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Dec 30, 2015
Undergraduate / Swarthmore supplement - Multidisciplinary Physics [3]
This is the rough draft of my "Why Swarthmore" supplemental essay. I tried to focus on what I can contribute to campus rather than what Swarthmore could do for me. i need a stronger conclusion and a clincher statement, but I'm having trouble thinking of one. I'm also looking for areas where I can cut out words, since the limit is 250 and I'm at 248. Thanks!
I am not going to college because I want to learn how to recite facts. I do not want to sit in a lecture hall with hundreds of other students. I am going to college to deepen my skills of which I am most proud: my ability to make connections. This strength allows me to deepen my understanding of what I am studying by making insightful correlations to other disciplines, something Swarthmore students value.
I was attracted to the Physics program at Swarthmore because of its heavily multidisciplinary approach. Classes and seminars, like Physics in Modern Medicine, provide an environment where someone like me, who learns best under an integrative approach, can thrive. The honors program; however, is what excites me the most.
I want to bring all my ideas, all my thoughts about the universe, every question and inquiry my high school textbook cannot answer, to the honors program at Swarthmore. Ideas that combine different disciplines of science, like medicine and technology. Ideas I can both explore independently and constructively discuss with my peers and faculty. Ideas I can study deeply, on which I can write a thesis.
In addition to the academic opportunities I will utilize at Swarthmore, I plan to engage myself in the community. By using the Lang Center and its partnership with the College Access Center of Delaware County, I can share everything I have learned about the college application process with other public school students, something about which I am deeply passionate.
This is the rough draft of my "Why Swarthmore" supplemental essay. I tried to focus on what I can contribute to campus rather than what Swarthmore could do for me. i need a stronger conclusion and a clincher statement, but I'm having trouble thinking of one. I'm also looking for areas where I can cut out words, since the limit is 250 and I'm at 248. Thanks!
I am not going to college because I want to learn how to recite facts. I do not want to sit in a lecture hall with hundreds of other students. I am going to college to deepen my skills of which I am most proud: my ability to make connections. This strength allows me to deepen my understanding of what I am studying by making insightful correlations to other disciplines, something Swarthmore students value.
I was attracted to the Physics program at Swarthmore because of its heavily multidisciplinary approach. Classes and seminars, like Physics in Modern Medicine, provide an environment where someone like me, who learns best under an integrative approach, can thrive. The honors program; however, is what excites me the most.
I want to bring all my ideas, all my thoughts about the universe, every question and inquiry my high school textbook cannot answer, to the honors program at Swarthmore. Ideas that combine different disciplines of science, like medicine and technology. Ideas I can both explore independently and constructively discuss with my peers and faculty. Ideas I can study deeply, on which I can write a thesis.
In addition to the academic opportunities I will utilize at Swarthmore, I plan to engage myself in the community. By using the Lang Center and its partnership with the College Access Center of Delaware County, I can share everything I have learned about the college application process with other public school students, something about which I am deeply passionate.