462-word version: Carnegie Mellon – Col. of Humanities and Social Sciences – Econ. ...I needed to understand the interrelationships of the constituents of an organization as a company is in essence a community in the smaller scale and a society in the larger scale...

477-word version: Carnegie Mellon – Japanese ...Ever since understanding this doctrine, I have been convinced that learning and studying language is an essential endeavor... 474-word version: Emory – Japanese ...Ever since understanding this doctrine, I have been convinced that lea..

I press the Play button which triggers an electrical charge that traverses through my IPOD, shoots up the wires and signals the components of my headphones to discharge beautiful, uplifting melodies riding along a rhythm divine...

I hate wrestling. Even now as Captain of my team watching clips or photos turns me off and prevents me from wanting to return to the mat. I have beat Tetris on the hardest setting, read Dostoevsky...but by far I was challenged most physically and mentally by wrestling...

Please tell us what you find most appealing about Columbia and why: Version 1 (531 characters): ...Being picky may lead to malnutrition and ruin one’s health... Version 2 (586 characters): ...Being finical of food may lead to malnutrition and ruin one’s health...

I sighed and looked at Ms. 선생님성함 dazedly. “Mr. 선생님성함 doesn’t like it.” ‘Urgh!’ Crying out in stress, I shot a look at the firmly closed principal’s office...”