At MIT, we bring people together to better the lives of others. MIT students work to improve their communities in different ways, from tackling the world's biggest challenges to being a good friend. Describe one way in which you have contributed to your community, whether in your family, the classroom, your neighborhood, etc. (*) (200-250 words)

My first exposure to the reality of the gender gap in mathematics was at the [Redacted Content] National MATHCOUNTS competition, where my state team was told that we might be the first all-girls team

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Describe the world you come from; for example, your family, clubs, school, community, city, or town. How has that world shaped your dreams and aspirations?(*) (200-250 words)

I can see it when I close my eyes: a city of twisted metal rising up from blackened plains; jagged mountains reaching to pierce a clouded sky; a swamp threatening to swallow up the small farm that sit

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Tell us about the most significant challenge you've faced or something important that didn't go according to plan. How did you manage the situation?(*) (200-250 words)

The American Math Competitions: a competitive mathematician’s equivalent to an athlete’s first heat in the Olympics. For a long time, I regarded the AMC exams as the sole measure of my mathematical ab

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Explain your interest in the major you selected and describe how you have recently explored or developed this interest, inside and/or outside the classroom. You may also explain how this major relates to your future career goals. Limit your response to 300-400 words.

My first introduction to computer science had absolutely nothing to do with math - which, in the context of my selected major, is perhaps a bit ironic. I had always excelled at and enjoyed math, but i

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