Tell us something about yourself or your interests that we wouldn't learn by looking at the rest of your application materials. (While you should still pay attention to sentence structure and grammar, your response is meant as a way for us to get to know you, rather than a formal essay.)
My love for psychology began in the summer of 2010, on an otherwise uneventful day. Propelled by natural curiosity and an aversion to summertime boredom, I picked up my brother's Psychology 101 textbook and read it to see if it was interesting. To my own surprise, I quickly became fascinated by the complexities of the human psyche and ended up reading the entire volume. Questions raised by the textbook piqued my interest and forced my mind to analyze from new angles- How come an upside-down picture of George Bush photoshopped with creepy-looking eyes looks the same as a right-side up picture of an un-photoshopped Bush? Why are average IQ scores rising with each decade? As the textbook discussed the role of human thinking in explaining these phenomenon and others, I began to realize the significance of psychology in our everyday lives. It is something that guides every action we take and shapes every thought that we form. Basic psychological principles can be used to explain much of our behavior, and learning about the subject can help us better understand both ourselves and those around us. These days, during frequent trips to Barnes & Noble with my dad, I often find myself in the psychology section, reading the latest book by Malcom Gladwell or an article on the latest breakthroughs in the field. Though I don't intend to pursue psychology as a major, it is a subject that truly fascinates me, and I plan to continue exploring it as much as I can.
Any comments/critiques? Also, do you think it is okay to talk about psychology for this essay even though in my other essay, I talk about how I want to major in computer science?
My love for psychology began in the summer of 2010, on an otherwise uneventful day. Propelled by natural curiosity and an aversion to summertime boredom, I picked up my brother's Psychology 101 textbook and read it to see if it was interesting. To my own surprise, I quickly became fascinated by the complexities of the human psyche and ended up reading the entire volume. Questions raised by the textbook piqued my interest and forced my mind to analyze from new angles- How come an upside-down picture of George Bush photoshopped with creepy-looking eyes looks the same as a right-side up picture of an un-photoshopped Bush? Why are average IQ scores rising with each decade? As the textbook discussed the role of human thinking in explaining these phenomenon and others, I began to realize the significance of psychology in our everyday lives. It is something that guides every action we take and shapes every thought that we form. Basic psychological principles can be used to explain much of our behavior, and learning about the subject can help us better understand both ourselves and those around us. These days, during frequent trips to Barnes & Noble with my dad, I often find myself in the psychology section, reading the latest book by Malcom Gladwell or an article on the latest breakthroughs in the field. Though I don't intend to pursue psychology as a major, it is a subject that truly fascinates me, and I plan to continue exploring it as much as I can.
Any comments/critiques? Also, do you think it is okay to talk about psychology for this essay even though in my other essay, I talk about how I want to major in computer science?
