At the end of my sophomore year, I developed a strong interest in visual arts. Although I still am not certain what guided me to such ambition, I was confident that I was talented enough to succeed as a designer... That naiveté, however, shattered when I visited the counselor’s offic..

Duke: If you have participated in any significant research activity outside of school, please provide a brief description. Please limit this response to one or two paragraphs. If you choose not to submit the information, your chance of admission will not be affected. Northwestern: If you have don..

Brown: Tell us about the academic areas which interest you most and your reasons for applying to Brown. 284-word version: Frankly, when I was in middle school, I thought I had a gift in mathematics. I attained many medals from mathematics Olympiads and received special mathematics education in..

According to the story of Babel Tower in the Bible, the whole world had but a single language in the beginning, and the story had me interested in language ever since...

One of my most favorite subjects is Chinese, because I can learn ancestral history and wisdom. Chinese characters are very unique in that every character has a meaning―some, even several. The idea of a character having a meaning may seem complicated and difficult to most, but to me, it is very at..

I live alone in a small studio apartment where, besides regular chores such as cleaning and doing the laundry twice a week, I have to make my own meals everyday. So, although I am a student, I am busy not only for studying but also doing routine household chores...