What Are Your Interests?

Sometimes we learn something because it sparks our interest without knowing the journey we’re about to embark. It might be a short journey that can leave us wanting more or an extensive one in which it’s not something you just learn, but it becomes a passion. Without even knowing it, I started my journey learning how to play the violin out of curiosity and it ended up becoming something I am strongly passionate about.

I am also attracted to the idea of being a life long learner. I feel there is always more to gain and learning never ends. Whether it?s in the classroom, at home, or in social situations, everyone has something to offer to me to expand my knowledge base. At the university, I hope to learn new theories and practices that I?ve never thought about that I can apply to my daily life. My classmates will tell of their experiences that may be forever imprinted into my memory. My instructors have a wealth of knowledge that I am eager to absorb. I feel that knowledge and information are the most powerful tools to possess and use in everyday situations.

As I grew up, I mostly retained this fondness for science, although I lost some of my

Describe an interest or passion. How did you become interested in this area? What motivates your passion?

The desire to discover never really left. I’ve always gone out of my way to learn something new. So it was to my disappointment when my middle school advisor in Geneva Switzerland told me that science and math were subjects I shouldn’t pursue. My high grades in Latin and German signified that I was more of a “languages person” and should therefore forgo a pursuit in stem fields and focus instead on classical languages and humanities. I countered their advice by shadowing a biologist who worked on altering genetics in mice. I found myself learning about anything I could despite the Swiss education system and my middle school advisor’s advice. When I transferred to Manhattan Center for Science and Math in New York City, I was encouraged to explore everything and anything. My first opportunity was the Advanced Science Research Program. After mere weeks of moving to a new country, my biology teacher encouraged me to apply. I never regretted the decision once. At the end of my sophomore year, some of my teachers suggested I take a few Advanced Placement courses during my junior year. I craved learning

I typically watch gaming videos or vlogs. If I decide to read, I will normally reread the Harry Potter series or The Perks of Being a Wallflower since they are my favorite series and book. However, if I find a new book I’m interested in, which would normally be some kind of fiction, I will most likely read it nonstop. Since games are normally time consuming, I usually play on the weekend. My favorite games are normally those that have puzzles or an interesting story line. My favorite subject is science or a branch of science, such as Earth Science. One reason is because I typically get to do some kind of lab or experiment, which allows me to learn while having more fun than if I was sitting in class copying notes from the board. The other reason is that I am always learning different things, which made it easier to stay interested than most of my classes. On the other hand, my least favorite subject is normally English. Over the past few years, I felt that most of the year consisted of reading multiple stories and then answering questions, writing reflections about them, or making connections between the

I have always been self-motivated and curious. I love learning, reading, traveling, and studying things I am unfamiliar with. For instance, I earned my first Master’s degree in Spanish, and rather than stay in my comfort

When I was younger my biggest passion was helping animals and the ones that I was closest too. If I did not put my effort into school, maintaining my grades and school work I was not allowed to leave the house. Which meant I would not be able to find animals who needed my attention and spend time with my friends or family. As I continue my education, school work was becoming more than just an everyday need in life but it became a passion to me. To learn so much about the things I loved I had to learn to do them. The different emotion I felt is what captured my attention, I was thrilled to learn about the emotional state. As I continue my undergraduate work and I progressed with it, I found I had bigger interests in Counseling. I begin motivating myself in my psychology work not only at school but at home too.

I always consider myself to play Major League baseball; as I grew up; I realized that I would need a backup plan. By the seventh grade I noticed that I liked to do hands on activities and problem solve difficult tasks. I displayed all the interests of an electrical engineer. I believe that the interest really may have started at an even younger age. My father has been a maintenance technician for almost 25 years. In say that, I enjoyed watching my dad fix things which sparked my interest in fixing things, or at least look into the engineering field.

I dream of becoming a lawyer and potentially a federal judge. The ideas that engross me long term are about inequality, injustice, and the pursuit of freedom for all, but they are not the ideas that I cannot stop thinking about. Those things change from day to day and hour to hour. Once, I became stuck while repeatedly counting to seven for hours on end. I know that there is nothing engrossing about that, but at the time, it was all I could think about. Over Winter Break I could not stop naming every country in the world. While that particular short-term obsession had the reward of upping my geography knowledge, it was not something I would choose to do again. I am truly at the mercy at what my mind picks for the day’s

My favorite academic subject that has influenced me would be my choral class because in that class it helped me break out of my shell when I wasn’t able to sing or do anything in front a group of people or an audience before. Before I took my choral class I had always had nervous breakdowns I was never able to do anything in front of a class or audience. I never thought that I was able to do the things I do now, I'm not entirely confident but I'm getting there. If I never took that choral class throughout my high school experience, I would've been the girl who never talks to no one and isn't able to present in front of a group person and who isn’t able to make any friends because she isn't able to talk to anyone. As I grew up, my parents always told me to do the things I love so I did and I went for a choral and art class because without those classes I wouldn't be the person I am today.

Naturally, my eagerness to learn came about at a very young age. I always wanted to know how the human body worked. Growing up in the age of YouTube, I often poured over countless hours of videos learning simple concepts that I could easily understand at that time. As I grew I was always looking to learn something new. Finally, in high school I took advantage of College Now, a program where students in high school had access to college classes on a college campus while receiving college credits. While I was there, I earned a Certificate in Computer Science from CUNY Queens College. This eagerness to learn came about of a very simple reason. My parents had high aspirations for me since no one on either side of their families had ever gone beyond a high school education. They wanted me to be the first in the family to achieve a Bachelor’s degree. Finally in 2012, I graduated from St. Johns University with a

I have many hobbies that I fill my time with. I enjoy reading. Ever since I was little my dad has called me a “voracious reader”. I am open to reading any kind of book, but I especially love realistic fiction, action adventure, and nonfiction. I also love playing sports. I did track for one year, softball for two years, gymnastics for three years, basketball for five years, and soccer my whole life as well as camps for tennis and swim. I find that playing sports has taught me many important skills including teamwork and reaching out to others as I’ve played with new people. These sports have also taught me the importance of staying healthy and fit. One of my other hobbies is music. I love music and find myself dabbling in piano and guitar whenever I have free time. I also play the trumpet and sing in my church choir. Lastly, I love baking and cooking. Although to my parents dismay sometimes (because they complain I’m making them fat) I always find myself gravitating to the kitchen and have acquired quite the collection of pans, sprinkles, food coloring, and other tools. My hobbies have taught me the importance of hard work and dedication and a love for trying new things.

Mathematics and Sciences truly enchanted me because they governed everything around me. Participation in school competitions and other voluntary activates like Quizzes, games and cultural activities always demanded an innovative perspective in me. During those years, working of The Television I see, The Telephone I speak, The Music system I listen to fascinated me. It was in my high school that I could reason out that it is because of Electronics that makes these things possible that sealed my interest for higher

For instance, take the avid reader of fantasy novels, which in itself is a hobby. From reading these novels, the reader becomes enthralled with swordplay, armor, castles, dungeons and ladies in distress. From this interest, he may