Undergraduate / Digging deeper beneath the surface opens a pathway to innovation. Cornell's College Application [9]

Describe two or three of your current intellectual interests and why they are exciting to you. Why will Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences be the right environment in which to pursue your interests? (Please limit your response to 650 words.)

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Digging deeper beneath the surface opens a pathway to innovation. I dig until I cannot dig any further. Curiosity keeps my mind alive, prone to new ideas and findings. My curiosity challenges me to step out of my comfort zone, to seek and find answers that are not blatantly given. My inquisitive nature likes to break those boundary walls built by amenity.

I was not always this way. There was a time I was reluctant to asking questions in the classroom. I reasoned I was too smart. I left my mind inadequate to uncovering more. I studied, knew the material, passed on exams, and was satisfied with just that. I did not understand that there is always more than what is granted.

I changed the summer before my sophomore year. I set goals to lose weight and get myself in the best shape possible. I was persistent, determined, and motivated. I attained the key ingredients for success. Curiosity was one of the main factors that also sustained my endeavor. I asked for guidance in exercising and dieting. I wondered what I needed to do precisely to get where I wanted, where did I need to start? How many times was I going to fail and have to pick myself back up? What were the exact diets and exercises I needed to undergo? By asking people that had reached and maintained the same goal I was striving for, I received the insight I needed. I saw satisfying results by the end of that summer, despite several letdowns, and learned the importance of explorations, reconnoitering the way our bodies and minds work.

As I exercised and researched ways to stay fit, I grew an admiration for the intricacies that work our body. How muscles grow because of the tiny tears that form from being put under pressure, leading to more strength and growth. The way muscles contract and move by using glucose and ATP, turn ATP into lactic acid, and use it as fuel during exercise. How torn muscle fibers initiate muscle soreness. How blood circulated through the muscles is warmed and causes an increase in body temperature, and how the excess heat is flushed in the form of sweat. We are adaptive organisms, our bodies understand and respond to the natural stimulants such as exercise that activate our muscles. I looked to exercising as a simple, natural stimulant, and I became acclimatized to it.

I have grown a fascination for the human mind and body. Exercise is linked to the brain in a way that increases its reasoning abilities, allowing it to work at its best ability, and protecting it from damage. A healthy brain in its finest form is beautiful, and an understanding of the thought-process within a brain is magnificent. I hold a tight grasp on understanding my actions and thoughts. Why I determine myself on every objective, why I fear failure, why I understand the human nature of the fear of failure, and most importantly why I have grown such resilience against that fear. The Instinct Theory of Motivation describes how ones motivating force is determined by his or her nature and instinct. As the daughter of determined, strong Latino immigrants, and as a young woman who has familiarized herself with going after what she desires, I understand the reasoning behind my resilience. The intellect and perplexity of human beings drives me to acquire more understanding of the biology and psychology within and around us.

At Cornell's College of Arts and Science I will be open to a faculty holding national and international leaders, courses such as An Introduction to Evolutionary Biology and Diversity, Introductory Biology: Comparative Biology, Developmental Psychology, and introduction to Cognitive Science, an education that will move me to go further beneath my depths. Through Cornell Undergraduate Research Board I can supportably research on psychology and biology. I will feed my curiosity. I will receive the knowledge to help me grow academically and as a person.