Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?

Breaking down the walls which block my path in the form of problem-solving is a process which I find so engaging that it makes me lose all track of time. It captivates my curiosity and challenges my c

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Q2) Every person has a creative side, and it can be expressed in many ways: problem solving, original and innovative thinking, and artistically, to name a few. Describe how you express your creative side.

A subject I enjoy is physics and I often find myself getting lost in the creative flow of problem solving. Learning laws, rules and theories in physics is nice and dandy but I mostly enjoy the applica

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Q3) What would you say is your greatest talent or skill? How have you developed and demonstrated that talent over time?

There are several skills that I have acquired and developed over my high school years which allowed me to excel on both the academic and personal fronts while maintaining a good balance between work a

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Q6) Think about an academic subject that inspires you. Describe how you have furthered this interest inside and/or outside of the classroom.

Taking computer science in high school engaged me with its problem solving and triggered my curiosity into computer engineering and software. To further my interests, I took an online computer science

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Q7) What have you done to make your school or your community a better place?

I have made my school community a better place through my strong leadership skills in different situations throughout my high school years. I am one of the well-being leaders in my school and I am in

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What relevant experiences or insight have led to your interest in this particular program? Describe how Rochester’s resources: facilities, faculty, peers and research will meet your academic and personal ambitions. Describe how you see yourself contributing to the challenging field you want to enter as a Rochester graduate.*

I intend in pursuing a master’s degree after my bachelor’s and I believe Rochester’s GEAR program will facilitate my academic ambitions in this way. Meliora – ever better resonates with me as lifelong

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The University of Rochester motto of Meliora – or “ever better” - deeply integrates critical core values into all that we do. These core values of equity, leadership, integrity, openness, respect and accountability define not only who we are, but also who we hope to become. Please use the space below to highlight a time, creative idea or research experience when you put into action one or more of these characteristics in order to make yourself, your community or the world ever better. (250 word limit)

An important part of my values is teaching future generations to be as good and greater than us. I participated in a community led initiative to help students in my school who have difficulty reading

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Dr. Donna Strickland, University of Rochester alum and 2018 Nobel Prize winner in Physics said, “There’s no point in me being anything other than me.” The University of Rochester encourages each student to embrace who they are and create their own individual curricular path and experience. How will you use the opportunities here to fully be who you are? What unique perspectives will you bring to our community? (200 words)

Being yourself is the only way to achieve your greatest goals and both my personal and academic ambitions can be supported through Rochester’s community and opportunities. As an international student,

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How will opportunities at Purdue support your interests, both in and out of the classroom? (Respond in 100 words or fewer.)

I believe Purdue’s longstanding computer science department can support my interest to learn about and improve in my future career in software engineering and machine learning. I believe Purdue’s comp

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Briefly discuss your reasons for pursuing the major you have selected. (Respond in 100 words or fewer.) Computer Science

A long previously unanswered query of mine is how modern-day technology was built up from fundamental components into advanced computing machines. So, when taking computer science in high school it pi

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Briefly discuss your reasons for pursuing the second choice major you have selected. (Respond in 100 words or fewer.) Computer Engineering Technology

As I write this response, the computer I am using is taking in information for every key I press and displaying the letters on the screen and saving it onto a word document. This simple process of typ

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Describe the unique qualities that attract you to the specific undergraduate College or School (including preferred admission and dual degree programs) to which you are applying at the University of Michigan. How would that curriculum support your interests? (550 words)

University of Michigan’s college of engineering is so attractive to me because of its culture of collaboration. Going hand in hand with its values of creativity, innovation and excellence, the college

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Everyone belongs to many different communities and/or groups defined by (among other things) shared geography, religion, ethnicity, income, cuisine, interest, race, ideology, or intellectual heritage. Choose one of the communities to which you belong, and describe that community and your place within it. (300 words)

Growing up being raised as a Muslim I did have some sort of idea of what Islam was about but I didn’t fully grasp the depth and the weight of its importance. Some time ago, my father was laid off from

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Most meaningful activity (250 words)

An important part of my values is teaching future generations to be as good and greater than us. I participated in a community led initiative to help students in my school who have difficulty reading

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