Every summer vacation was full of trite events, but last summer was completely different. I went to a navy Marine Corps camp in Korea for a week. Because the weather was hot and the training was hard, I struggled from the beginning. Although...I...wanted to give up, give in and go home, I could no..

...Cleaning up my room last year, I found reminiscences of my elementary school life. Rummaging through the odds and ends, I found the diary. Without hesitation, I opened it and read the quotation on the front cover, “That`s one small step for Man, one giant leap for mankind.” Fascinat..

UT—Austin: Required The statement of purpose will provide an opportunity to explain any extenuating circumstances that you feel could add value to your application. You may also want to explain unique aspects of your academic background or valued experiences you may have had that relate to y..

760-word version: The fear of infinity is a form of myopia that destroys the possibility of seeing the actual infinite, even though it in its highest form has created and sustains us, and in its secondary transfinite forms occurs all around us and even inhabits our minds. - Georg Cantor 1..

Johns Hopkins: By this point in your academic career you have taken a variety of courses, each with its own distinguishing characteristics. Which one has had the most influence on your interests and goals for the future and why? 373-word version: Mathematics-oriented – Johns Hopkins I in..

NYU Poly: If you could spend one day in New York City with a famous inventor, who would you like it to be, where would you go, and why? (500 characters) 500-character version: Mathematics-oriented – Polytechnic Institute of NYU I would bring Hypatia to the Empire State Building to obser..