"interdisciplinary studies" - UNION COLLEGE SUPPLEMENT ESSAY

A liberal arts education at Union College includes: interdisciplinary study, faculty-guided student research, and leadership opportunities in Minerva Houses. Please choose one of these areas and explain in no more than 150 words why Union's approach works well for you.

Among every group of students, there will continually exist those whose passion surpasses the standards of regular academics, those students who are not pleased by knowing the what, but also the why of certain issues, students just like myself. Being a curious student myself, I find the area of interdisciplinary studies the most gratifying. It grants me the ability to construct self-personalized programs of study depending on my needs, while also keeping me life as a student busy. Busy as in full commitment and dedication during all times, values I plan to follow in this area, because it gives one the opportunity to learn more by also having the possibility to embrace one's knowledge for future endeavors. As a future union student, I plan to major on the biochemistry program, granting me the chance to participate in engaging faculty researches and master the foundations of both chemistry and modern biology.

Any tips/corrections would be highly appreciated, and I MEAN HIGHLY!

Interdisciplinary studies, pushes you to that very limit, and makes you think about possible solutions and outcomes for very complex real-life problems.

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This major just crosses disciplinary boundaries, in such a way that it generates certain appeal to it.

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It's appeal is just making you feel as an actual professional while still in the process of becoming one, knowing it will actually challenge your academic skills since interdisciplinary studies addresses topics that are too broad or complex to be dealt with efficiency by just a single major.

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Hi Ivan, this essay does not really reflect a vision for the future... your job here is to show the reader that you have carefully planned what you want to do, the goals you want to achieve. The way you explain "how Union's approach works for you" is going to reflect the quality of your plan. Someone with a detailed plan will talk about aspects of the Interdisciplinary Studies program that fit perfectly with the plan. You have to have some memorable theme for the essay. This is all too... general. Sorry to be critical!! :-)

I think it'll be better with " " marks:
knowing the "what," but also the "why" of certain...

issues, students just like myself. Being a curious student myself , I find the...

...gives one me the opportunity to learn more by also having the possibility to embrace my knowledge for future ...

This is looking good. To follow Kevin's advice even more, you can be a little more specific about the kinds of research that interest you (You have to read some recent articles for ideas). What chem and bio articles have you recently read? Mention one or two of them as examples of the kind of work that interests you in these fields.

This is seriously quite impressive now!