613-word version: All Schools
I thought I wanted to be an engineer, “innovating” novel procedures and processes that would facilitate humanity. It has been almost two and a half years since I sat in front of my laptop staring into the same website full of excitement and anticipation at the prospect of attending a prestigious college. Only this time, the content of the website and the categorization of my status is different, a transfer student...

615-word version: Carnegie Mellon
I thought I wanted to be an engineer, “innovating” novel procedures and processes that would facilitate humanity. It has been almost two and a half years since I sat in front of my laptop staring into the monitor full of excitement and anticipation at the prospect of seeing myself on the grounds of Carnegie Mellon campus. Only this time, the content of the website and the categorization of my status is different, a transfer student...

617-word version: Columbia
I thought I wanted to be an engineer, “innovating” novel procedures and processes that would facilitate humanity. It has been almost two and a half years since I sat in front of my laptop staring into the monitor full of excitement and anticipation at the prospect of seeing myself on the grounds of Columbia University campus. Only this time, the content of the website and the categorization of my status is different, a transfer student...