307-word version: UIUC - Undecided
Compared to my family members, perhaps I am having a slow start. My academic performance up to now does not even come close to that of any of my family members, but I know I have inherited their traits...

335-word version: Georgia Tech – Undecided
Although I am not certain of the course of my career just yet, I am certain that I want to learn more about various subjects. I want to educate myself more to find out where my aptitude really lies. One aptitude, however, I am certain of is my “proclivity” for enjoying learning as that is the one “aptitude” that I have truly found during high school...

512-word version: Carnegie Mellon – Undecided
Although I am not certain of the course of my career just yet, I am certain that I want to learn more about various subjects from languages to social sciences. I want to educate myself more to find out where my aptitude really lies. One aptitude, however, I am certain of is my “proclivity” for enjoying learning as that is the one “aptitude” that I have truly found during high school...