June 9th

Why are you interested in our college?

My elementary school art teacher neglected to teach me how to draw a bear, but the color wheel was my friend. I was best at making brown. Distinct, beautiful colors combined a million ways made the same shade I'm still comfortable with. My definition of Brown is a diverse multitude of the brilliant shades and tints that the University has accepted. Brown University is my first choice to attend college in the fall of 2012. Their open curriculum allows me to experiment with different classroom environments, take full advantage of their incredible faculty, and converse with the grandest spectrum on the northeastern seaboard. I am interested in Brown's opportunities, and the type of person I believe I would become while I attended this place of prestige. Running up in yellow boat shoes, a knee-length skirt, braided hair, late, I met my tour guide. Her energy was genuine, and she loved her school. She was interesting without noticing it, interested individually in her followers, was driven and effective in sharing her wealth of knowledge. I wanted to have her tanned face, her explosive personality, her control over herself and mind. At Brown, chances are quite literally limitless. There isn't a way I can let myself down in a pass/fail class in an area that worries and interests me. To feign incompetence would be a sorry sight; culture, knowledge, diversity, opportunity would mock such a student. I am a responsible person, to take charge of my education will be a welcome achievement. If I am lucky enough to let them pick me, I will choose to walk down Thayer Street in the next four years, walking to the beat of the band's drumline. The second time I walk through the Van Wickle gates, I will be the person I dream of meeting. I will be able to draw a bear, my beautiful shade of Brown.

Why do you want to major in biological engineering?

"This course of study enables individuals to utilize mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of biomedical and health systems and products such as integrated biomedical systems, instrumentation, medical information systems, artificial organs and prostheses, and health management and care delivery systems. Subtopics include bioengineering and biomedical engineering, biological/biosystems engineering as well as others."

I enjoy learning about math and science. Biology has always made sense to me; molecular biology, genetic studies, and systems have been my strong suits in both Regents Biology in eighth and AP Biology in 10th grades. I fully understood my appreciation for engineering in my freshman year, when I won the ReDesign Dimension Printing Engineering contest. I like to create, tangible structures fulfill my sense of purpose. Combining my two strengths in biological engineering is a partnership beyond its name. Biological engineers re-grew a man's fingertip with "pixie dust," a powder made up of the cells of a pig's bladder after it was hacked off by a model airplane. Eighteen people die per day waiting for an organ, and one day, biological engineers will create organs to save the thousands of people that die each year. The traditional medical field is an avenue that I would love to pursue, but it is also lined with needles. Through pursuing a major in biological engineering I would be able to avoid my queasiness, but satisfy my interest in biology, as well my desire to help everyday people. A major in biological engineering will be challenging. A major in biological engineering will be worth it.