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Already sixty years old at my birth, my father describes himself as “chronologically challenged” to say the least. While his age has caused no small amount of premature grief, his well-earned wisdom

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UCAS (Universities College and Admissions Service) Personal Statement: "The personal statement is your opportunity to talk about you, and why you want to enrol on a particular course. You should describe the ambitions, skills, and experience that'll make you suitable for the course." (Limit: 4000 characters) I used this statement to gain admission to King's College London, Durham University and Oxford University.

Raised by a Dutch-Indonesian mother and an American father, while splitting my childhood between the U.S. Virgin Islands, New York City, and Nova Scotia, Canada, I am a walking, talking example of jus

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What academic areas fit your interests or goals most comfortably? Global Affairs Other Academic Interests? Ethics, Politics and Economics A topic or idea that excites you related to your academic interests?

Having a broad curiosity from a young age, I struggled to narrow down my interests. I wanted to probe fundamental questions of society, and find out, as author T.H. White put it, “why the world wags a

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Why Yale

I grew up in New Haven, surrounded by Yale’s sprawling campus. The multifaceted curiosity of my family, neighbors, chaplains, and choir directors—all Yalies—stood out to me. I am inspired to take ad

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1. What inspires you? My parents’ care packages inspire me. It can feel isolating to be away from home, but their messages offer a tangible reminder of the support system behind me. The cookies are a delicious bonus.

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create art How To Recover From Losing Monopoly—a book born out of the ordeal of family game night. With the ultra competitive nature of my family, I

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3. Who has had a significant influence & what impact? Lightning McQueen. I was petrified of scary movies as a kid—Disney qualified—so Cars played on repeat. It set a high bar for friendships and

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4. Something about you I love to bake for catharsis. Find me at 2 a.m. rage-kneading pie dough

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Essay

“In the case of the state of Taiwan–” [Name Redacted]—an international student from China—interjected. “You mean the rogue Chinese province.” The room was silent. The only sound was [Name Redacted

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