Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.

“Everyone knows you’re having problems.” Confused, I sit frozen in front of my laptop screen, waiting anxiously for my friend’s next text. She finally tells me my mother has announced our annual New Y

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Explain, in detail, an experience you've had in the past 3 to 4 years related to your first-choice major. This can be an experience from an extracurricular activity, in a class you’ve taken, or through something else

In my first high school physics class, I experienced the application of math concepts in the real world for the first time. In the lab, we applied math using kinematics to predict outcomes of collisio

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Describe your personal and/or career goals after graduating from UIUC and how your selected first-choice major will help you achieve them.

After 4 years of studying a wide range of concepts including thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and aerospace structures concluded with a capstone design project in my senior year, Aerospace Engineering

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