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I think it is safe to say math has always been a passion of mine. I remember learning to count to 1000 in first grade. When I was finally able to do it without any help, it was like swimming for the first time, eating the ripe tomatoes I grew myself, or putting together a new song on the guitar. The feeling of accomplishment cannot be recreated. As we get older, this feeling becomes more difficult to achieve. This only increases my motivation and determination to learn something new. AP calculus has been a roller coaster of learning. Despite the struggle and rigor, I learned valuable skills that will help me in my future aspirations. Taking the AP Calculus exam gave me a rush of accomplishment. I have built a knowledge base because I am constantly

Mathematical understanding influences all areas of life from social to private and civil. Therefore maths education is widely believed to be the single most important aspect to establishing opportunities for young people; unfortunately, many struggle with mathematics and become indifferent as they continue to encounter obstacles with regard to engagement (Anthony & Walshaw, 2009). Knowing a

My passion for mathematics was fixed at the age of ten, on the morning that my mathematics teacher told I would be sitting the Junior Maths Challenge, 'as practice for when you are older'. As I nervously started to answer the questions, a whole world began to open before me. I revelled in the problem solving, answering questions of a nature I had not seen before. My teachers were delighted when I emerged from the exam hungry for more. Since then I have consistently demonstrated my aptitude, achieving gold awards through to senior level, and scoring highly in the European Kangaroo.

Emory offered me something no other school I was accepted to could; it allowed me to study finance and film. Emory also has the perfect location. It is in Atlanta, where many movies are being filmed due to the tax credits in Georgia. This makes getting a job or internship easier. My grandparents and cousins also live in Dunwoody, 25 minutes from campus. This made me feel better about leaving home as I knew there would be people close by if I ever felt homesick. Emory is also the perfect size campus for me. It is large enough to feel like a college not a high school, but small enough to get around campus by just walking. Once here, I discovered you always run into someone you know on campus no matter where you go.

The benefits and opportunities to embrace engineering far outweigh the difficulties in the process, but despite this, my pure love for mathematics has been the major contributor to my ambitions. From a young age, I found math incredibly enjoyable. The order and consistency found through something as simple as the order of operations served as a driving force to my curiosity and dedication to the subject. As the mathematical concepts intensified, I was able to adequately keep up and enjoy the journey along the way. While signing up for my senior year classes, the decision to take calculus was made easily. While speaking with the instructor, Yvonne Sebastian, I discovered that her love for math was derived from similar feelings. In an interview with Sebastian, she stated, “Math is a beautiful thing. Numbers are incredibly simple, but they can be used to calculate very complex scenarios. No matter how difficult a problem may seem, there is always a solution, an answer that can be found and understood through the power of math” (Y. Sebastian, personal communication, February 14, 2017). Interacting with a teacher who understood to a great level of degree my similar feelings regarding math has been an incredible motivator in my desire to pursue a career which incorporates mathematics frequently. For any individual to be happy with their occupation, I would argue that they must experience a desire to progress

As an undergraduate student at Claremont McKenna College, I was on the hunt for a career field that provided the perfect fit. Despite my love of mathematics since middle school, it never occurred to me to study anything quantitative. Being a first-generation college student, I had parents who knew of only two career fields worthy of my future: medicine

I will never forget the first time I came across the University of Maryland. My family had recently moved to Hyattsville and we were driving past campus. I found myself in awe of the immensity of the campus. I observed students walking by, blissful with life and their bright futures ahead; I knew in that moment that this was where I wanted to be. Maryland has been my dream school for as long as I can remember and this is the reason I aspire in transferring.

At Fordham University, I can major in both Political Science and International Studies which will allow me with more opportunities due to the university’s close proximity to New York City and the United Nations. Secondarily, Fordham University fits me better as a person being a Jesuit, Catholic university. Since the age of three, the Saint Dominic schools instilled a strong Catholic faith in me from attending first Friday masses, singing in the school choir at masses, partaking in community service projects, and being a Eucharistic Minister. My faith is important to me and at Fordham I can be open about my faith thanks to its strong Jesuit, Catholic community. My goals in life drive me to transfer to Fordham University where I can better serve my community and be the person I want to be.In the future, I desire to work for either the United States Department of State or in the United Nations to help promote international co-operation within the international community. Transferring to Fordham University will allow be to be better prepared for the world we live in and help me achieve my goals of working in the dynamic world we live

I am not sure if I will be able to major in computer science because I don’t like mathematics. The strange thing is that I hate math, but I love programing and these are two things that are highly connected to each other. The thing is that programming is more about logic. In other words, is more about what makes sense and this is what I’m really good at. I’m not worried about majoring in a field related to technology because even if I don’t I will still always be connected to technology by developing software’s with the knowledge that I already have and I’m sure that I will be constantly updating my knowledge on this field

When looking at prospective colleges, I not only sought those with prestigious academic records, but I also looked at the environment and the ambiance of the schools. I loved that UAB was such a beautiful college campus right in the middle of city. I knew that attending an urban college would be a unique experience that I would not be able to receive many other places. I also noticed that UAB was experiencing a period of rich growth. I could feel the excitement in the air and could not pass up an opportunity to be apart of

Some people don’t realize how important mathematics can be in life. You will need mathematics for a lot of things. When you go to college, a lot of the courses require mathematics. Yes, it can be hard but it is worth it. Sometimes you have to push through the hard things and make it through life.

As a mathematics major, the concept that most people overlook is that I did not choose to study mathematics because I do well at it; I chose to study mathematics because it makes me smarter. In fact, all throughout junior high and high school I was in remedial mathematics classes and worse, I did not even place into a freshman year mathematics class in high school. I had to re-take 8th grade mathematics. However, something about mathematics excited me. Maybe it was the fact that mathematics never came easy to me and I wanted to prove to myself that not only could I pass mathematics classes, I could actually understand and excel at them. For me, mathematics is not about the arbitrary numbers, trivial solutions, meaningless formulas, or repetitive computation: it is about the progress of knowledge and human understanding.

As I mentioned in my Why Transfer essay, I decided to major in art for my undergraduate study; the contrast between the life in Nashville and New York and the experience of my internships gave me the courage to finally make this determination.

I want to transfer to Elon for a variety of reasons. One reason being that when I toured the school about two years ago I loved it. I originally wanted to go to Elon last year, as it was my first choice for a school, and I got waitlisted. At that time I had already been accepted by SCAD which was my close second choice, and had offered me scholarship money, so I decided to go there instead of only maybe getting in for Elon. During my freshman year at SCAD though, I still thought about how much I liked Elon and how it would have probably been a better fit for me. Not only that but I also decided that a career in the arts was not right for me and that I would be happier at a more traditional college. And so I Decided against going back to SCAD

Math has always been my favorite subject in school and I will always be curious about how the world worked that is how science will capture my attention. I was in a program in middle school called AVID that prepared me for high school and got me to start thinking about college. This program is what introduced me to a high school program called Project Lead The Way (PLTW). It was an engineering program that taught me what engineering is and the different types of engineering. Once I knew it involved math and science, I was eager to join the program, it seems interesting and fun to be a part of. I submitted an application to be part of PLTW and I got accepted, I have been part of Project Lead The Way for 3 years. As a matter of fact, I became interested in Civil Engineering when we build bridges in PLTW. With your partner,