I sense that I can describe myself in different ways at different points in my life. The recent turning point in my life was the decision to study in the United States. Speaking in metaphors, before I came here, I was like a beam of light, monochromatically focused on a single direction...

361-word version: Johns Hopkins – International Relations Don Overdore is the person who suggested that Johns Hopkins needed a student like me, that I would have great results there. A few years ago, I read an interesting work by Don Overdore, a third party with a different but objective per..

100-word version (out of 100 word limit): Rochester From my experiences of other cultures, I found my aspiration and potential. I love traveling and living in other countries. As Rochester provides rigorous language programs and gives students numerous opportunities to study abroad, I am convinced..

Tufts: Every day, people make decisions that force them beyond their comfort levels. Perhaps you moved to a different country or left behind your neighborhood friends to attend a school outside your home district. Maybe you have a political, social or cultural viewpoint that is not shared by the r..

Jogging along a trail, enjoying the fresh air, I suddenly come to a wood with trees measuring more than an arm’s span around. Among the trees I saw several buildings, and I and the other students headed towards one of them. In one of the classes, I was astonished at an unfamiliar scene: a sm..

After I finish reading a book, I often review the author’s comments on the plot and themes. Surprisingly, my interpretations were often severely different from the authors’ intention. I wondered what it would be like to hear lectures of the professors who wrote the engineering texts I..