How do you learn about Vassar and what you find appealing about Vassar?
On Friday, December 9th , I came home early and I checked the mailbox. Surprisingly, I found a letter from the Posse Foundation. I calmly opened the letter, and laid my eyes on the thin slip of paper. As I was reading it, my eyes froze at the word "unfortunately." How could this be?
"It is okay. George. There are lots of great schools out there." My friend said to me the next day.
"It might be too late now." I moaned.
"It is still not too late. I got one school you must like.
"What is it?"
"Vassar, it is not only a school, it is a community. It is insanely beautiful!"
At night, I went online and researched Vassar for two hours. My friend was right. The campus is indeed gorgeous. I regretted myself for not knowing the school earlier on. Upon laying my eyes on the realistic pictures of Vassar' natural surrounding and its grandiose structures such as the library, I could imagine myself lingering in the school during holidays and not wanting to go home.
During my research, I also came across the Vassar Farm. Growing up in rural China, I had been fond of biology. In the summers, my father would bring me to the fields while he helped my relatives plant rice seedlings. I would trot around the muddy paddle fields, trying to catch the small jumping frogs. I would put the captured ones in a bottle continued to catch some more. When I see crabs crawling lazily, I would pick them up along the way. When I got home, I would question myself why do the frogs jump so well and why do crabs make bubbles on their mouths? Gradually, my expose to nature and my curiosity toward living animals had lead me to develop my interest in biology. With the Vassar Farm and the school's experimental and in-depth biological studies, I am confident that I will receive many hands-on research opportunities and that I will be fully prepared in my field post-graduation.
In addition, the impressive student-faculty ratio (8:1) will undoubtedly promise me invaluable attention. From my college counselor and Vassar undergraduates, I learned that students at Vassar are very amiable, helpful, and open-minded. Such a quality of Vassar will not only enable me to communicate with everyone and find friends at ease, but also give me the sense of home and community.
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