I see children as kites. You spend years trying to get them off the ground. You run with them until you are both breathless... They crash... You patch, comfort, and assure them that someday they will fly.
Finally, they are airborne. They need more string and you keep letting it out, but with each twist of the ball of twine, there is a sadn
Donation to NPSD Educational Foundation, 2021-06-10
【Aiden in English】
Dear Mr. Likens,
Throughout my high school years, I've always felt that you had the best interpretation of me. Understanding, relating, constructing, and directing my education, your guidance became so much more than a course curriculum. Without a teacher to lean on for a senior year, our conversations became moments worth treasuring. The insight you provide is unique and tailored for my personality, far from the vanilla a
Donation to NPSD Educational Foundation， 2021-06-09
【Aiden in English】
Dear Mrs. Kratz,
You've been a teacher that every student wishes they had in high school. Whether it be critiquing my writing or sharing your stories, there isn't a dull moment with your enthusiasm. You always know the perfect thing to say, when to push students for improvement and when to sympathize with our struggles. As I move on from North Penn, I will always remember the hours spent picking apart my writing, your
〖Please indicate any special talents or skills you possess. You should write in either paragraph or bulleted-list format (250 words).〗
Creativity is difficult to achieve. I’d realized this at a young age, banging my head against the desk trying to overcome writer’s block; however, with time, I discovered the best method to break the creative slowdown is to force your pencil onto the paper, make something up, and go
〖At Penn, learning and growth happen outside of the classrooms, too. How will you explore the community at Penn? Consider how this community will help shape your perspective and identity, and how your identity and perspective will help shape this community. (150-200 words)〗
In high school, I enjoyed spearheading an Investment Conference to provide more financial literacy to other students. At Wharton, I wou
〖How did you discover your intellectual and academic interests, and how will you explore them at the University of Pennsylvania? Please respond considering the specific undergraduate school you have selected. (300-450 words)〗
In stockmarketgame.org’s 2020 spring event, my team placed third in our region. My friends and I had spent hours each week drawing up diagrams, diversifying our portfolio, and brainstorming ways
A Harvard education would best prepare me to further my life’s mission: helping those around me.
Our public education system prioritizes “core” subjects while sacrificing survival courses such as personal finance. To promote financial literacy among high school students, I launched the virtual Southeastern Pennsylvania Investment Conference (SE
〖Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences. (Max 150 Words)〗
In the hopes of helping to improve my community, I applied for the position of Memorial Garden chair. Tasked with beautifying a ceremonial garden, I posted sign-ups on our Key Club website, but to my dismay, I found submissions in single digits, the garden in shambles, and the deadline fast approaching. Taking a more proact
〖For applicants to Columbia College, please tell us what from your current and past experiences (either academic or personal) attracts you specifically to the areas of study that you previously noted in the application.〗
In stockmarketgame.org’s 2020 spring event, my team spent hours each week brainstorming how to separate ourselves from the hundreds of opposing squads. Struggling to advance, we decided to short trav
〖Why are you interested in attending Columbia University? (200 words or fewer)〗
While I thoroughly enjoy teaching a writing class and hosting investment conferences, I usually find myself tackling problems of the past: helping a struggling student in grammar or providing basic financial literacy neglected by the public education system. Columbia University, which is dedicated to diverse perspectives and an enriched ed
〖Columbia students take an active role in improving their community, whether in their residence hall, classes, or throughout New York City. Their actions, small or large, work to positively impact the lives of others. Share one contribution that you have made to your family, school, friend group, or another community that surrounds you. (200 words or fewer)〗
During middle school and high school, I have volunteered at
List the titles of the required readings from academic courses that you enjoyed most during secondary/high school.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey; 1984 by George Orwell; The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl; Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell; The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald; A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens; A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams; Hamlet by William Shakespeare.
List the titles of the books, essays, poetry, short stories,
〖Please write a brief paragraph about your most significant activity out of those listed above and its importance to you.〗
Writing has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. From my elementary school times of vacations to the Bahamas up to my most recent year in high school, I’ve continued a blog documenting significant events. I’ve submitted over a hundred works to writing competitions, from in-schoo
〖Please tell us about a book that has influenced you, from any point in your life.〗
Ever since I discovered the concept of an iPhone, I placed the mastermind behind the technology on a pedestal above everyone else. Steve Jobs, the man who captured the magic and imbued it on a small rectangular box, was a wizard to a 13-year-old me.
