Question 1 - How does the University of Chicago, as you know it now, satisfy your desire for a particular kind of learning, community, and future? Please address with some speci-city your own wishes and how they relate to UChicago.
To be honest, because I have recently received permission from my parents to apply to American universities, I could not conduct deep researches on schools as I had to spend most of my time working on my weakest aspect as an applicant: my SAT scores. So I mainly depended on the emails from Universities to gather information. However, from the periodical emails, I was able to receive ample information about University of Chicago to figure out that this school is the one that I would love to attend.
Firstly, I cannot deny that my testing scores and achievements are not as great as other applicants'. However, that does not mean I am not as competent as other applicants. Because there were no extensive academic support and not many opportunities to pursue my interests, I have always studied on my own to learn about the subjects of my interest and managed to pull myself up to this level. That is why at UChicago, I will fruitfully use my first year to learn from the Core curriculum. I appreciate how the Core allows everyone to get similar sets of knowledge regardless of their previous knowledge they gained in their past education. Therefore I believe that with the similar sets of condition provided by the Core curriculum, I will fully engage myself with the high volume of work as I have always wished to do so in the past. That is why I will enjoy working with the Core to prepare fully for my economics major.
Secondly, I have spent my entire high school years in small schools with approximately ten students per grade. As a result, I have met limited number of friends and personalities in schools. I have always wanted to spend my four years in university with numerous people, so I can meet diverse people to learn their culture and perspectives, and even share my perspective of living around with them. That is why I love the House System of University of Chicago. By getting assigned to a house, I can belong in a group of sixty people whom will become my source of motivation, relaxation, and mentorship. I will enthusiastically participate in the enormous cook-off - Grillpcalypse, and team sports to relieve my stress and build friendship and bond with my house mates.
I believe I will make out the best during my four years at University of Chicago.
To be honest, because I have recently received permission from my parents to apply to American universities, I could not conduct deep researches on schools as I had to spend most of my time working on my weakest aspect as an applicant: my SAT scores. So I mainly depended on the emails from Universities to gather information. However, from the periodical emails, I was able to receive ample information about University of Chicago to figure out that this school is the one that I would love to attend.
Firstly, I cannot deny that my testing scores and achievements are not as great as other applicants'. However, that does not mean I am not as competent as other applicants. Because there were no extensive academic support and not many opportunities to pursue my interests, I have always studied on my own to learn about the subjects of my interest and managed to pull myself up to this level. That is why at UChicago, I will fruitfully use my first year to learn from the Core curriculum. I appreciate how the Core allows everyone to get similar sets of knowledge regardless of their previous knowledge they gained in their past education. Therefore I believe that with the similar sets of condition provided by the Core curriculum, I will fully engage myself with the high volume of work as I have always wished to do so in the past. That is why I will enjoy working with the Core to prepare fully for my economics major.
Secondly, I have spent my entire high school years in small schools with approximately ten students per grade. As a result, I have met limited number of friends and personalities in schools. I have always wanted to spend my four years in university with numerous people, so I can meet diverse people to learn their culture and perspectives, and even share my perspective of living around with them. That is why I love the House System of University of Chicago. By getting assigned to a house, I can belong in a group of sixty people whom will become my source of motivation, relaxation, and mentorship. I will enthusiastically participate in the enormous cook-off - Grillpcalypse, and team sports to relieve my stress and build friendship and bond with my house mates.
I believe I will make out the best during my four years at University of Chicago.