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.

As we sat around the semi-shattered tablet screen, its colors dazzled our eyes.  Each pixel told a story. As a new picture appeared, discussion arose. History, patterns, and art spanning from the ren

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Life experiences / contribute to Harvard

Growing up around one of the highest-concentrations of Muslims in the United States of America, Metro Detroit, I sensed a divide, and as I’ve gotten older, this divide became more apparent: the Sunn

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Intellectual experience

House, dilapidated house, and a running industry plant. Riding my bike through the city of Detroit made me aware of the tragic aftermath of a once booming city. My casual biking route would at times

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EC/employment/travel/family experiences

Gathered around a 13-inch laptop, my rookie robotics team was watching the live stream for our new challenge: placing cones and cubes from the ground onto pegs of various heights. After watching t

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Education plans

What are neural networks? What about regression? Natural language processing? Although machine learning is driving the future of education, multiple industries, and day-to-day life, a vast majorit

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Roommate intro

One of my favorite hobbies is memorizing flags. I even designed a poster of my drawings of every country's flag from around the world, according to the United-Nations. Along with memorizing them, I

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Supplemental Essay

What’s an Arduino? What’s particulate matter? Why does this even matter? As I stepped onto the podium in front of my city council, with my NASA TerraRover in my hands, countless looks of confusion a

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Application

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Brown's Open Curriculum allows students to explore broadly while also diving deeply into their academic pursuits. Tell us about any academic interests that excite you, and how you might pursue them at Brown. (200-250 words)

My love for computer science consists of lines of C++ code, Aristotle, and particulate matter floating  in our air. Although different at first, all of these topics are connected. In my college expe

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Students entering Brown often find that making their home on College Hill naturally invites reflection on where they came from. Share how an aspect of your growing up has inspired or challenged you, and what unique contributions this might allow you to make to the Brown community. Common Application

1 Growing up around one of the highest concentrations of Muslims in the United States of America, Metro Detroit, I encountered the beauties of my religion. I grew up around the lively Ramadan Festiv

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Brown students care deeply about their work and the world around them. Students find contentment, satisfaction, and meaning in daily interactions and major discoveries. Whether big or small, mundane or spectacular, tell us about something that brings you joy. (200-250 words)

Sitting around the 13-inch laptop, my rookie robotics team was watching the live stream for our new challenge: placing cones and cubes from the ground onto pegs of various heights. After watching th

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What three words best describe you? (3 words)

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Most meaningful extracurricular commitment

Biking past an industrial plant one day, I realized that the air I was breathing with every pedal contained toxic-concentrations of pollutants. Working with my AP Environmental Science teacher, I devi

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If you could teach a class on any one thing, whether academic or otherwise, what would it be?

Socrates Teaches Machine Learning: Technological and Social Change Course Description: Examining the moral implications of AI and machine learning while comparing contemporary developments to the id

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Why Brown?

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"Any person...any study" Writing Supplement

We are very similar, yet we only see our differences. Growing up around one of the highest concentrations of Muslims in the United States of America, Metro Detroit, I encountered the beauties of my

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Application

1 Arts and Sciences Response After a 30 minute discussion, I was met with confused faces. Neural networks and natural language processing were not hot topics at the dinner table. Quickly, the di

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List a selection of texts, resources and outlets that have contributed to your intellectual development outside of academic courses, including but not limited to books, journals, websites, podcasts, essays, plays, presentations, videos, museums and other content that you enjoy.

FreeCodeCamp C++ Tutorials; First Robotics Competition WPILib Website; Science News; Cracking the Coding Interview by Gayle Laakmann McDowell; Arduino Documentation by Arduino; GLOBE Student Researc

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A hallmark of the Columbia experience is being able to learn and thrive in an equitable and inclusive community with a wide range of perspectives. Tell us about an aspect of your own perspective, viewpoint or lived experience that is important to you, and describe how it has shaped the way you would learn from and contribute to Columbia’s diverse and collaborative community.

Growing up in one of the highest-concentrations of Muslims, Metro Detroit, I sensed a divide that became more evident: Sunni and Shia. Radicalized by centuries of politics and hate, I, as part of the

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In college, students are often challenged in ways that they could not predict or anticipate. It is important to us, therefore, to understand an applicant's ability to navigate through adversity. Common Application

1 Please describe a barrier or obstacle you have faced and discuss the personal qualities, skills or insights you have developed as a result. Gathered around a 13-inch laptop, my rookie-robotics tea

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Why are you interested in attending Columbia University? We encourage you to consider the aspect(s) that you find unique and compelling about Columbia.

