College of Arts and Sciences:
Describe your intellectual interests, their evolution, and what makes them exciting to you. Tell us how you will utilize the academic programs in the College of Arts and Sciences to further explore your interests, intended major, or field of study.
How things work and why things happen has always been an interest of mine. I read mountains of books and created many experiments to understand everything from salamanders to autism. I used to think that personality and behavior were determined purely by how someone was raised. Then I was diagnosed with autism. The answer to my difficulties growing up was found in my genes. I began learning all I could about autism to understand myself and how to interact with the world around me. I realized that genetics affected not only how people looked but also how they behaved. Once I understood the connection between genetics and behavior I knew that I had to learn more. I had to know how our genes caused our behavior and how brain structure affected the human understanding and response to the world. The Neurobiology and Behavior program at the Cornell College of Arts and Sciences would help me further understand how genetics and brain structure impact human behavior and apply that knowledge to everyday life.
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Suggestions to make it longer, flow better, or anything will be much appreciated! Thanks :)
Describe your intellectual interests, their evolution, and what makes them exciting to you. Tell us how you will utilize the academic programs in the College of Arts and Sciences to further explore your interests, intended major, or field of study.
How things work and why things happen has always been an interest of mine. I read mountains of books and created many experiments to understand everything from salamanders to autism. I used to think that personality and behavior were determined purely by how someone was raised. Then I was diagnosed with autism. The answer to my difficulties growing up was found in my genes. I began learning all I could about autism to understand myself and how to interact with the world around me. I realized that genetics affected not only how people looked but also how they behaved. Once I understood the connection between genetics and behavior I knew that I had to learn more. I had to know how our genes caused our behavior and how brain structure affected the human understanding and response to the world. The Neurobiology and Behavior program at the Cornell College of Arts and Sciences would help me further understand how genetics and brain structure impact human behavior and apply that knowledge to everyday life.
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Suggestions to make it longer, flow better, or anything will be much appreciated! Thanks :)