I stared at the Science Olympiad President, fingers thumping away under my desk. I glanced back at the two options: my friend and the other final candidate.
I voted for the more qualified option.
Later that day, the officers told my friend that the decision for the va
〖“Get comfortable with being uncomfortable.” What does this statement mean to you and can it affect what you do? (800 Words)〗
“Take the shot if you’re open, Aiden.”
I nod. Down six, we needed three-pointers to close the gap in these two minutes. I exhaled and rubbed my shaking hands against each other. Stepping onto the court for perhaps the last time in my middle school
〖What is fairness in the world? Is merit always the pinnacle of fairness in education? (800 Words)〗
Somewhere along the road of early-grade gym class, I discovered that I wouldn’t be the fastest soccer player or the strongest batter. Consistently being picked in the final few during kickball would imprint those ideas in your mind; however, I felt unjustly robbed of the means of success on the playground. “Why can’t
〖We would like to know more about your interest in NYU. What motivated you to apply to NYU? Why have you applied or expressed interest in a particular campus, school, college, program, and or area of study? If you have applied to more than one, please also tell us why you are interested in these additional areas of study or campuses. We want to understand - Why NYU? (400 Word Maximum) 〗
〖Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.〗
Shielding my eyes from the scorching sunlight, I walked past a dusty soccer field, watching young, barefooted children kick around a battered leather ball, straps flapping around the dirt. Situated in the goalpost's shade, a m
“If you aren't gonna eat that Steven, I’ll take it.”
“I’m good. Here, pick it up yourself.”
Kris reached over the iron clasps into Steven’s craft, taking the only useful bits off his bench. Eying the arm, he tore off the fingers and removed the radius and ulna. He held the appendage over the side of his vessel and let the
Let’s get the big one off the table first: I’m going to New York University (NYU) to study business at Stern. Was it my first choice? No. Is my future bright? Yes. Is it a good school and opportunity? Absolutely. Am I excited?
Not really. Let me explain.
Since elementary school, most well-off middle-class Chinese
Uniqueness. Teachers preach to young children that everyone is unique in their own way. Diversity, they call it.
In truth, every person is slightly unique. Genetics and environmental factors say so. In today’s world, it’s never more important to be unique. That’s what my teachers tell me anyways.
Staring out into the clear pool of the American conscience, 1920s America indulges in the idealistic belief of personal success and self-made wealth. In The Great Gatsby, the author Francis Scott Fitzgerald explores the pollution of the American dream, investigating the darkness residing in the depths of the fantasy. Through the descriptions of the green light, the Valley of Ashes, and the eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleburg, Fit
I saw a dead dog in the street. This happened a few weeks ago while practicing for an upcoming license exam. The small, frail body was mutilated, sitting on the yellow stripe between the lanes. Luckily for me, I was going forty miles per hour and whizzed by its small frame without a detailed image. It more or less resembled a smear of black and dull pink in my peripheral vision, though my imagination filled in most of
Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse is a relatively recent big-screen animated Marvel film, introducing a multitude of new characters originating from numerous dimensions derived from multiple comic book series. From the classic Peter Parker to a slightly more baconated Peter Porker, the wide-range of loosely-based spider (and another animal) heroes band together with the main protagonist and freshly-bitten Miles Morales
I have yet seen a movie about aliens where I felt fully immersed in their world. What I mean by that statement is that with every fictional alien society, I find myself picking holes in logic or viewing the overwhelming laziness in the details.
For example, Krypton, in the latest Man of Steel film starring Henry Cavill sporting the newest rendition of an ironically patriot
I recently wrote a small paragraph as an example to my 2020 summer writing class. It went like this.
I’ve always had this heavy question weighing down my conscious: Where do our boogers go? As children, we constantly took care to excavate the tunnels, cleansing them of gold and other nuggets of inhaled particles; however, as teenagers, such meticulous cleaning occurs at a
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