Columbia University Admission Essays

In this essay, I will delve into my lifelong fascination with Mechanical Engineering and address the question of “why Columbia Engineering?” by expressing my aspirations to advance my knowledge in Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University. One afternoon, I bought a cheap Lego kit off the…

I have been raised since the early stages of my childhood to be a generous and morally sound individual. My parents persistently ingrained in me basic and fundamental Christian virtues: charity, humility, and selflessness. This value-oriented focus during my upbringing eventually crystallized into who I…

Midnight. I peel myself from my desk, feebly creeping towards the scale. Whispering a prayer of desperation, I step on, my exhausted heart racing, and the reading declares a death sentence: two pounds over. That’s one power bar, half a banana, a slice of turkey,…

A few years ago, I discovered that Columbia University was having a small crisis. Students were stealing large quantities of Nutella, which Columbia had just begun offering in John Jay. Surveys attempting to solve the problem were largely useless, and student publications blew the incident…

Columbia University has always been my dream school, and I am excited at the possibility of being accepted into its radiology program. When considering my options for higher education, I was immediately drawn to Columbia due to its reputation as a top-ranked institution for research…

Abhik Basu Jolly…Abhik B. Jolly…A— When I repeat a word over and over again, it detaches from its meaning—especially if the word is unusual. Like “kangaroo.” Or like “fork.” When I say fork over and over again, I start wondering, why is this called a…