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.

I have a confession to make: I live in my mom’s basement. It might be more accurate to say that I inhabit a small, below-ground apartment in my host mother’s home, but basically, yes, I’m a basement d

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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 For the longest time, I was entophobic; the sight of any bug would send chills down my spine. Spiders, regardless of their size, would be sent to purgatory with the hurl of my slipper. House centipedes called for immediate backup, as I couldn’t even stand glancing at them.

It was only recently that my fears began to dwindle. Out of morbid curiosity, I watched a YouTube video that addressed how to overcome my phobia. The most gruesome parts were the close-ups but as I wa

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Note to future roommate

To My First Roommate Ever, First off, I’ve been forewarned that college means that there’s a high probability that we’ll have to survive solely on ramen noodles. But worry not! My entire life has pr

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Something meaningful to you and why

On my door hangs a square piece of tattered rose-colored twill cloth enclosed in an ordinary picture frame. Every morning before I leave for school, I kiss my hand and press it against its crisp glass

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Communities Essay

I feel that knowledge loses its meaning unless you use it to empower others. When I was young, math was actually my worst subject. By grade six, I had fallen far behind other students my age and req

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Why that College or School?

The more complex a problem is, the more gripping it becomes to me. With math, it was at times fleeting. But with computer science,  it became a necessary compulsion. A complicated problem always took

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Extracurricular Activities

A common misconception about computer science seems to be that it simply requires computational thinking and logic to solve problems. Yet, I’ve learned for myself that this process of thinking can be

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