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Describe two or three of your current intellectual interests and why they are exciting to you. Why will Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences be the right environment in which to pursue your interests? (Please limit your response to 650 words.)
Back in fifth grade, my hands ran through the Rubik's cube for weeks. My computer math teacher told our class that if one student in the class finished all sides of the cube, everyone would be rewarded with free computer time. With this in mind, I exercised my brain until I earned my class that free period. I solved the Rubik's cube.
Brain teasers, 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles, and challenging questions have always consumed me. Within me, there is an impersonal triumph that never changes, whether I convert a decimal to a percent or untwist the mystery in a derivative in Calculus. Math is a dazzling, creative game that captivates me because of its unambiguous answers.
When people ask, "Why math?" I tell them it is about my personality. My objectivity takes me to organized solutions, and my creativity induces new ideas and a positive mind, allowing me to thrive. I love that the world can be illustrated through the lens of math. I once read an article that the spiral in a seashell could be explained by using a math equation and shared this fact with other people I came across. I want others and myself to see the universe through these lenses.
Math is not only about integers and calculations. It is a way of thinking and understanding the world. In the future, I might use it to spell out the secrets of DNA and account for the reasons behind fatal disorders. I find math beautiful because it allows me to understand patterns and gives me an objective outlook in life. Math is a language and I use it to express my opinions and ideas.
Derived from the concepts in math, Computer Science also intrigues me. Armed with three textbooks last year, I invested in my first Java project: the Dice Program. I found it cool that every line of code fit neatly in the program like puzzle pieces.
Math is amazing. The best part is that when I finish a line of code, an equation or a brain teaser, there is another one right around the corner. And then I chase it.
I intend to major in Mathematics and minor in Computer Science. I instantly "clicked" with Cornell once I set foot on campus with my Science Olympiad team. Unlike any other school, Cornell has courses, professors, and resources to fulfill my aspirations. I want to take classes like MATH 1300: "Mathematical Explorations," MATH 3040: "Prove It!" and CS 2111: "Programming Practicum." I hope to work with professors who are in love with math as much as I am, like Marcelo Aguiar, whose goal is to build a conceptual framework for the study of Hopf algebraic structures in combinatorics and Moss E. Sweedler, whose research area is dynamical systems and complex foliations. It would be a pleasure to work with John Hubbard in tackling upper-level math, while reading his book, Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra and Differential Forms: A Unified Approach.
With my experience as a Big Sister mentor from teaching elementary students in the Students in Action team, I hope to contribute to the Cornell community by serving as a tutor for the Mathematics Support Center. I intend to take mathematics beyond the classroom, like I did with my previous students by engaging them with fun educational math games. As a Cornellian, I want to satisfy my inner nerd and graduate with a memorable college experience. With a top-notch Math department, passionate professors, tight-knit community, and great food, this won't be hard at Cornell University.
I wrote a supplement and I would like feedback for the content of my essay. Thank You.
Describe two or three of your current intellectual interests and why they are exciting to you. Why will Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences be the right environment in which to pursue your interests? (Please limit your response to 650 words.)
Math fascinates me
Back in fifth grade, my hands ran through the Rubik's cube for weeks. My computer math teacher told our class that if one student in the class finished all sides of the cube, everyone would be rewarded with free computer time. With this in mind, I exercised my brain until I earned my class that free period. I solved the Rubik's cube.
Brain teasers, 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles, and challenging questions have always consumed me. Within me, there is an impersonal triumph that never changes, whether I convert a decimal to a percent or untwist the mystery in a derivative in Calculus. Math is a dazzling, creative game that captivates me because of its unambiguous answers.
When people ask, "Why math?" I tell them it is about my personality. My objectivity takes me to organized solutions, and my creativity induces new ideas and a positive mind, allowing me to thrive. I love that the world can be illustrated through the lens of math. I once read an article that the spiral in a seashell could be explained by using a math equation and shared this fact with other people I came across. I want others and myself to see the universe through these lenses.
Math is not only about integers and calculations. It is a way of thinking and understanding the world. In the future, I might use it to spell out the secrets of DNA and account for the reasons behind fatal disorders. I find math beautiful because it allows me to understand patterns and gives me an objective outlook in life. Math is a language and I use it to express my opinions and ideas.
Derived from the concepts in math, Computer Science also intrigues me. Armed with three textbooks last year, I invested in my first Java project: the Dice Program. I found it cool that every line of code fit neatly in the program like puzzle pieces.
Math is amazing. The best part is that when I finish a line of code, an equation or a brain teaser, there is another one right around the corner. And then I chase it.
I intend to major in Mathematics and minor in Computer Science. I instantly "clicked" with Cornell once I set foot on campus with my Science Olympiad team. Unlike any other school, Cornell has courses, professors, and resources to fulfill my aspirations. I want to take classes like MATH 1300: "Mathematical Explorations," MATH 3040: "Prove It!" and CS 2111: "Programming Practicum." I hope to work with professors who are in love with math as much as I am, like Marcelo Aguiar, whose goal is to build a conceptual framework for the study of Hopf algebraic structures in combinatorics and Moss E. Sweedler, whose research area is dynamical systems and complex foliations. It would be a pleasure to work with John Hubbard in tackling upper-level math, while reading his book, Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra and Differential Forms: A Unified Approach.
With my experience as a Big Sister mentor from teaching elementary students in the Students in Action team, I hope to contribute to the Cornell community by serving as a tutor for the Mathematics Support Center. I intend to take mathematics beyond the classroom, like I did with my previous students by engaging them with fun educational math games. As a Cornellian, I want to satisfy my inner nerd and graduate with a memorable college experience. With a top-notch Math department, passionate professors, tight-knit community, and great food, this won't be hard at Cornell University.
