Prompt #1 (freshman applicants)
Describe the world you come from - for example, your family, community or school - and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and aspirations.
I remember a phrase I had heard years ago that intrigued me: "One World and No Strangers." I was struck by its utterly simple, yet profound meaning. When I moved to America from Hong Kong, my stunted English always stood between me and the other children; however, it did not hamper me from fixing computers for those that encountered problems. My short, punctuated keystrokes and hurried clicks would melt stubborn, frozen screens, to the enormous excitement of the owner. On more than one occasion, this connection was the sole foundation for a strong friendship, and I realized that technology would become the bridge for me to interact with everyone else. With the help of technology, I soon assimilated into my new culture.
Living thirty minutes from Silicon Valley, I seized the opportunities I had to take my technical progress to the next level. Silicon Valley soon became my "playground of technology" as I swung and leaped from its swings. I had access to the latest and best technology the world had to offer. By age seven, I was already irreversibly swept up in an internet phenomenon: the exponential growth of innovations from the world of computers bedazzled me. Scientists marveled at Moore's law, which predicted that the number of transistors on a computer chip would double every year. The phenomenon was significant as it later led to the development of human interactions through the internet. Awed by the sheer power of computers, I realized that this was a significant point in history. The quote was now quite achievable with the next digital revolution.
By exposing myself to technological opportunities near Silicon Valley, I developed a deep understanding in technology. My transition into the digital age sparked early in my life where technology was the only language that I could converse with my peers. Innovation, communication, invention and entrepreneurship were injected into me. Technology inspired me to believe that nothing was impossible, and still does to this very day. Consequently, I became a more proficient person, helping friends and family by fixing their computers or by picking out their new computer parts. Transitioning between computer savvy to internet guru, I have gained a deep sense of how the internet functions. In my junior year of high school, I became a Web Entrepreneur. At once, my internet achievements reminded me that "One World and No Strangers" was not just possible, but probable. The foundations of interlaying network of existing technologies serve as a solid interface for interaction between humans all over the world. I realized then that the "bridge of technology" was not just my personal bridge to strangers, but rather a bridge to a world without strangers.
But even in this modern era, that bridge hasn't been finished yet. In fact, it might take many, many years, decades even. However, finishing the bridge is my lifelong ambition because people yearn for a more connected world. I hope to be a vanguard of technology so that I can help break the boundaries of technologies so that we can better utilize technology to finish that bridge so that we may create a world without strangers.
Please help!
Describe the world you come from - for example, your family, community or school - and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and aspirations.
I remember a phrase I had heard years ago that intrigued me: "One World and No Strangers." I was struck by its utterly simple, yet profound meaning. When I moved to America from Hong Kong, my stunted English always stood between me and the other children; however, it did not hamper me from fixing computers for those that encountered problems. My short, punctuated keystrokes and hurried clicks would melt stubborn, frozen screens, to the enormous excitement of the owner. On more than one occasion, this connection was the sole foundation for a strong friendship, and I realized that technology would become the bridge for me to interact with everyone else. With the help of technology, I soon assimilated into my new culture.
Living thirty minutes from Silicon Valley, I seized the opportunities I had to take my technical progress to the next level. Silicon Valley soon became my "playground of technology" as I swung and leaped from its swings. I had access to the latest and best technology the world had to offer. By age seven, I was already irreversibly swept up in an internet phenomenon: the exponential growth of innovations from the world of computers bedazzled me. Scientists marveled at Moore's law, which predicted that the number of transistors on a computer chip would double every year. The phenomenon was significant as it later led to the development of human interactions through the internet. Awed by the sheer power of computers, I realized that this was a significant point in history. The quote was now quite achievable with the next digital revolution.
By exposing myself to technological opportunities near Silicon Valley, I developed a deep understanding in technology. My transition into the digital age sparked early in my life where technology was the only language that I could converse with my peers. Innovation, communication, invention and entrepreneurship were injected into me. Technology inspired me to believe that nothing was impossible, and still does to this very day. Consequently, I became a more proficient person, helping friends and family by fixing their computers or by picking out their new computer parts. Transitioning between computer savvy to internet guru, I have gained a deep sense of how the internet functions. In my junior year of high school, I became a Web Entrepreneur. At once, my internet achievements reminded me that "One World and No Strangers" was not just possible, but probable. The foundations of interlaying network of existing technologies serve as a solid interface for interaction between humans all over the world. I realized then that the "bridge of technology" was not just my personal bridge to strangers, but rather a bridge to a world without strangers.
But even in this modern era, that bridge hasn't been finished yet. In fact, it might take many, many years, decades even. However, finishing the bridge is my lifelong ambition because people yearn for a more connected world. I hope to be a vanguard of technology so that I can help break the boundaries of technologies so that we can better utilize technology to finish that bridge so that we may create a world without strangers.
Please help!
