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?

At the naïve age of thirteen, the eyes of half a million strangers were on the video game I created. Although playing video games was my source of joy and social connection, establishing a reputatio

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Most significant challenge society faces

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Last two summers

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Historical moment or event you'd like to witness

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One thing you are looking forward to at Stanford

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Idea or experience that makes you excited about learning

Being engrossed in the multifaceted process of video game development, I was easily drawn to the similar art of website design. Over two years, I restlessly created online stock simulators, club web

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Note to future roommate

Hi! Are you an artist? A musician? A writer? Maybe another programming enthusiast? Actually, let me start with an introduction… My name is [Name Redacted], and I’m a Malaysian American born and ra

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Academic Interest

As a student and aspiring software developer, I look forward to holistically incorporating computer science, design, and psychology into my USC experience. I’ve always embraced collaborating over

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Describe yourself in three words. First Word: Inventive Second Word: Collaborative Third Word: Enthusiastic What is your favorite snack? Spicy Funyuns. (My least favorite snack is its non-spicy counterpart.) Best movie of all time: Whiplash. I can’t speak toward the “best of all time,” but I love success stories with plot twists. Dream job: Full-Stack App Development. I love combining the creative and

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If your life had a theme song, what would it be? I love the Ace Attorney game series, so I’d pick its climactic, epic- sounding Pursuit instrumental. Dream trip: I’d love to meet with my online friends in California. We could eat, get drinks, and go for a walk! What TV show will you binge watch next? Better Call Saul (on Netflix) or the new season of Rick and Morty.

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character would be your ideal roommate? Toby Fox: the creator of the game “Undertale”. I envy his eccentricity, art, and composition skills! Favorite book: My SAT textbook has gotten me through hard times… but I also loved the Guardians of Ga’hoole series. If you could teach a class on any topic, what would it be? Game Development. I’d love to see what others create! It’d be a messy

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Your Unique Contributions to USC Viterbi The student body at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering is a diverse group of unique engineers and computer scientists who work together to engineer a better world for all humanity. Describe how your contributions to the USC Viterbi student body may be distinct from others. Please feel free to touch on any part of your background, traits, skills, experiences, challenges, and/or personality in helping us better understand you.

Through my experience with team-based development, I’ve developed the ability to integrate multiple perspectives into my own creativity. Rather than overpowering others’ ideas, I contribute my own. Ra

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The Engineering Grand Challenges The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and their 14 Grand Challenges go hand-in-hand with our vision to engineer a better world for all humanity. Engineers and computer scientists are challenged to solve these problems in order to improve life on the planet. Learn more about the NAE Grand Challenges at http://engineeringchallenges.org and tell us which challenge is most important to you, and why.

Of the fourteen Grand Challenges, “ Advancing Personalized Learning ” is the most meaningful to 18 me. For years, remote courses on websites like Udemy and Youtube have been my primary source of

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