a. Write about the personal or academic experiences that have helped develop your academic interests. What did you enjoy learning about in high school, either through your classes, extracurricular or leisure activities? If you have any career aspirations at this point, explain how your interests match these aspirations.

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My favorite subject is British literature, because I could learn many aspects of human nature through studying it...

b. Please answer yes or no. Does multi-disciplinary team research with a faculty mentor, lasting throughout your undergraduate years and dealing with the social implications of science and technology, appeal to you? If yes, briefly tell us why and what are some of the interests, experiences and skills that you would bring to such a research team.

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Yes. I want to research great entrepreneurship that engendered from exceptional leadership, because my mentor and role model is Daniel Myoung...

c. Please explain which of the following you would prefer and why: the opportunity to take a wide range of courses across a range of disciplines including the sciences, social sciences and humanities, or the opportunity to focus on courses in one discipline that interests you.

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I prefer to study the former, because if I wanted to be just an exemplary employee and live for only my life, I would have chosen the latter...