachable to everybody. It makes sure that I'm one in many and at the same time one among many. This is what makes me proud.

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Undergraduate / Nuclear Physics department; MIT/ which department appeals to you most & why? [4]

The Nuclear Physics department the MIT is fascinates me the most. The idea of tiny atoms holding enormous amounts of energy leaves me awestruck. Though there's an increasing anti-nuclear trend in many people, my passion for nuclear science has remained the same since we were taught the E=mc^2 equation at school which translated one gram of U-235 to 82 billion joules of energy. With the nuclear research reactor at the MIT, I wish to learn more about harnessing this energy efficiently and with the knowledge of nuclear physics, I aim at decrypting the atom to a greater level.

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