The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?

With the swift whistle of bamboo falling sharply upon cold steel , I feared for my eardrums as I heard the thunderous impact around me. Now nearly deaf from the steadily intensifying cacophony of wood

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Why Yale

I could just say, "Because it's Yale!", but that would be lazy. I could say that coming from a Mexican family in Los Angeles, Yale, being a prestigious East Coast Ivy League school, was always thought

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Tell us about a topic or idea that excites you and is related to one or more academic areas you selected above. Why are you drawn to it?

Latin 1 was the first real language class I had ever taken, and I fell in love with it. I developed a deep appreciation for the history behind the language, and had a brilliant teacher who made learni

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Activities

I am a proud backyard gardener of obscure vegetables and fruits. Gardening has always been one of my major interests outside of school, though it was something I never got to realize until recently. I

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Why are you interested

I am interested in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute because I have a passion for many areas of science that I hope to explore more deeply in my university career. Rensselaer is unique in its scientifi

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Most significant challenge society faces

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Last two summers

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Historical moment or event

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Briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities, a job you hold, or responsibilities you have for your family.

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One thing you are looking forward to at Stanford

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Reflect on an idea or experience that makes you excited about learning

Bopladserne lå spredt over det vældige nordjyske skovområde. “The houses were divided across the vast northern wooden place”? Or was it, “The settlements lay spread over it the vast Nordic forest”? T

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Note to future roommate

Dear future roommate, I’m really excited to meet you! Here are a few things about me, so that we start our year off right. I seem quiet. My friends describe me as mysterious, and intimidating. I promi

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Something meaningful to you and why

On my bookshelf, in a small blue box, protected by foam and plastic, are two coins. The first is an 1898 silver peso, with “Republica Mexicana” carved into it. The second is a 1901 Morgan dollar, engr

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Agriculture and Life Sciences Response

Grasping the rusted gate handle, careful not to disturb the black widow living in the screw hole, I walked into the desolate wasteland the realtor called “the back-backyard”. The ground was parched cl

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