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The lure of the campus and location of Carnegie Mellon has certainly been a factor for locking it in my sights, yet the people occupying this campus has been the primary aspect in my decision. From the nanoscale quantum electrical systems and transistors studied by Dr. Davidson to the autonomous robots being investigated by Dr. Simmons, the widespread research specialties of the university is compelling, as I wish to pursue studies in the colleges of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon. Having conducted research on autism and nuclear fusion in the past, I am fascinated by nature and all that modern society has created. Both "worlds" are complex systems, which I believe contain a symmetry and beauty best described, simplified and understood through the lenses of physics and applied maths. These subjects' descriptive, computational approaches to problem solving in "any world" have, and will, offer me the tools to do what I already love doing, finding connections between seemingly disparate frames of reference, and then navigating the shortest path(s) between the frames. Carnegie Mellon recognizes and even encourages the flexible, cross-disciplinary approach each field espouses, through its Innovations Laboratory, which makes Carnegie Mellon very appealing to me. This unique approach to research, combining fields such as networking, network security, and wireless communication, opens routes of research that are unavailable in a more traditional, restricted path of research.
Much of the inspiration for research at Carnegie Mellon is derived from its core curriculum, whose pieces meld together into a program that guides students in the proper direction, yet provides them with freedom in developing the path for exploration, such as Professor Davidson's course "Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos, and Control" and Professor Simmons' course "Human-Robot Interaction", which explore unconventional concepts in colleges. Being in such classes with a diverse community, whose vitality is unmatched in pursuing both educational and artistic endeavors, forms an environment both stimulating and catered to development.
Immersed in an environment in which the student population has similar interests with me would be stimulating in compelling me to progress further in research while also providing opportunities to interact with others to see perspectives on subject matters that I may have never considered in the past. On the other hand, the diverse student population would broaden my horizon to explore further regimes of science and studies, for I could venture into fields that I may never have considered to pursue.
Traversing across the Carnegie Mellon campus, the students buzzing about the new wireless systems developed in the Carnegie Mellon Innovations Laboratory, music emanating from all directions around me, lights flashing from The Pausch Memorial Bridge: I absorb it all in. Thinking of all the opportunities available with such a vibrant campus, students, and faculty, the possibilities are endless, yet that is just what I desire. Being lost about which direction to pursue, yet continuing to trek forward in such a pursuit: such is the opportunity imbued in Carnegie Mellon. Sailing off into the sea of exploration on the trusty USS Carnegie Mellon ship, the possibilities for discovery are endless, yet they may right over the horizon when given a slight nudge in the right direction.
The lure of the campus and location of Carnegie Mellon has certainly been a factor for locking it in my sights, yet the people occupying this campus has been the primary aspect in my decision. From the nanoscale quantum electrical systems and transistors studied by Dr. Davidson to the autonomous robots being investigated by Dr. Simmons, the widespread research specialties of the university is compelling, as I wish to pursue studies in the colleges of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon. Having conducted research on autism and nuclear fusion in the past, I am fascinated by nature and all that modern society has created. Both "worlds" are complex systems, which I believe contain a symmetry and beauty best described, simplified and understood through the lenses of physics and applied maths. These subjects' descriptive, computational approaches to problem solving in "any world" have, and will, offer me the tools to do what I already love doing, finding connections between seemingly disparate frames of reference, and then navigating the shortest path(s) between the frames. Carnegie Mellon recognizes and even encourages the flexible, cross-disciplinary approach each field espouses, through its Innovations Laboratory, which makes Carnegie Mellon very appealing to me. This unique approach to research, combining fields such as networking, network security, and wireless communication, opens routes of research that are unavailable in a more traditional, restricted path of research.
Much of the inspiration for research at Carnegie Mellon is derived from its core curriculum, whose pieces meld together into a program that guides students in the proper direction, yet provides them with freedom in developing the path for exploration, such as Professor Davidson's course "Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos, and Control" and Professor Simmons' course "Human-Robot Interaction", which explore unconventional concepts in colleges. Being in such classes with a diverse community, whose vitality is unmatched in pursuing both educational and artistic endeavors, forms an environment both stimulating and catered to development.
Immersed in an environment in which the student population has similar interests with me would be stimulating in compelling me to progress further in research while also providing opportunities to interact with others to see perspectives on subject matters that I may have never considered in the past. On the other hand, the diverse student population would broaden my horizon to explore further regimes of science and studies, for I could venture into fields that I may never have considered to pursue.
Traversing across the Carnegie Mellon campus, the students buzzing about the new wireless systems developed in the Carnegie Mellon Innovations Laboratory, music emanating from all directions around me, lights flashing from The Pausch Memorial Bridge: I absorb it all in. Thinking of all the opportunities available with such a vibrant campus, students, and faculty, the possibilities are endless, yet that is just what I desire. Being lost about which direction to pursue, yet continuing to trek forward in such a pursuit: such is the opportunity imbued in Carnegie Mellon. Sailing off into the sea of exploration on the trusty USS Carnegie Mellon ship, the possibilities for discovery are endless, yet they may right over the horizon when given a slight nudge in the right direction.
