Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Admission Essays

I have always been captivated by the way things work. Whether it’s understanding the inner mechanisms of a car engine or the intricacies of electronics, my curiosity has led me to pursue a career in engineering. When it came time to choose a college, Rensselaer…

The day before it happened, my father and I went to the historic Bangladesh vs. India cricket match at Bangabandhu National Stadium. It was Bangladesh’s 100th international match-thousands of people attended. We were in the stands, intently focused, fervently hoping for an upset. My father…

As a human being, one has the ability to conceptualize inside of the mind and to use this ability to physically create art of any medium. It is only a matter of being able to harness this ability either for oneself or for the good…

“Would you like fries with that?” Very few, if any, aspire to say that phrase at any age, but I’ve been lucky enough to have been saying it since I turned fourteen. Almost every teenager loathes getting a first job, but not everyone dreams about…

Routine is the enemy of relationships, spontaneous workers, and thrillseekers, gradually lessening excitement and draining the life out of the things we enjoy. However, through my own experiences, I have come to realize that routines, commonly associated with complacency and stagnation, can paradoxically change one’s…