The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?

My father is one of the most important people in my life. He’s someone who was always there for me when I was little. Someone who I always wanted by my side. However, being on two different sides of t

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USC believes that one learns best when interacting with people of different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. Tell us about a time you were exposed to a new idea or when your beliefs were challenged by another point of view. Please discuss the significance of the experience and its effect on you.

As far back as I can remember, I have always loved to build, solve math problems, and question how objects were built. To satisfy this curiosity, I engaged in building random creations with legos. I r

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Academic Interest

USC is a place that not only offers its students numerous activities to satisfy their interest outside of class, but they also offer numerous opportunities for one’s desired career path. I feel that i

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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.

Moving from California to New York exposed me not only to different cultures but also to different people and the ideas each and every one of them holds. Being able to interact with different types of

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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.

Being put into a support group at a young age can negatively affect a child’s mental health. As a kid, I remember being sent to another classroom for math lessons because I wasn’t as advanced as the r

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Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge. How has this challenge affected your academic achievement?

My father is one of the most important people in my life. He’s someone who was always there for me when I was little. Someone who I always wanted by my side. However, being on two different sides of t

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What have you done to make your school or your community a better place?

The most significant impact I have made on a community to make it a better place was becoming a teacher’s assistant for Howard’s 2021 Virtual STEM Camp. This STEM camp was run by the Ka Institute, a n

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Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes, or contributed to group efforts over time.

Over the course of a school year, there are many events that the cheerleaders at our school are a part of. This includes UCA camp, football and basketball games, school rallies, and many more school-s

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Every person has a creative side, and it can be expressed in many ways: problem solving, original and innovative thinking, and artistically, to name a few. Describe how you express your creative side

Math is like a puzzle that never ends. Or at least, that’s what Google says. Many strategies are used when encountering puzzles- some simple and some complex. The same could be said about a math probl

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