College Admissions Essay: My Pursuit Of Knowledge

Former baseball player Tommy Lasorda once said, “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” The journey of our life is full of winding paths and concrete obstacles whose sole goal is to slow us down, and to attempt to block us from reaching our ultimate goal in life, whatever that may be. These barriers are there for several different reasons, whether it be mental or physical. Sometimes these obstacles are motivated by fear, other times they exist simply because we have to make a decision, and that decision can be life changing. But through our determination, and through our perseverance, we can achieve what these barriers told us was impossible, and can pursue the path in our life that leads us to our ultimate self. Throughout my life, I have had thousands of barriers stand in my path. And the only way I was able to defeat them was through conquering my fears, and breaking my limits in order to achieve excellence.

I dreamt of walking on Commonwealth Ave. I envisioned myself entering the Morse Auditorium, books in hand, eager to learn. Ever since I had visited the eclectic city of Boston in 2006, I knew it was the right fit for me. I knew that the city itself, along with the remarkable academic resources that Boston University offers would allow me to grow socially and mentally. Until this day I ask questions on end from my comrades at the BU, impatient to learn more and more about their lives on and off campus. From all the feedback I have received I have come to one conclusion: BU is the place where I will get a rich, broad background in all my studies. BU will give me the foundation and preparation I will need to enter any field of study.

Being chained from ignorance can cause devastating effect on a person’s life. In reality, most people do not want to believe in the truth but prefer to blind themselves from what is occurring around the world. Being ignorant is the back bone of prejudices and bias. Many individuals are chained to the wall of ignorance. It might be because of self-preference or cultural influence. Many are fearful of change because of what they might not understand or the refusal to understand one’s culture. United States is cultivated as one of the most diverse countries in the world. Due to this melting pot, there are numerous multicultural ideas, religion, cultural values and sexuality. Every individual must have a sense of self-identity

The pursuit of attending college has been a personal desire and goal for as long as I can remember. While maintaining a rigorous academic course load, I also had a passion for excelling in my music endeavors. My superior GPA and yearly testing scores broadened my career choices but made it difficult to discern whether I wanted to pursue something in the field of medicine, education, or music. The academics, experiences, and activities that I have been involved with throughout my life, definitely have shaped and encouraged me to think deeper about what it is that I would truly love to excel in on the college level and pursue as a life-long career.

Ever since I have lived, I have always wanted to have the knowledge of truth in my life. A wish unimaginable has been cast upon me for a desire to know the aspects of good and evil through actions and ideas especially theological ideas. Me reading through the night about God gives me a sense of hope and a grin upon my face - especially reminiscing the past events in my life. Walking throughout the day and sleeping through the night, I usually contemplate about these matters. Going to bed every night seems normal because I have adapted to ignoring some of the beauty in Montana, but when I look at the sky, I see that something has orchestrated the heavens and the earth. The starry night, so powerful and yet peaceful, twinkling in my retina of my eye. The snow-capped mountains out of my window being observed out of my bedroom window. The mountainous terrain orchestrates the powerful magnificence of the One who created it.

Do you believe that knowledge could be power? What is around us is all information that we store. It is not exactly what you know, it is about how you use it. Even though Jack of all trades could be untactful, I enjoy being able to learn something new because I enjoy being able to expand my horizons, I am able to solve problems quickly with the things I have learned, I truly believe knowledge is power.

“Replace fear of the unknown with curiosity.” These words have been the driving force behind who I am today. Whether it is ordering a new dish at a restaurant, trying on a new outfit, choosing my high school subjects, or narrowing differential diagnoses; my inquisitive nature has always propelled me forward.

In ten years, I plan to be on the track to completing a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. I also plan to be married if life permits it. I aspire to be a Sports Medicine Physician; I also aspire to be a great wife, friend, and just a great person all together. I wish to accomplish a great relationship with my family, financial security, and a career in something I love. I foresee having many challenges like: maintaining a relationship with my family while in medical school, and struggling financially. I will overcome one of these obstacles by talking and visiting my family as often as possible. As for the other one there isn't a way to avoid being in debt in medical school. All I can do is hope for scholarships while in med school and try

Ever since I was young, I was told that education is the path to success. My father always told me that education will open more doors for me in the future and that I shouldn’t give up. Growing up as a student with English as my second language has been difficult in my educational life, although I comprehend the language sometimes there are some words that I am not yet familiar with, education has given me the ability to understand English.  My sponsor of interpreters club has told us, that being bilingual is a gift that we must take advantage of.

It’s a good thing that high school is the place for finding yourself, because who I am is something I am still figuring out. In my opinion, education and discovering more about who you are go hand in hand, because as you learn you are exposed to new ideas, cultures, and other things that could change one’s personality and views. Even Aristotle once said, “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” I may not have discovered everything about myself, but I know that I am an amiable, inquisitive, and assiduous person. Although I possess many valuable traits, no one is perfect and I know I am quite unorganized and forgetful. All of these traits are important attributes of my character, and I wouldn’t be myself without them.

Over the course of my early childhood, I have always had an unexplainable craving for knowledge. I have always loved math and science, but I have also maintained a desire to express my knowledge through my writing. When I was in second grade I realized that I wanted to be a science major, but I still had a passion for mathematics. Over the past few years I have been searching for a career that involves both of these subjects. At first, I wanted to be a meteorologist or a climatologist, but I became discontent with these options when I discovered what my salary would be. After I gave up on these options I became interested in doing research to satisfy my desire for knowledge. It was only a matter of time before I discovered a subject matter that would meet my requirements. After learning about the vast unknown of the universe I became entranced by the immeasurable quantity of information yet to be ascertained. This has developed into an exceptional interest in the field of physics and astrophysics.

I have always been “the smart one.” In high school, everyone came to me for answers. They thought I knew everything; I thought I knew everything. It wasn’t until I started college that I realized that high school was just a back and forth between memorizing and forgetting. I started college and it struck me that I could dive head first into what I wanted to know. I could spend time really learning what I wanted to learn. I’m not saying I didn’t learn anything in high school because I did. I just didn’t value knowledge as much as I do now. I’ve been in college for a semester now and in that semester, I realized that I don’t just want to learn. I thirst for new facts,

Curiosity has recently been revealed to me as my greatest boon. My younger self asked so many questions, I would sometimes be accosted by others for it. My questioning never stopped, but my circumstances changed once I entered college. Thereupon I was surrounded by individuals who loved answering questions. Fortunately, these circumstances have not changed with my transition to University of Michigan. Academically speaking, my adventurous and skeptical nature allows me to identify and understand exactly what I intellectually need, and easily contrast that with my wants and capabilities.

Have you ever imaged a world where you can scream for help and Batman would show up and save you? Or Clark Kent would take off his glasses and become Superman? Somewhere you can walk the streets and feel safe knowing someone was watching over you day or night because it was the duty they chose to take on but also because they sought to protect the place they loved. One of the smartest man in the world once said “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.” Albert Einstein This quote has great value as It identifies my past, present and future. Many of you will ask how someone can choose imagination over knowledge, however I grew up believing that heroes lived in comic books and they

While some frown upon age and look at is as just simply getting older, I have found it to be a great asset in my journey. As a student in my mid-30’s, my appreciation for world of academia is much different than what would be found from the average student. In the span of my lifetime, I have been fortunate to enjoy and explore a diverse set of interests. These experiences have allowed me to achieve goals I had never thought possible, and taught me that hard work and dedication can dissolve major obstacles into minor impediments. My path to this point could be considered different than most. After almost a decade out of a classroom, I returned to college with an unwavering commitment to earn my degree and accomplish a lifelong goal. For