College Admissions Essay: My Passion For Design

To begin, I am a very well rounded individual, and although my interests and skills aren’t limited to STEM, I have found that my passion for STEM has made me a better person overall. I live in a very rural part of Canada, and because of this, it can be difficult for me to find things to do, especially when it comes to science and technology. This is why that I have, for the most part, paved my own way and learned most of the things I know about science and technology on my own, simply because these subjects are, to me, among the most interesting in the world. I have an insane drive to put my learning to use so that I can innovate and inspire others to continue their studies in STEM because I have found, through my own personal experience, that

Aristotle once said, “The law is reason, free from passion.” Aristotle might have been on to something, since he is one of the all-time great thinkers. However, I would disagree with him on this legendary quote. The quote should sound something like this; “The law is passion, with reason sprinkled in.” We are on this earth to find our passions and pursue them one hundred percent, with full confidence. If I told you my greatest passion was law; this wouldn’t be the truth. My passion is helping others. My passion has come from an early age and has seemed to grow throughout my years at college along with my first job. In college, I volunteered to be a part of a program called Freshmen Connections. This sparked my passion once again. My main jobs

I’ve been fascinated with with the arts my entire life, I was drawn to the emotion that can be produced without any words.

“Creativity is contagious, pass it on.” Albert Einstein, famous physicist, had once said this. It’s true, as when others are producing ideas or creating solutions to things, you in turn start to think of your own. Yet, a lot of the times when I think of this statement, it reminds me of myself and art. In my free time, I love to look at other’s art and see their reasoning behind the picture – and then find myself start drawing the next second, feeling inspired by that particular artists reasoning. Every day if I can, I’ll look at all sorts of works by artists – sculptures, paintings, sometimes even dolls! Weirdly, I find myself always going back to the simple drawings on a paper and then making a few drawings of my own. Thus bringing a

Through the lense of any camera bestowed upon me, I find it my duty to capture the beauty in the things around me. While in college I hope to learn the fundamentals of Photography, gain more practice and become a professional photographer. My passion for photography is strong and I’ve been able to get a lot of experience with the camera in and out of school. I've photographed events for my church, I’ve been in the multimedia program at my school for three years as well the school yearbook. I’m currently the Editor in Chief. While traveling with my camera I hope to meet new people which will allow me to learn about new cultures and their traditions. I’ll be able to get a real life experience by eating, speaking and living how other

“Which is it today, Baylee,” my mother said, “an actor or an author?” It was career day at my elementary school, and I was having a hard time deciding which profession to dress up as.

I am proud to be a bisexual African American female with a passion for technology. Yet my journey has not been easy. For my mother, my sexuality was difficult to understand. Due to my strict Jamaican background, she not only misunderstood, but she fought with me. Uncovering my bisexuality was read as a war cry. This led her to try everything in her power to stop or revert this from happening. At one point, not even girls were allowed to sleep over. Her behavior felt dehumanizing and these feelings still resonate with me. I have learned that my mother's acceptance is something I will never have, whole-heartedly, due to her unchanged beliefs.

Many people have told me that I have a restless personality, which I believe to be true. I constantly seek experiences that will make me feel alive. Maybe this why I do the things that I do. I love hiking and traveling, especially to places that seem untouched by man. Most of my inspiration comes from that moment when I absorb the spectrum of beauty in front of me through my eyes. I process the thoughts that subsequently run through my head, and when it is released through every pore of my body, I recreate the feelings through my art.

Curiosity and passion.These are two things that matters to me the most. Throughout my years at high school, I have grown stronger in an environment where I am challenged every day. It is in my nature to push myself towards excellence, in both my academic and extracurricular quests. I love innovation and the application of classroom knowledge to real situations.

Being seventeen has not been easy, nor has balancing school, volunteering, studying, painting, sketching, glassblowing, reading, writing, and family. So many things have drawn my attention, which, at times, confuses me. At such a pivotal moment, I have difficulty deciding who I want to be and what I want to do. My whole life, people have told me I am an academic. I do not deny it; in fact I embrace it but have always felt there is more to learning than studying.

My passion for visual image started when I was 13 so I took pictures of friends and family holidays, but didn't really think much of it. My first Tumblr blog lead me to a whole new level of fresh talent: young photographers, stylists and designers, models and music artists, who became an inspiration, but also teens like me somewhat lost in their lives but eager to grow. By then I also bought my first i-D printed copy, with "Youthful" written on the cover and it totally changed the way I see youth and my aims as a young creative. At 15 I took it more seriously and started taking portraits for my blog. Photography is a medium that combines all intangible dimensions of reality into a single (sometimes touchable) frame that depends on choices:

I have a passion for creating art, something that has been a huge part of my life for as long as I can remember, and continuing the development of my artistic ability is a large priority of mine. I also have an extreme love for knowledge. I adore discovering new and amazing information about things as seemingly simple as ants or mushrooms, and every time I learn something new, pieces of the world always end up being more complex and awe-inspiring than I’d ever taken the time to notice before. Suddenly everything becomes art, each individual organism carefully designed to thrive and fulfill a purpose, each blade of grass surprisingly sentient, every single grain of sand containing intricate objects I can’t perceive with my own unaided senses. Collecting

I always liked something that is logical. Hence, my passion in chemistry and mathematics lead me to chemical engineering. Being a chemical engineer provided a tool for me to deliver an impact to my surroundings. People in numerous parts of countries still struggle to find a reliable source of water, food, and healthcare. I wanted to help people, and one of the option to help them is to build something which is based on knowledge. I knew that this knowledge could only be obtained by having a quality education. University of Minnesota has been my dream school, both in terms of the culture and making my dreams a reality. The education provided through their teachers will help expand my knowledge. The diverse community present there will help ease

I would not feel any kind of exhaustion or boredom sitting there all day and doing only one thing. The simple movements of moving my pen back and forth has created a still point for me in this spinning world.

I grew up with two architects as my parents. From around kindergarten to third grade, I was thoroughly convinced I wanted to become an architect. During third grade, I started to learn what mathematics really consisted of, and I fell completely in love. It was also during that time that I realized that although architecture contained a great amount of math, it was definitely not enough for what I envisioned in my future. For the longest of times, people would ask me what I would like to study in college, and my answer was always I am not sure but it has to comprise of math. At the time I started sixth grade, I found out about engineering, and I was intrigued. My nights in middle school consisted of researching all the different and unique types