IntlIndian /
Dec 6, 2009 #1
There is a Quaker saying: ''Let your life speak.'' Describe the environment in which you were raised--your family, home, neighborhood or community--and how it influenced the person you are today. (200 words)
Unlike most Indian parents, mine allow me to express myself as an individual. I recall being given the responsibility of creating a tiled mural that enhances the antique wooden door to our apartment, along with my mother when I was only six. I have always been encouraged to try different things and not give up at the slightest hint of failure.
I was never under any pressure to perform, yet I began learning tennis and ballet, art and music at an extremely young age. My parents respected my decision not to study science after Grade 10, although Indian society largely believes that 'all intelligent children study science because it is the only way to get into a good American University and get a good job.'
I have been exposed to Indian stereotypes such as this throughout my life. I have been lucky enough to be born into a relatively liberal family and to have attended two liberal, nontraditional schools. I have always tried to break these stereotypes and continue my endeavor.
Always an inquisitive and logical child, at school or at home, I have never stopped asking questions: 'How does the remote control the TV?' or 'How come the fan doesn't cut air molecules?'
Always adventurous, my friends and I would often cycle around the neighborhood or go boating in the nearby Sankey tank. When we celebrated festivals in the neighborhood, we would share our holi colors or crackers with the street children and even grew to be friends with some of them.
On a cross-country ride at age 11 my horse tripped over a log. I fell and then refused to re-mount. My instructor gave me an ultimatum: "Either follow us on your horse, or wait here alone for our return." I realized then that giving up is never an option. I stand by that choice.
REQUIRED SHORT ANSWER (50 words)
Which aspects of Tufts' curriculum or undergraduate experience prompt your application? In short: ''Why Tufts?''
Tufts beckons with the prospect of an incredibly diverse international student experience, allied to world-class dining options. More essentially, it offers me the opportunity to test my own potential, the freedom to be and express myself without inhibition.
Please read, critique, cut down to size and/or improve the grammar wherever required. Quick answers would be greatly appreciated.
thanks :)
Unlike most Indian parents, mine allow me to express myself as an individual. I recall being given the responsibility of creating a tiled mural that enhances the antique wooden door to our apartment, along with my mother when I was only six. I have always been encouraged to try different things and not give up at the slightest hint of failure.
I was never under any pressure to perform, yet I began learning tennis and ballet, art and music at an extremely young age. My parents respected my decision not to study science after Grade 10, although Indian society largely believes that 'all intelligent children study science because it is the only way to get into a good American University and get a good job.'
I have been exposed to Indian stereotypes such as this throughout my life. I have been lucky enough to be born into a relatively liberal family and to have attended two liberal, nontraditional schools. I have always tried to break these stereotypes and continue my endeavor.
Always an inquisitive and logical child, at school or at home, I have never stopped asking questions: 'How does the remote control the TV?' or 'How come the fan doesn't cut air molecules?'
Always adventurous, my friends and I would often cycle around the neighborhood or go boating in the nearby Sankey tank. When we celebrated festivals in the neighborhood, we would share our holi colors or crackers with the street children and even grew to be friends with some of them.
On a cross-country ride at age 11 my horse tripped over a log. I fell and then refused to re-mount. My instructor gave me an ultimatum: "Either follow us on your horse, or wait here alone for our return." I realized then that giving up is never an option. I stand by that choice.
REQUIRED SHORT ANSWER (50 words)
Which aspects of Tufts' curriculum or undergraduate experience prompt your application? In short: ''Why Tufts?''
Tufts beckons with the prospect of an incredibly diverse international student experience, allied to world-class dining options. More essentially, it offers me the opportunity to test my own potential, the freedom to be and express myself without inhibition.
Please read, critique, cut down to size and/or improve the grammar wherever required. Quick answers would be greatly appreciated.
thanks :)
