Hey everyone! These are the essay I've written for Lafayette College. I want to know if they are good enough. The second prompt confuses me a bit and I don't know if this fits the prompt. Any help would be appreciated.
1. Prompt: "Why Lafayette? (20-200 words)"
1. Essay:
Although technology is my passion, I've always been fond of liberal arts subjects. So, LACs with Engineering programs are the right path for me. But why Lafayette? For reasons too big to express here! Because of the small student body here, I'd interact closer with the brilliant professors and learn better. The ECE curriculum's blend of the CS, ECE and Liberal Arts courses is perfect. The Lafayette community is caring and loyal. Email conversations with students and faculty have made this very clear. The facilities and resources at Lafayette are, needless to say, world-class. As a voracious reader and a geek, I'd haunt Skillman Library and Acopian. The programs at Lafayette are great, and I'd love to participate in IDEAL, EXCEL and the Technology Clinic. Being a huge Harry Potter fan, the Quidditch Team is a dream come true! Lafayette's campus and Easton are beautiful, the kind of places I crave to live in. At the end of four years at Lafayette, I wouldn't just be a great engineer; I'd be a better person. I would've made new friends, had fun, grown intellectually and maturely, and have gained a prestigious degree. The question I'd ask is, "Cur Non Lafayette?"
2. Prompt: "There's a difference between being busy and being engaged. Lafayette comes alive each day with the energy of students who are deeply engaged in their academic, co-curricular and extracurricular explorations. In response to the second prompt, keep it simple - choose one activity and add depth to our understanding of your involvement.
What do you do? Why do you do it? (20-200 words) The response to this question is optional."
2. Essay:
During the June of 2013, I got my first opportunity to intern at a startup. My father was looking for a developer for a mobile lead management app, and I excitedly volunteered to build the Android app and necessary PHP back-end. Being a developer for an actual enterprise product has since taught me a lot. Though I had thought I knew a lot about building an app, the real world requirements challenged all my learnings and pushed the limits of my skill. The app's features include image capture and processing, data capture, storage and retrieval, and application user management, and all these were successfully built. It has made me realize how much more I need to learn and how product design challenges programming. It has also taught me timely coordination with other developers and the value of teamwork.
Thanks a lot for your responses! :)
1. Prompt: "Why Lafayette? (20-200 words)"
1. Essay:
Although technology is my passion, I've always been fond of liberal arts subjects. So, LACs with Engineering programs are the right path for me. But why Lafayette? For reasons too big to express here! Because of the small student body here, I'd interact closer with the brilliant professors and learn better. The ECE curriculum's blend of the CS, ECE and Liberal Arts courses is perfect. The Lafayette community is caring and loyal. Email conversations with students and faculty have made this very clear. The facilities and resources at Lafayette are, needless to say, world-class. As a voracious reader and a geek, I'd haunt Skillman Library and Acopian. The programs at Lafayette are great, and I'd love to participate in IDEAL, EXCEL and the Technology Clinic. Being a huge Harry Potter fan, the Quidditch Team is a dream come true! Lafayette's campus and Easton are beautiful, the kind of places I crave to live in. At the end of four years at Lafayette, I wouldn't just be a great engineer; I'd be a better person. I would've made new friends, had fun, grown intellectually and maturely, and have gained a prestigious degree. The question I'd ask is, "Cur Non Lafayette?"
2. Prompt: "There's a difference between being busy and being engaged. Lafayette comes alive each day with the energy of students who are deeply engaged in their academic, co-curricular and extracurricular explorations. In response to the second prompt, keep it simple - choose one activity and add depth to our understanding of your involvement.
What do you do? Why do you do it? (20-200 words) The response to this question is optional."
2. Essay:
During the June of 2013, I got my first opportunity to intern at a startup. My father was looking for a developer for a mobile lead management app, and I excitedly volunteered to build the Android app and necessary PHP back-end. Being a developer for an actual enterprise product has since taught me a lot. Though I had thought I knew a lot about building an app, the real world requirements challenged all my learnings and pushed the limits of my skill. The app's features include image capture and processing, data capture, storage and retrieval, and application user management, and all these were successfully built. It has made me realize how much more I need to learn and how product design challenges programming. It has also taught me timely coordination with other developers and the value of teamwork.
Thanks a lot for your responses! :)