khurui
Dec 24, 2015
Undergraduate / Why Northwestern? It offers a top-tier education with its scenic lakefront campus [4]
I'm not sure if this is too generic or not? The word limit is also 300 and I am a bit over, so suggestions for what to cut would also be appreciated. Thank you!
What are the unique qualities of Northwestern - and of the specific undergraduate school(s) to which you are applying - that make you want to attend the University? In what ways do you hope to take advantage of the qualities you have identified? (300 words max)
Like many people, I would like to be able to say that I've known the answer to 'what do you want to be when you grow up?' for a long time. I'd also like to be able to launch into an outline of my ideal career, the steps I plan to take to reach this finish line and how my particular interest has budded from a young age. However, I have realized that is not yet the case.
In freshman year, I joined Key Club and found myself during a district convention; our motto service is service, no matter how small was tattooed into the sulci of my brain. Although I had only just met everyone, my fellow Key Clubbers felt like a community that I had always been a part of. At Northwestern, I can find community agencies tailored to specific causes I wish to give back to, such as the Asian Youth Services and RefugeeOne.
The summer after my sophomore year, I found myself at my local university's Biochemistry lab, shadowing a graduate student and gaining a first-hand look at what my father always meant when he said 'research'. Experiencing this has instilled a new interest in scientific research that I know will be bolstered at Northwestern with its many research opportunities, such as the Program in Biological Sciences Summer Grants or engaging in a specific independent study project geared towards my concentrated interest, Biochemistry.
Everyone knows that Northwestern University offers a top-tier education with its scenic lakefront campus and students that hail from all over and outside the country. However, I want to attend Northwestern with more than just academics in mind. College is a rite of passage that allows you to surround yourself with those who share the same passion and interests as you. I want to be able to discover and truly find myself and what will lead me to my future; these are the unique qualities that I find interest in at Northwestern. Now if only Northwestern will find interest in me!
I'm not sure if this is too generic or not? The word limit is also 300 and I am a bit over, so suggestions for what to cut would also be appreciated. Thank you!
What are the unique qualities of Northwestern - and of the specific undergraduate school(s) to which you are applying - that make you want to attend the University? In what ways do you hope to take advantage of the qualities you have identified? (300 words max)
Like many people, I would like to be able to say that I've known the answer to 'what do you want to be when you grow up?' for a long time. I'd also like to be able to launch into an outline of my ideal career, the steps I plan to take to reach this finish line and how my particular interest has budded from a young age. However, I have realized that is not yet the case.
In freshman year, I joined Key Club and found myself during a district convention; our motto service is service, no matter how small was tattooed into the sulci of my brain. Although I had only just met everyone, my fellow Key Clubbers felt like a community that I had always been a part of. At Northwestern, I can find community agencies tailored to specific causes I wish to give back to, such as the Asian Youth Services and RefugeeOne.
The summer after my sophomore year, I found myself at my local university's Biochemistry lab, shadowing a graduate student and gaining a first-hand look at what my father always meant when he said 'research'. Experiencing this has instilled a new interest in scientific research that I know will be bolstered at Northwestern with its many research opportunities, such as the Program in Biological Sciences Summer Grants or engaging in a specific independent study project geared towards my concentrated interest, Biochemistry.
Everyone knows that Northwestern University offers a top-tier education with its scenic lakefront campus and students that hail from all over and outside the country. However, I want to attend Northwestern with more than just academics in mind. College is a rite of passage that allows you to surround yourself with those who share the same passion and interests as you. I want to be able to discover and truly find myself and what will lead me to my future; these are the unique qualities that I find interest in at Northwestern. Now if only Northwestern will find interest in me!
