Prompt: Why are you drawn to the academic fields you indicated in the Anticipated Degree and Interests field? (Enviromental Study)
I live in Beijing, or you can also call it the city of dust. Because every times I look out of the window, all I see is a dusky sky along with the dreariness and frigidness in this freezing winter. Blue, perhaps, is not a word to be related to sky, at least not in Beijing. It is sad to think about one would risk being a "live vacuum cleaner", just by doing some running exercise in the morning.
It reminds me of the words in the book silent spring, "It is an era dominated by industry, in which the right to make a dollar at whatever cost is seldom challenged." I feel that here in Beijing, the gloss and glitter of the metropolitan city have already outmatched the brightness and gleam of the sky. This is why I want to major in environmental study at Brown. I hope one day due to my efforts, the people in my hometown would get a real healthy environment to live in, breathing the fresh air, and enjoying the magnificence of the sky. After all, that's what we all deserve.
Prompt: Please tell us more about your interest in Brown: Why does Brown appeal to you as a college option? Who or what has influenced your decision to apply?
Right from Elementary school, I was told to focus on "class knowledge", which mainly included Math, Chinese, and English. There was even a term to describe books, films, and activities outside of class requirement: "ke wai". And it was not praise.
I never believed it. In junior high I saw the power of words reading my first English novel the catcher in the rye; and in senior high I came through the hardship joining the grade's basketball contest. All these experiences were "ke wai", but they were sources of learning to me.
This is why I choose Brown. Ever since primary school, I have been told what to learn or what not to learn, and yet been blamed for disobedience. But here in Brown, with the open curriculum, it would be me deciding for myself. I can almost see myself deepening the research in my areas of interest, while exploring disciplines that aren't familiar to me. It should be a brand new experience of study that I cherish.
Thx a lot guys!
I live in Beijing, or you can also call it the city of dust. Because every times I look out of the window, all I see is a dusky sky along with the dreariness and frigidness in this freezing winter. Blue, perhaps, is not a word to be related to sky, at least not in Beijing. It is sad to think about one would risk being a "live vacuum cleaner", just by doing some running exercise in the morning.
It reminds me of the words in the book silent spring, "It is an era dominated by industry, in which the right to make a dollar at whatever cost is seldom challenged." I feel that here in Beijing, the gloss and glitter of the metropolitan city have already outmatched the brightness and gleam of the sky. This is why I want to major in environmental study at Brown. I hope one day due to my efforts, the people in my hometown would get a real healthy environment to live in, breathing the fresh air, and enjoying the magnificence of the sky. After all, that's what we all deserve.
Prompt: Please tell us more about your interest in Brown: Why does Brown appeal to you as a college option? Who or what has influenced your decision to apply?
Right from Elementary school, I was told to focus on "class knowledge", which mainly included Math, Chinese, and English. There was even a term to describe books, films, and activities outside of class requirement: "ke wai". And it was not praise.
I never believed it. In junior high I saw the power of words reading my first English novel the catcher in the rye; and in senior high I came through the hardship joining the grade's basketball contest. All these experiences were "ke wai", but they were sources of learning to me.
This is why I choose Brown. Ever since primary school, I have been told what to learn or what not to learn, and yet been blamed for disobedience. But here in Brown, with the open curriculum, it would be me deciding for myself. I can almost see myself deepening the research in my areas of interest, while exploring disciplines that aren't familiar to me. It should be a brand new experience of study that I cherish.
Thx a lot guys!