Connecting different ideas is a goal of mine while learning. I remember understanding the Golden Ages because of the relevant scientific processes that emerged during those time periods. This cross-

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What attracts you to your preferred areas of study at Columbia College?

2 My first script of code almost burned my CPU. Yet, VSCode is still present on my taskbar. The art of failing is a characteristic many find to be the reason why they left the area of computer scien

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Have you completed research with a faculty member or mentor in an academic discipline such as science, engineering or other academic interests (e.g., humanities, social sciences or languages)? Yes Please complete the following questions regarding your research experience. Where was the research conducted? Crestwood High School Describe your time commitment to this research 8 hours per week for 52 weeks Describe your specific research responsibilities and contributions During this research, my partner and I spoke with NASA scientists to combat the high concentrations of particulate matter near our high

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Research Mentor Name Diana Johns Research Mentor Title Head of the Science Department; Advanced Placement Environmental Science Teacher Research Mentor Email drjohns@csdmi.org Research Mentor Mailing Address 1501 N Beech Daly Rd

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this research (e.g., publications, presentations, awards, etc.) NASA/GLOBE Publication, 2022 NASA-GLOBE International Virtual Science Symposium, 4 out of 4 Stars Earned, 2022 Outstanding

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Would you like to add another research abstract? Yes Please complete the following questions regarding your research experience. Where was the research conducted? 2 Crestwood High School Describe your time commitment to this research 2 8 hours per week for 52 weeks Research responsibilities and contributions 2 Continuing from the research in the year prior, my partner and I spoke with NASA scientist to expand the atmospheric parameters the

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Research Mentor Name 2 Diana Johns Research Mentor Title 2 Head of the Science Department; Advanced Placement Environmental Science Teacher Research Mentor Email 2 drjohns@csdmi.org Research Mentor Mailing Address 2 1051 N Beech Daly Rd List any recognitions you have received for this research (e.g., publications, presentations, awards, etc.) NASA/GLOBE Publication; 2023 NASA-GLOBE International Virtual

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Inspiration Essay “We’re used to people telling us there are no solutions, and then

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Inspirations Essay Text

House, Abandoned house, an Industrial plant…  Riding my bike through Detroit made me aware of the horrors of a once prosperous city. Smack- dab in the middle of my typical route was an industrial

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Communities Essay

Question 1: A lone soldier gets ready to slay a dragon 10 times his size.  Question 2: A school of fish covers the sea horizon under an unproportionally-sized ship.  Question 3: What is the right Riem

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Why that College or School?

“How to make an app?” - March 06, 2018 – Maher’s Search History Within this moment, my own perception of apps, even simple pop-ups, has shifted to lines of for loops, variables, and functions. My

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Why do you want to study your chosen major specifically at Georgia Tech?

“How to make an app?” - March 06, 2018 – Maher’s Search History Within this moment, my own perception of apps, even simple pop-ups, has shifted to lines of for loops, variables, and functions. My wo

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Identity question

I remember I would beg my mother not to put Fairoz, a Lebanese artist who sings in Arabic, on the radio while she was dropping me off from school so I would not receive too much attention.  Through

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When not surveying the stars, peering through microscopes, or running through marathons of coding, Caltech students pursue an eclectic array of interests that range from speed-cubing to participating in varsity athletics to reading romance novels. What is a favorite interest or hobby, and why does it bring you joy? This question can be answered as a written response (up to 100 words).

Question 1: A lone soldier gets ready to slay a dragon 10 times his size.  Question 2: A school of fish covers the sea horizon under an unproportionally-sized ship.  Question 3: What is the right

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Short Answer #2

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Why Purdue?

“How to make an app?” - March 06, 2018 – Maher’s Search History Within this moment, my own perception of apps, even simple pop-ups, has shifted to lines of for loops, variables, and functions. My wo

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Why Major?

My first line of code almost burned my CPU. Yet, VSCode, PyCharm, and the Arduino IDE are still present on my taskbar. The art of failing is usually a characteristic many find to be the reason why

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Briefly discuss your reasons for pursuing the alternate major you have selected. (Respond in 250 words or fewer.)

“Every data point tells a story” 20 My AP Environmental Science teacher Mrs. Johns told me this after I complained my detected numbers from my Arduino sensors were “too random.” One lesson learned

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