Cornell University Application Essays

My interest in science and technology developed at a very young age because of my innate curiosity about everything. I have always been intrigued by the capabilities of scientific laws to create astonishing marvels. I feel that scientific technology has always been the focal point…

When Elon Musk questioned ‘what’s really going to have an important impact on the future of humanity as a whole?’, these are the four areas that came to my mind: genetic engineering, nanoscience, sustainable development, and extraterrestrial exploration. Through a major in Biomedical Engineering and…

“Hey, what’s the answer to this question?” “Just Google it.” With the endless, unimaginable power of the internet at our fingertips, nearly all our daily questions can be answered without a second thought and we take the internet for granted. Vast amounts of information and…

“Yes!” I thought to myself as I pressed the enter key and watched hundreds of blue, pink, and orange boxes unite to compose a beautiful heatmap. It was almost like a mosaic, but held so much scientific meaning beneath its colorful formation. I could feel…

My fingers move smoothly from one key to another, making a catchy, repetitive beat; however, glaring at the screen, all I could see were letters appearing and disappearing a moment later, while being ridiculed by the question on the top of the screen. It was…

Maturing into adolescence, I was always considered a crowd watcher by my parents. Every six months, I went to the dentist for a checkup. When I am in an environment full of different people, I was prone to observe the behavior of others. Most people…

“Metabotropic receptors are usually found in complex particles linking the outside of the cell to enzymes inside the cell”. My finger read over the page of my textbook, not realizing that it was nearing midnight and I had school the following morning. Ever since I…

In Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority, Burrell questions, “So then why, after all this time, when calculating the achievement of the ‘American Dream,’ are we still ranked at the bottom of almost every ‘good’ list, and at the top of the ‘bad’ lists?”…

“Do not touch” signs are probably my biggest temptation. The simple statement of a rule makes the action it advises against almost irresistible to me. There is no better way to ensure that something is done than to tell me I can’t or shouldn’t do…

In my naïve middle schools days, I did not think highly of English class. My love was math, with its logical equations, universal numbers, and challenging problems. English was my second language, something that surrounded and engulfed me the second I left the sanctuary of…